Emirates is marking Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day with a culinary tribute to delight customers today.
The airline’s lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is celebrating the occasion by treating First and Business Class passengers to a spread of traditional Sri Lankan fare, including customary festive sweetmeats and a popular local hot meal.
Emirates passengers visiting the lounge early in the day can sweeten-up their breakfast with Sri Lankan delicacies such as Aasmi, Weli thalapa, Lavariya and Helapa, which is de rigueur at traditional festivities in Sri Lanka. For a hot lunch, the Emirates lounge offers Yellow rice and accompaniments such as Cashew curry, Fish ambul thiyal, polos, Brinjal moju, pol sambol, minchi sambol and fried chillies, as well as Ulundu wadé and Parippu wadé.
Emirates’ premium 5,651 square-foot dedicated lounge at the BIA was opened in June 2012 and is for the use of First and Business Class passengers and members of select tiers of Skywards, the airline’s frequent flyer program.
