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Emirates is set to expand its Premium Economy service to four more cities across the Middle East and West Asia, as it continues to upgrade its fleet with next-generation Airbus A350s and retrofitted A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. The move aims to meet growing demand for upscale travel options and ensure a more consistent customer experience across its network.
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Starting October 26 2025, Emirates will operate flights EK903/904 to and from Amman with a four-class A380 featuring refreshed interiors, including the Premium Economy cabin. With this upgrade, both daily services to Amman will now offer the airline’s latest signature products, an Emirates Media Centre report said.
Mumbai will benefit from a retrofitted Boeing 777 on EK504/505 from the same date, expanding access to Emirates’ newest cabin products on 22 weekly flights to the Indian commercial capital.
From 30 October, Emirates will deploy the Airbus A350 on EK862/863 services to Muscat every Thursday and Saturday. This change will bring the airline’s acclaimed A350 experience to all nine weekly flights to the Omani capital.
Meanwhile, starting December 4, Bahrain will see an additional retrofitted Boeing 777 operating on EK833/834 every Thursday. This enhancement will make all flights to Bahrain exclusively served by aircraft featuring Emirates’ signature cabins, including the Premium Economy and a refreshed Business Class.
Scaling premium economy across the network
These deployments are part of a broader strategy to scale Emirates’ Premium Economy offering, which now spans over 635 weekly flights. By the winter season, 68 cities will be served by aircraft equipped with Premium Economy, with 36 of them exclusively operated by such aircraft.
As the appetite for premium travel grows, Emirates plans to offer over 2 million Premium Economy seats annually by the end of 2025, up from 1.8 million today.
The fleet-wide upgrade is part of one of the largest retrofit programs in aviation history. To date, 67 aircraft have been refurbished, with work progressing at a pace of one aircraft every three weeks. The airline aims to retrofit 219 aircraft, including 110 Airbus A380s and 109 Boeing 777s. Emirates is also currently flying nine A350s to 15 global destinations.
