What Is The Layout?
Clark has told Executive Traveller that Emirates’ premium economy would be separate to economy class in order to provide “a degree of exclusivity… and not just a curtain, it’ll be a proper cabin,” and that “most of the time (premium economy) passengers will have access to their own washrooms.”
Emirates Airbus A380s fitted with first class will place the premium economy cabin at the front of the lower deck with “probably as many as 56 seats.” On those Emirates A380s which lack first class, premium economy would be added onto the upper deck with “the same kind of number” of seats as the three-class superjumbos, with three toilets where the two
MIAMI – Reports on Twitter today by Emirates Airlines (EK) state that the airline has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 featuring a new signature Premium Economy cabin.
“We look forward to revealing the details of our highly-anticipated Premium Economy soon. Watch this space!” the tweet reads.
Although other airlines have been grounding their A380 fleets as being unprofitable, the type fits in well with Emirates’ ultra long haul route structure.