Emirates set to debut new look A380s with premium economy on London route

  • Date: 04-Jan-2021
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Emirates set to debut new look A380s with premium economy on London route

Emirates has announced that it will deploy its latest flagship A380 aircraft featuring new premium economy seats and enhancements across all cabins to London Heathrow.

Starting from Monday, passengers flying between Dubai and London Heathrow can experience the new look aircraft which was unveiled by Emirates last week.

Operating as EK003/004, the aircraft is scheduled to depart Dubai daily at 2.30pm, arriving at 6.20pm in London Heathrow. The return flight departs London at 8.20pm and arrives in Dubai the next morning at 7.20am. All timings are local.



Emirates last week unveiled its latest A380 with new premium economy seats that offer a seat pitch of up to 40 inches, in addition to new economy class seats similar to those installed on its latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, and enhancements to its popular A380 First and Business Class.

Until more Premium Economy seats enter its inventory, the airline intends to offer these as spot upgrades for its customers on a discretionary basis.

Emirates currently serves London Heathrow with five daily flights of which four are operated with an A380. The airline also operates 10 flights a week to Manchester, and daily flights to both Birmingham and Glasgow.

Emirates serves 99 cities across the world and is gradually