Emirates Adds Premium Economy to 5 New Destinations

Emirates will debut its newly retrofitted A380s featuring its latest Premium Economy cabins on services to New York JFK, San Francisco, Melbourne, Auckland and Singapore from December.

The airline will also add more Premium Economy seats on services to London Heathrow and Sydney, as its newly enhanced aircraft sporting refreshed cabins roll into scheduled service.

The airline aims to offer customers more opportunities to experience its highly acclaimed Premium Economy product, and its latest deployment plans will also see 85 A380s back in the sky by December, well-timed to serve the year-end travel demand.

The new Premium Economy cabin features on Emirates’ enhanced A380 now flying between Dubai, Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow, Sydney, New York (from 1 December 2022), Auckland (from January 2023), Melbourne (from February 2023), San Francisco (from February 2023), Singapore (from March 2023) and Christchurch (from March 2023).

Scaling up A380 Operations

With travel demand the strongest it’s been in more than two years, Emirates will provide customers more choice and a better experience as it ramps up A380 services to 42 destinations by the end of March 2023. In tandem, the airline is optimising its network to meet robust demand and enhancing its existing schedules to over 400 A380 departures from Dubai, offering 460,000 weekly A380 seats by March 2023, including 81,000 seats across its premium cabins, offering the very best in customer comfort.

By year-end, the airline will be serving close to a third of its network with its flagship on 85 A380s as it unlocks more destinations like Hong Kong, Houston, Bengaluru, Perth, Auckland and Kuala Lumpur, with additional cities to be announced in the coming weeks. With an expanded list of cities, Emirates will have recovered 75% of its pre-pandemic A380 network. The airline is also adding frequencies to popular cities already served by its flagship, bringing greater resiliency and stability to its operation.

Emirates will debut its newly retrofitted A380s featuring its latest Premium Economy cabins on services to New York JFK, San Francisco, Melbourne, Auckland and Singapore from December.

Raising the Bar for Premium Air Travel

Since Emirates debuted its Premium Economy Class to London, Paris and Sydney, customer response has been overwhelmingly positive according to the airline, with demand exceeding expectations, demonstrating its appeal and willingness of travellers to trade-up and try the quiet luxury and customised experience it offers.

On a four-class Emirates A380, the Premium Economy cabin is located at the front of the main deck with 56 seats laid out in a 2-4-2 configuration. In the cabin, every inch of space anticipates customer needs with a generous seat pitch and width for working and relaxing, and customised features that offer function and convenience like in-seat charging points and a side cocktail table. The experience is rounded off with expertly curated in-flight amenities, an inventive menu and extensive beverage options.

The Emirates A380 experience has long been taking passenger comfort to new levels, with an extensive suite of products that turn the journey itself into a destination, including one of the industry’s largest screens for customers to enjoy the airline’s award-winning in-flight entertainment system, ice. Customers travelling in First and Business Class cabins can enjoy the aircraft’s signature features such as the popular Onboard Lounge and fully flat seats in Business Class, as well as private suites and Shower Spas in First Class.

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