Emirates has announced a series of aircraft deployments and product upgrades across its network, extending the reach of Premium Economy and delivering a more consistent experience for customers.

As part of its ongoing retrofit programme, the airline is set to complete the upgrade of its first high-density, two-class A380 by mid-April.

The aircraft will be reconfigured into a three-class layout featuring 76 Business Class seats, 56 Premium Economy seats, and 437 Economy Class seats.

The first upgraded aircraft will operate flights EK903/904 between Dubai and Amman from April 14 to May 31, before moving to Prague on EK139/140 from June 1.

By November, Emirates expects to have retrofitted all 15 of its two-class A380s into the new three class configuration.

The following additional aircraft deployments are set to take place from March:

Europe and North America

• New York JFK: From April 1, flights EK201/202 will be served by a four-class retrofitted A380 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, increasing to a daily service from 1 June.
• Zurich: From March 1, Emirates will operate a four-class A380 featuring Premium Economy on flights EK085/086. With this upgrade, the airline will offer more than 1500 weekly seats in Premium Economy to and from Zurich.
• Milan: Emirates will operate flights EK101/102 with a retrofitted, three-class Boeing 777-200LR fitted with Premium Economy from May 10.
• Dublin: Emirates will operate flights EK165/166 with a three-class retrofitted Boeing 777-200LR from October 25. Once deployed, all 21 weekly flights to Dublin will offer Premium Economy.

Asia

• Ho Chi Minh City: From 1 May, flights EK392/393 will be operated with a three-class retrofitted Boeing 777-200LR. With this upgrade, the airline will offer more than 600 weekly seats in Premium Economy to and from Ho Chi Minh City on double daily flights.
• Hong Kong: Emirates will upgrade flights EK382/383 from a Boeing 777-300ER to an A380 from October 1, transitioning to a retrofitted A380 fitted with Premium Economy from 1 December.

Africa

• Entebbe: Emirates will operate flights EK729/730 with the new A350 from March 29.

Middle East

• Basra: Emirates flights EK945/946 will be operated with a retrofitted four-class Boeing 777-300ER starting from May 1, offering Premium Economy across all five weekly flights to Basra.Basra.

Indian Ocean

• Mauritius: Emirates will operate a retrofitted three-class Boeing 777-200LR on flights EK709/710 from March 29.

Emirates will further deploy a three class A380 on flights EK362/363 between Dubai and Guangzhou from October 1, offering seats in First, Business and Economy Class. -TradeArabia News Service