Emirates looks to offer shisha lounge on-board

Premium passengers will be able to order a shisha from their seat Middle Eastern airline Emirates is set to provide a shisha lounge on-board flights for business and first-class customers. Emirates announced that it plans to trial new shisha lounges aboard its A380 fleet. In a statement, the Dubai-based airline revealed that the lounges would be available to business and first class passengers on several of its long-haul routes flown using Airbus’ superjumbo, starting from next month.
“Alongside unique offerings such as our Signature Spa and Onboard Lounges, with our new Signature Shisha Rooms premium customers will be now be able to relax amid luxurious surroundings with a traditional waterpipe,” the airline said in a press release.
“This new service will provide our Middle Eastern passengers with the sort of home comforts they have come to expect on our award-winning airline, while presenting those flying to the Middle East for the first time with the opportunity to sample one of the true tastes of Arabia before they have even landed.”
According to the statement, passengers will be able to pre-order a shisha from the onboard menu while at their seat and retire to the lounge after the main meal.