Emirates has started retrofitting its Boeing B777 fleet. It has now announced the first destinations for the same.
B777 refurbishment
As of 1st July 2024, Emirates has started work on retrofitting 81 of its Boeing B777s. On average, the airline says that it will take two weeks to completely refurbish a B777. The retrofitted B777 aircraft will feature a refurbished First Class cabin, along with all-new 38 lie-flat Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, a major upgrade from the infamous 2-3-2 layout. Plans also include for a 24-seat Premium Economy cabin in addition to 256 Economy Class seats.
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.
The Dubai-based airline says that all of the new Business Class seats will “focus on personalised privacy and elevated comfort, converting to a comfortable flat bed, with 20.7 inch wide seats, pitched up to 44 inches apart”.
The seat is accentuated with a touch screen seat controller for in-flight entertainment and seat operation, a personal 23-inch HD screen, in addition to a personal mini-bar, a large table, and storage space for personal devices, charging outlets and much more. The Boeing B777 Business Class cabin will also include a small bar for passengers to quickly grab mid-flight snacks and refreshments.
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Borrowing inspiration from our flagship A380 in every cabin, our Boeing 777 with revamped interiors boast the very best in customer comfort and will feature modern design details and signature cabin finishings, with a new Business Class cabin that provides more privacy for our customers, in addition to other thoughtful touches that underscore our exceptional value proposition. Our investment and intense focus on offering the best possible product across every cabin class also ensures we provide a consistent experience on both the Boeing 777s and A380s.
Adnan Kazim added.
First routes
The first upgraded Emirates Boeing 777 products will operate on the following services:
- EK 83/84 to and from Geneva from 11th August 2024
- EK 312/313 to and from Tokyo Haneda from 1st September 2024
- EK 183/184 to and from Brussels from 11th September 2024
In total, 81 Boeing 777s will be refurbished as part of Emirates’ investment in its retrofit programme. The airline says “more destinations to be served with the airline’s latest products will be announced over the course of the next few months”.
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.
Featured image by Emirates
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