Emirates today unveiled the first cities on its network to be served with its newest Boeing 777 cabin interiors. The airline plans to introduce its new B777s to Geneva, Tokyo Haneda and Brussels, offering customers more opportunities to experience its signature Premium Economy on this aircraft. For the first time, Emirates’ next-generation Business Class seats on the Boeing 777 will be in a new 1-2-1 configuration.
The first new Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft will operate on the EK 83/84 route to and from Geneva starting August 11. In addition, they will operate on the EK 312/313 to and from Tokyo Haneda beginning September 1, and EK 183/184 to and from Brussels commencing September 11.
In total, 81 Boeing 777 aircraft will get an upgrade as part of Emirates’ investment in its retrofit program. Moreover, the airline will add more destinations using its latest products in the next few months.
“With the addition of the newly retrofitted Boeing 777s to our fleet, we’re capturing the opportunity to introduce our highly acclaimed products like Premium Economy to more cities already served by this aircraft type in our network, in addition to more seating variety in four classes,” stated Adnan Kazim, deputy president and chief commercial officer, Emirates.
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Emirates currently operates its refurbished A380 aircraft fitted with Premium Economy to New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and London Heathrow. The aircraft also serves Sydney, Auckland, Christchurch, Melbourne, Singapore, Mumbai, Bangalore, Sao Paulo, Tokyo Narita, Osaka and Dubai.
The airline aims to serve over 36 cities with Premium Economy by February 2025.
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