More than 160,000 passengers have already flown on Emirates' premium economy, but it does not currently fly to Italy
Emirates celebrates the first year of full-service operation of the new Premium Economy, Introduced in December 2020, from August 2022 [...]
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Emirates celebrates first year of full-service operation of new Premium Economy, Introduced in December 2020, from August 2022 began to be sold on a number of routes, e.g., Paris and London to Dubai, a network that is expanding month by month as the refurbished A380s enter service, a program involving a billion-dollar investment that will extend the life of Emirates' A380 fleet.
Emirates' premium economy numbers
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More than 160,000 customers have flown aboard the new cabin since August 2022. The news has been very well received by passengers of the Dubai-based airline, the only carrier in the area offering this seat on board its aircraft.
Since August 2022, the airline has operated nearly 4,500 premium economy flights, traveling more than 36 million kilometers around the world.
Since Emirates introduced its Premium Economy Class, the customer response has been overwhelmingly positive, with demand exceeding expectations and bookings growing month by month, demonstrating its appeal to a wide range of traveler segments that want to experience its discreet luxury and meticulously elevated experience at an excellent value for money . Nearly half of the customers flying Emirates Premium Economy are single travelers venturing on vacation, while couples and families make up the other half. More than 60% of customers who booked to fly in Premium Economy in the past year were also loyal members of Emirates Skywards and regular customers of the airline.
Where Emirates PE flies to
Today there are 11 routes to and from Dubai where Emirates guarantees the presence, barring sudden machine changes, of the cabin and where it is therefore possible to book a ticket. By the end of the year there will be 13 cities reached, destinations expected to double in 2024 as more adapted aircraft with renovated cabins enter scheduled service. The arrival in Italy could coincide with The return of the A380 on the Malpensa/New York route, But it is all yet to be confirmed.
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Emirates currently flies its A380s with the latest Premium Economy cabins to London Heathrow, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch, Singapore, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Houston, San Francisco and Dubai, with flights regularly registering full seats in Premium Economy.
The airline plans to make Premium Economy available for customers flying to/from Mumbai and Bangalore starting October 29, with more cities to be announced soon. Emirates currently operates 20 aircraft equipped with Premium Economy, 14 of which have been adapted in-house by the Emirates Engineering team in Dubai over the past nine months.
The roll-out of Premium Economy is a key component of the airline's multibillion-dollar retrofit program that will see The upgrade of the interiors of 67 Emirates A380 cabins and 53 Boeing 777 cabins.
By the end of the program, more than 4,000 Premium Economy seats will be installed, as well as more than 700 First Class suites and 5,000 Business Class seats renovated with the latest interiors.
