Dubai’s Emirates reveals first destinations for its refurbished Boeing 777

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Dubai’s Emirates Airline has unveiled the first cities on its network that it will serve with its newly refurbished Boeing 777s.

The airline plans to introduce its refurbished B777s to Geneva, Tokyo Haneda, and Brussels, offering customers more opportunities to experience the airline’s signature Premium Economy on this aircraft and, for the first time, Emirates’ next-generation Business Class seats, set in a new 1-2-1 configuration.

“With the addition of the newly retrofitted B777s to our fleet, we are capturing the opportunity to introduce our highly acclaimed products like Premium Economy to more cities already served by this aircraft type in our network, in addition to more seating variety in four classes,” said Adnan Kazim, the airline’s deputy president and chief commercial officer.

Emirates flights on the retrofitted B777s to Geneva, Tokyo Haneda and Brussels go on sale today.

Dubai’s flag carrier said the first upgraded revamped B777s will operate on the following services: EK 83/84 to and from Geneva from August 11, EK 312/313 to and from Tokyo Haneda from September 1, and EK 183/184 to and from Brussels from  September, 11.

Geneva, Tokyo Haneda and Brussels will be the first cities served with our newly retrofitted Boeing 777, offering our latest products including Premium Economy and new Business Class seats. https://t.co/Yxemaavadq pic.twitter.com/9CsruP1O50

— Emirates (@emirates) July 1, 2024

Emirates’ first B777 commenced its nose-to-tail cabin interior facelift on July 1, and the entire process will take around two weeks before the aircraft goes back into service.

The airline unveiled plans to retrofit an additional 43 Airbus A380s and 28 B777s in May, expanding the programme to 191 aircraft. Emirates plans to refurbish 81 B777s as part of its retrofit programme, and more destinations will be announced over the next few months.

Emirates is configuring its Boeing 777 with 332 seats in four classes in addition to the premium economy cabin. The aircraft will also feature eight first-class suites, 40 business-class seats, and 260 economy-class seats.

The airline is removing 50 economy seats to create room for the new premium economy cabin.

The Dubai-based carrier currently operates its refurbished A380 aircraft fitted with Premium Economy to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, London Heathrow, Sydney, Auckland, Christchurch, Melbourne, Singapore, Mumbai, Bangalore, Sao Paulo, Tokyo Narita, Osaka and Dubai.

The airline aims to serve over 36 cities with Premium Economy by February 2025.

Read: Dubai’s Emirates Airline expands retrofit programme to 191 aircraft