Emirates has received exclusive rights and is the only airline in the world allowed to serve Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, and Dom Pérignon champagne on board. The agreement is valid until at least 2024.
In September 2022, Emirates announced that following an exclusive distribution agreement with Dom Pérignon, the Dubai-based airline would serve passengers on its flights Plénitude 2 Vintage Champagne from the luxury brand.
A month later, Singapore Airlines announced that it had been forced to remove Dom Pérignon from its in-flight wine list. And although the reason was not named, it soon became known that Emirates received exclusive rights to the entire line of the brand.
Dom Pérignon is served first class across the Emirates network, while Veuve Clicquot is bottled to business class passengers on routes to the Americas, the UK, and Europe.
Moët & Chandon is reserved as business-class champagne on flights to Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand.
Economy Class passengers can purchase a smaller bottle of Moët & Chandon, and the airline’s spacious Business Lounge at Dubai Airport has a Moët & Chandon champagne lounge.
Having obtained exclusive rights for the next two years, Emirates recalls that Moët & Chandon has been available on board for more than 30 years – almost since the airline’s birthdays.
As always, Emirates promises a “perfect serving” of its champagne in the hands of a “highly trained flight attendant”, in original glasses and at the right temperature. However, it is not without incidents.
In 2017, Emirates launched an internal investigation after a business class flight attendant flying to Dubai was caught trying to pour champagne from a glass back into an open bottle.
The reasons for the flight attendant’s violation of Emirates’ “quality standards” are still unknown. Still, well-wishers advised her to find a better use for pre-poured champagne – for example, use it as an expensive handwash.