Emirates extends latest cabin experience to more cities worldwide

Emirates has announced a series of aircraft deployments and product upgrades across its network, extending the reach of Premium Economy and delivering a more consistent experience for customers.

As part of its ongoing retrofit programme, the airline is set to complete the upgrade of its first high-density, two-class A380 by mid-April. The aircraft will be reconfigured into a three-class layout featuring 76 Business Class seats, 56 Premium Economy seats, and 437 Economy Class seats.

The first upgraded aircraft will operate flights EK903/904 between Dubai and Amman from 14 April to 31 May, before moving to Prague on EK139/140 from 1 June. By November, Emirates expects to have retrofitted all 15 of its two-class A380s into the new three class configuration.

In Europe and North America, New York JFK will be served by a four-class retrofitted A380 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 1 April, increasing to a daily service from 1 June. From 1 March, Emirates will operate a four-class A380 featuring Premium Economy on flights EK085/086 to Zurich. With this upgrade, the airline will offer more than 1500 weekly seats in Premium Economy to and from Zurich. Emirates will operate flights EK101/102 to Milan with a retrofitted, three-class Boeing 777-200LR fitted with Premium Economy from 10 May, and operate flights EK165/166 to Dublin with a three-class retrofitted Boeing 777-200LR from 25 October. Once deployed, all 21 weekly flights to Dublin will offer Premium Economy.

In Asia, flights EK392/393 to Ho Chi Minh City will be operated with a three-class retrofitted Boeing 777-200LR from 1 May. With this upgrade, the airline will offer more than 600 weekly seats in Premium Economy to and from Ho Chi Minh City on double daily flights. Emirates will also upgrade flights EK382/383 to Hong Kong from a Boeing 777-300ER to an A380 from 1 October, transitioning to a retrofitted A380 fitted with Premium Economy from 1 December.

In Africa, Emirates will operate flights EK729/730 to Entebbe with the new A350 from 29 March.

In the Middle East, Emirates flights EK945/946 to Basra will be operated with a retrofitted four-class Boeing 777-300ER starting from 1 May, offering Premium Economy across all five weekly flights to Basra.

In the Indian Ocean, Emirates will operate a retrofitted three-class Boeing 777-200LR on flights EK709/710 to Mauritius from 29 March.

Emirates will further deploy a three class A380 on flights EK362/363 between Dubai and Guangzhou from 1 October, offering seats in First, Business and Economy Class.

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