Emirates expands Premium Economy network around world
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The first retrofitted high-density A380 will be introduced on April 14 between Dubai and Amman.
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. By the end of 2026 the Premium Economy will expand to 99 points.
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 April 14 to May 31, before moving to Prague on EK139/140 from June 1. By November, Emirates expects to have retrofitted all 15 of its two-class A380s into the new three class configuration.
The additional aircraft deployments that are set to take place from Europe and North America from March include flights EK201/202, from April 1, from New York will be served by a four-class retrofitted A380 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, increasing to a daily service from June 1; From 1 March, the airline will operate a four-class A380 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; Emirates will operate flights EK101/102 from Milan with a retrofitted, three-class Boeing 777-200LR fitted with Premium Economy from May 10; 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.
The aircraft deployments that are set to take place from Asia from march include flights EK392/393, from May 1, 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 and flights EK382/383 will be upgraded from a Boeing 777-300ER to an A380 from October 1, transitioning to a retrofitted A380 fitted with Premium Economy from December 1.
The airline will also operate flights EK729/730 with the new A350 from March 10, from Africa. Flights EK945/946 will be operated with a retrofitted four-class Boeing 777-300ER starting from May 1, offering Premium Economy across all five weekly flights to Basra.
The airline will operate a retrofitted three-class Boeing 777-200LR on flights EK709/710 from March 29 and will further deploy a three class A380 on flights EK362/363 between Dubai and Guangzhou from October 1, offering seats in First, Business and Economy Class.
