New cabins on Emirates' 777s will debut Aug. 11: finally goodbye to the old business class and comes an in-flight bar
Emirates today unveiled the first destinations where Boeing 777s outfitted with the new cabins will land. Passengers who [...]
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Emirates unveiled today the first destinations where Boeing 777s outfitted with the new cabins will land. The first passengers to board the new seats will be those departing from Geneva August 11 (flight EK83/84), Tokyo Haneda September 1 (flight EK312/313) and Brussels September 11 (flight EK183/184).
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In practice, the first destinations to be renewed will be. those where the few 777s fly today set up with the gamechanger, i.e., the First Class Suite Of Emirates super sought after.
After the A380s Emirates' multibillion-dollar plan continues to renovate and modernize almost the entire fleet, while also waiting to put the new A350 into service and awaiting deliveries of new planes produced by Boeing.
Starting July 1, the first Boeing 777 will undergo an interior cabin redesign from nose to tail and the whole process will take about two weeks before the plane is back in service.
In 14 days or less, there will be a renovation of the First Class cabin, The installation of 38 new business class seats. In an updated 1-2-1 configuration, as well as 24 of the last premium economy seats, along with 256 Economy Class seats.
In total, 81 Boeing 777s will be refurbished as part of Emirates' investment in its retrofit program, and more destinations to be served with the airline's latest products will be announced over the coming months. The airline has earmarked 191 aircraft for a complete refurbishment as part of the largest known retrofit program in the industry, an investment of more than $3 billion to deliver the best products and the best in-flight experience.
The new business class on Emirates' 777s
All Business Class seats on the newly refurbished Boeing 777 focus on personalized privacy and high comfort, transforming into a comfortable flat bed, with 20.7-inch wide seats tilted up to 44 inches apart. The staggered seating arrangement provides aisle access for each seat, with direct entry and exit for customers.
The seat is accented by a touch screen controller for in-flight entertainment and seat operation, a 23-inch personal HD screen, one of the largest in the skies, connected to the airline's award-winning ice entertainment system, as well as a personal minibar, a large table and ample stowage for personal devices, charging outlets, and more.
The Boeing 777 Business Class cabin will also include a small bar where customers can quickly grab snacks and drinks mid-flight.
More and more destinations served with premium economy
The airline aims to Serving more than 36 cities with premium economy by February 2025 with The A350, which will enter its fleet in September this year, as well as more renovated A380s and Boeing 777s that will enter service and fly to more cities in the coming months.
Emirates currently operates its aircraft A380 refurbished and equipped with premium economy to New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, London Heathrow, Sydney, Auckland, Christchurch, Melbourne, Singapore, Mumbai, Bangalore, São Paulo, Tokyo Narita, Osaka, and Dubai .
Adnan Kazim, vice president and chief commercial officer of Emirates Airline, said, "With the addition of the recently refurbished Boeing 777s to our fleet, we are seizing the opportunity to introduce our acclaimed products such as Premium Economy in more cities already served by this service." type of aircraft in our network, as well as a greater variety of seats in four classes."
