Emirates begins retrofits for Boeing 777s, together with new business-class cabin and premium economic system
The beginning of July marks the start of a serious venture for Emirates. This week, the provider will kick off a serious, nose-to-tail cabin face-lift for its Boeing 777 fleet.
These retrofits will convey a myriad of inside enhancements to the jets. Most notably, dozens of Emirates 777s will lastly get a premium economic system cabin — to not point out some much-needed upgrades to their business-class cabins.
The primary refitted Emirates 777 will launch in early August, Emirates introduced Monday. The refurbished cabin will seem on the airline’s Aug. 11 nonstop flights (EK83/84) from Dubai Worldwide Airport (DXB) to Geneva Airport (GVA).
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With every 777 refurbishment more likely to take about two weeks, two different overhauled 777s are anticipated to enter service by mid-September. They are going to initially function the airline’s nonstop Dubai service to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) on Sept. 1 (EK312/313) and Brussels Airport (BRU) on Sept. 11 (EK183/184).
Main retrofit plans
These cabin overhauls are a part of a a lot bigger inside refit program the Dubai-based provider has deliberate.
Revamped 777 cabin
To go together with a refurbished first-class cabin, Emirates’ new 777 business-class cabin will embrace 38 new business-class seats. Notably, they will be organized in 1-2-1 configuration, every with direct aisle entry.
That is a major enchancment over the 2-3-2 configuration you will discover on many 777 jets these days — like this present 777-300ER business-class cabin map.
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Every cabin on the refitted 777s will probably be “borrowing inspiration” from the airline’s flagship A380, the provider mentioned Monday.
That features a staggered configuration within the business-class cabin, which you will discover immediately on Emirates’ flagship superjumbos.
“The champagne leather-based seats match those on our newest Emirates A380, with their detailed stitching and comfortable cushioned headrests,” an Emirates spokesperson instructed TPG Monday.
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Every seat within the business-class cabin will characteristic a touchscreen and seat-controlled inflight leisure heart for the 23-inch show, and passengers may have entry to a small bar for midflight snacks and refreshments.
In the meantime, the jets can even characteristic 24 premium economic system seats — including a cabin not one of the provider’s 777s presently supply. However Emirates’ premium economic system cabin on the A380 has been extremely regarded, profitable on the TPG Awards in 2023.
Fleet overhaul timeline
At present, Emirates flies premium economic system cabins on its already-retrofitted A380s to a number of U.S. airports, together with New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK), Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX), San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
The airline hopes to serve 36 cities globally with refurbished cabins (together with the premium economic system possibility) by February 2025, Emirates leaders say.
Together with upgrading the cabins on its 777s and A380s, Emirates’ fleet is getting one other enhance, with its first Airbus A350 anticipated to take flight in September, the corporate famous Monday.
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