GLOBAL ACCOLADES TRAILS EMIRATES NEWLY INTRODUCED SUSTAINABLE BLANKETS
Global accolades have continue to trail Emirates newly  introduced  sustainable blankets made from 100% recycled plastic
 bottles-WORLD INDUSTRY MAGAZINE ONLINE, can authoritatively reveal today..
The soft and warm blankets are made using ecoTHREAD™ patented 
technology and is now available in Economy Class on all long-haul 
Emirates flights.
Each
 Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blanket is made from 28 recycled plastic bottles. 
With the latest innovation, the bottles are recycled into plastic chips 
before being turned into yarn, creating a polar fleece material. The 
fine thread is then woven into soft blankets.
The
 environmentally-friendly blankets were designed in partnership with 
Buzz, the world’s leading inflight product specialists, and are part of 
Emirates’ continued commitment to product innovation and sustainability.
 Emirates already runs a green programme on board recycling aluminum 
cans, plastic and glass bottles, and clean paper products such as 
newspapers, magazines and cardboard cartons where possible.
By
 the end of 2019, Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blankets would have rescued 88 
million plastic bottles from landfills– equivalent to the weight of 44 
A380 aircraft. This initiative makes it the largest sustainable blanket 
programme on board in the airline industry. In addition, the 
manufacturing process of using recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
 reduces energy emissions by 70%.
ecoTHREAD™
 is certified with the Intertek Green Leaf Mark by third party testing 
and certification body Intertek, independently verified to use 100% 
recycled materials.
The
 Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blanket for Economy Class completes the recent 
comforter overhaul across all three classes. The airline introduced a 
plush, faux sheep-skin blanket in First Class and soft duvets in 
Business Class.
In
 the last year, Emirates has added several new products for customers 
travelling in Economy including the world’s first interactive amenity 
kits. The amenity kits - filled with necessities such as an eye mask, 
earplugs, toothbrush and toothpaste, and socks – uses augmented reality 
technology to unlock entertainment on customers’ mobile devices using 
the Blippar app. The content was refreshed last month to feature a new 
interactive game called The Emirates Destination Dash to keep customers’
 busy on long-haul flights or on the ground.
Emirates
 Economy Class cabins are also equipped with the largest in-seat screens
 in the world in Economy at 13.3 inches and more than 2,500 channels of 
on-demand entertainment on the award-winning inflight entertainment 
system, ice Digital Widescreen.
Each Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blanket is made from 28 recycled plastic bottles
By
 the end of 2019, Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blankets would have rescued 88 
million plastic bottles from landfills– equivalent to the weight of 44 
A380 aircraft.
* SPECIAL INDUSTRY WATCH BY MIKE CERUTT OSAGIE
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