It’s the double M for Emirates, as they prepare to send their refitted Airbus A380 aircraft to two destinations – Manchester (UK) and Milan (Italy).
The latest retrofitted A380s will operate on EK017/018 to Manchester from 6 June, and on EK091/092 to Milan from 1 July.
With the introduction of Emirates’ newly retrofitted A380 to Manchester, the airline will expand its Premium Economy offering to nearly 5,000 weekly seats in and out of the UK from June onwards.
The enhanced service to Manchester complements the four daily retrofitted A380s currently serving the Dubai-London Heathrow route, the Emirates A350 operating to Edinburgh, and the soon-to-launch refurbished Boeing 777 scheduled to serve London Stansted from May.
Meanwhile, in Italy, Milan will become Emirates’ second Italian gateway to offer the airline’s latest cabins and Premium Economy seats following the planned deployment of the airline’s Airbus A350 to Bologna later in June.
By July, travellers from Manchester and Milan will be able to experience Emirates’ latest cabin features onboard the four-class A380 on the full journey to key points across Australasia and Asia including Sydney, Singapore, Osaka, Mumbai, Bangalore, and more.
Emirates refurbished four-class A380 will feature a new Premium Economy cabin (located at the front of the main deck) with 56 seats laid out in a 2-4-2 configuration.
As well as the updated Business Class Cabin and refreshed First and Economy Classes.
Improved comfort ahead
Having a unified passenger experience is wonderful for passengers—they don’t have to worry about “why does this look different compared to the previous flight they were on?”
With more flights now running these updated aircraft, that unified experience (be it aboard a Boeing 777 or an Airbus A380) will mean consistency in service.
And for those flying out of Milan and Manchester – a much-improved passenger experience.
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