International Mother Language Day: Emirates promotes diversity

Int’l Mother Language Day: Emirates promotes diversity

Emirates inflight entertainment system, ice is set to provide its passengers an exceptionally exciting treat as it joins UNESCO to mark the 2023 International Mother Language Day on the 21 February.

The day was set aside by UNESCO to honour the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies. 

 Emirates will therefore highlight the vast array of languages spoken onboard by multicultural cabin crew, the comprehensive and detailed website translated into 28 languages, as well as the vast library of in-language content.

On board every flight with Emirates, cabin crew can speak an array of languages. Emirates proactively hire cabin crew who are multilingual, as communicating with passengers in their own language is considered a core part of Emirates signature hospitality. Emirates cabin crew are recruited from more than 130 countries and together speak more than 70 languages. 

On Emirates award-winning ice, there is a huge array of content in over 40 languages, from movies to TV series to music, poetry, and podcasts. 

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For the musically minded explorer, ice is home to up to 40,000 hit songs spread across genres including K-Pop (Korean), Afrobeat (Yoruba, isiZulu and more), P-Pop (Tagalog), Reggaeton (Spanish), C-Pop (Mandarin, Cantonese) and Opera (French, Italian and more). 

Emirates is the world’s largest international airline flying to 140 destinations around the globe.

The airline has always held a deep commitment to cultural and linguistic diversity, celebrating the nuances of different cultures onboard including marking the international mother language day.