Emirates has unveiled a series of aircraft deployments and cabin upgrades across its global network, expanding the availability of Premium Economy and enhancing consistency in the customer experience.
As part of its ongoing fleet retrofit program, the airline will complete the refurbishment 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, offering greater comfort and choice for passengers.
The newly upgraded aircraft will operate flights EK903/904 between Dubai and Amman from 14 April to 31 May, before being deployed to Prague on EK139/140 starting 1 June. By November, Emirates plans to retrofit all 15 of its two-class A380 aircraft into the new three-class configuration.
Emirates additional flight deployments
From March, Emirates will implement additional aircraft deployments across key routes, which include:
North America
New York JFK: From 1 April, flights EK201/202 will be served by a four-class retrofitted A380 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, increasing to a daily service from 1 June.
Europe
Zurich: From 1 March, a four-class A380 will operate featuring Premium Economy on flights EK085/086. With this upgrade, the airline will offer more than 1500 weekly seats in Premium Economy to and from Zurich.
Milan: Emirates will operate flights EK101/102 with a retrofitted, three-class Boeing 777-200LR fitted with Premium Economy from 10 May.
Dublin: The airline will operate flights EK165/166 with a three-class retrofitted Boeing 777-200LR from 25 October. Once deployed, all 21 weekly flights to Dublin will offer Premium Economy.
Asia
Ho Chi Minh City: From 1 May, flights EK392/393 will be operated with a three-class retrofitted Boeing 777-200LR. 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.
Hong Kong: The airline will upgrade flights EK382/383 from a Boeing 777-300ER to an A380 from 1 October, transitioning to a retrofitted A380 fitted with Premium Economy from 1 December.
Africa
Entebbe: The airline will operate flights EK729/730 with the new A350 from 29 March.
Middle East
Basra: Flights EK945/946 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.
Indian Ocean
Mauritius: Emirates will operate a retrofitted three-class Boeing 777-200LR on flights EK709/710 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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