Emirates unveils first destinations to be served with refurbished Boeing 777
Emirates has monday unveiled the first cities on its network to be served with its newest Boeing 777 cabin interiors.
The airline plans to introduce its revamped B777s to Geneva from August 11, Tokyo-Haneda from September 1 and Brussels from September 11, offering customers more opportunities to experience the airline’s signature Premium Economy on this aircraft, and for the first time Emirates’ next generation Business Class seats, set in a new 1-2-1 configuration.
“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”, Adnan Kazim, Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Airline said.
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Starting from 1st July, the first Emirates Boeing 777 will undergo its nose-to-tail cabin interior facelift with the whole process taking approximately two weeks before the aircraft goes back into service. Plans include the refurbishment of the First Class cabin, the installation of 38 new Business Class seats in an updated 1-2-1 seating configuration, in addition to 24 of the latest 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 programme.
The airline has earmarked 191 aircraft for a full revamp as part of the largest known retrofit programme in the industry, an investment of over US$3 billion to deliver the best products and customer experience in the air.
Emirates currently operates its refurbished A380 aircraft fitted with Premium Economy to New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, London Heathrow, 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 with the A350 entering its fleet in September of this year.
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