Emirates continues to expand its upgraded product to North America

Emirates will be introducing its refurbished Boeing 777-300ER aircraft  on six routes in the US.

The refurbished aircraft features the latest seating products from Emirates, including its latest Business Class seats and Premium Economy product.

The retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft are scheduled to operate on direct flights to Chicago, Boston, Dallas Fort Worth, and Seattle. In addition, flights to Miami linked to Bogotá and to Newark via Athens will also be served with the refreshed aircraft featuring Emirates’ four cabin classes and signature product touches.

The refurbished Boeing 777s will debut for the first time in the US starting from next month and until early 2025 with the following schedule:

• Chicago – Emirates will introduce its retrofitted Boeing 777 three times weekly on EK 235 and EK 236 starting from 1 November 2024 and will increase to daily from 22 November 2024.
• Boston – From 10 December 2024 Emirates’retrofitted Boeing 777 will serve the route three times weekly as EK 237 and EK 238, increasing to daily from 18 December.
• Dallas Fort Worth – Emirates’ retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft will be deployed three times weekly on EK 221 and EK 222 from 9 January 2025, with daily flights starting from 15 January 2025.
• Seattle – The newly-configured aircraft, will be rolled out on EK 229 and EK 230 from 24 January 2025.
• Newark/Athens – From 10 February 2025, Emirates’ retrofitted Boeing 777 with refreshed interiors and new cabins will operate daily on EK 209 and EK 210
• Miami/Bogotá – Emirates’ latest Boing 777 experience will be introduced on EK 213 and EK 214, the service to and from Dubai and linking Miami with the Colombian capital, on four weekly flights from 19 February 2025, expanding to daily from 1 March 2025.

As a refresher, Emirates is refurbishing some of its Boeing 777-300ER fleet, with a refreshed First Class product, a new business class product that follows the industry standard 1-2-1 seating layout

It also features a Premium Economy seat in a 2-4-2 formation

And of course, refreshed economy class seats in a 3-4-3 layout.

In Quotes

Adnan Kazim, Deputy President, and Chief Commercial Officer at Emirates said:

“With the success and popularity of Premium Economy on routes like New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston served by our refurbished A380, we look forward to bringing a new level of comfort and privacy to more cities with refreshed cabins on our Boeing 777s. The introduction of our refreshed product and ensuring consistent experiences in the sky on more routes is part of our long-standing commitment to the US and adding more premium options in a span of just a few months ensures we offer a competitive, value for money proposition for our customers.”

The rollout continues apace

The rollout of Emirates’ refreshed aircraft featuring a four-class configuration will bring the number of routesPremium Economy products to 27 cities globally including Dubai by the end of 2024, utilising 48 Boeing 777, A380 and A350 aircraft.

Besides the US and Latin America the seats have been deployed out on refurbished Boeing 777s flying to Geneva, Tokyo Haneda, Brussels and Zurich along with Riyadh are scheduled from next month.  The product is also flying on the Airbus A380

The continued roll out of Premium Economy across Emirates’ network allows its US customers to enjoy the luxury, comforts and affordability of Premium Economy to final destinations beyond Dubai including Mumbai, Bangalore and Singapore.

For passengers, it is a chance to experience a much-improved product in the sky, whilst offering new seating options to them.

And that’s no bad thing.

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