Long-haul airline Emirates is expanding its premium economy service on flights between London and Dubai from August 1, it has been announced. It has pledged to provide luxurious seats, more legroom, and facilities “rivalling business class” of other carriers
The upgraded travel option will be available on Airbus A380 superjumbo jets and will also serve Paris and Sydney, followed by the New Zealand city of Christchurch from December. Six of the double deck aircraft have premium economy but this will be extended from November, while it will also be extended to Boeing 777s.
The leather seats have a pitch of up to 40 inches, are 19.5 inches wide, and recline into a cradle position. Each seat has a 13.3 inch screen offering up to 5,000 channels of music, movies, TV, news and other in-flight content.
