Emirates has unveiled its full Premium Economy offering onboard and on the ground.
The airline has announced that it will open this “highly sought-after” cabin for sale from 1 June 2022.
The new cabin class offers luxurious seats, more legroom, and the airline’s signature service.
The new cabin class be available on the A380 routes to London, Paris, and Sydney from 1 August, and Christchurch from December.
Emirates said that it is the only airline in the region to offer a Premium Economy cabin.
Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airlines said: “As with everything we do, Emirates Premium Economy will be exceptional in its class, with minute attention given to every aspect of the customer experience. Customers trading up from Economy will be getting excellent value.
“Since we first introduced our Premium Economy seats in January 2021, the positive response and demand have been tremendous.
“We currently have six A380s equipped with this cabin class, which limits our initial deployment, but our intention is to offer this experience to many more markets across our network.
“This November, we will begin our retrofit programme to install Premium Economy on 67 A380s and 53 Boeing 777s.
“At the end of the programme, Emirates will have 126 aircraft fitted out with Premium Economy cabins, as well as our latest interiors across other cabins.
“It is a major investment to ensure our customers continue to have the best experience in the sky.”
Dedicated airport experience: Customers can look forward to a dedicated check-in area for Premium Economy at Dubai International airport, or utilise one of the many convenient self-service check-in kiosks in the hall to avoid queues.
Luxurious seats: Offering “quiet luxury” with wood panel finishing similar to Business Class. Each seat is designed to provide optimal comfort and support with 6-way adjustable headrests.
Cream-coloured leather seats have a generous pitch of up to 40 inches, are 19.5 inches wide, and recline 8 inches into a comfortable cradle position with ample room to stretch out.
It also offers calf rests and footrests for additional comfort, in addition to many other thoughtful touches such as easily accessible in-seat charging points and a side cocktail table.
Comfort: Customers can get comfortable under soft, sustainable blankets made from recycled plastic bottles and generously sized pillows. Complimentary amenity kits come in reusable, sustainable bags, and contain items which are all made with some element of recycled or sustainable materials.
Dining experience: Customers will be welcomed on board with a welcome drink in fine glassware. During meal service, a selection of generous meals made with seasonal ingredients and regional influences will be served on chinaware, accompanied by stainless steel cutlery wrapped in a linen napkin. The drinks menu will include a selection of beverages including premium wines and a sparkling Chandon wine. There are also liqueurs available after meals, with chocolates.
Entertainment: Each seat has a 13.3″ screen, one of the largest in its class, to enjoy an array of up to 5,000 channels of music, movies, TV, news and other content on Emirates’ award-winning ice.
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 2-4-2 configuration.
On the Emirates Boeing 777, up to 24 Premium Economy seats will be installed in a dedicated cabin section between Business and Economy.
Click here for more information on Emirates Premium Economy.
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