Emirates’ lounge at BIA joins passengers in celebrating ‘Avurudu’

Traditional Sri Lankan culinary treats that evoke the essence of festive occasions on the island will greet Emirates’ premium passengers who visited the airline’s lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on April 13 and 14.

Emirates’ special lounge offering in Colombo coincides with the country’s celebration of Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

Marking the observance of ‘Avurudu’ when Sri Lankans celebrate the turn of the year and pay tribute to the sun for its role in a bountiful harvest, Emirates layed out a table of uniquely Sri Lankan sweetmeats for departing First and Business Class passengers, enabling them to experience some of the classic confectionaries and dishes associated with a festival steeped in age-old customs and traditions.

The spread will included special menu items such as milk rice or ‘kiribath,’ ‘kokis,’ ‘mungkevum,’ ‘aluwa,’ ‘welithalapa’ and ‘peniwalalu’ – all celebratory staples at auspicious events in Sri Lanka. A piquant Sri Lankan hot meal was also served to passengers visiting the lounge at lunch time.

The lounge can accommodate up to 118 passengers, providing a comfortable and relaxing setting for travellers to enjoy themselves before their trip.

Emirates operates 39 of its own airport lounges worldwide, including seven in Dubai and 32 at major airports worldwide, all of which are furnished with the same attention to detail and offer exceptional service. These airport lounges are one of the many ‘Fly better’ benefits that Emirates Premium Class customers can enjoy before flights.

Emirates launched operations to Sri Lanka in April 1986 and has over the past 38 years carried more than 12 million passengers to and from Colombo.

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