Emirates fits upscale coach class in A380s as market mutates

  • Date: 06-May-2021
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Emirates fits upscale coach class in A380s as market mutates

Emirates will install premium-economy cabins in three of its existing Airbus SE A380 superjumbos as it prepares for an anticipated shift in demand once the airline industry emerges from the coronavirus crisis.

The world’s biggest long-haul airline will retrofit the seats – which offer more room than coach at a cheaper price than business class — into planes supplied by Amedeo Air Four Plus Ltd., the leasing firm said in a statement on Wednesday.

The change should help adapt the Emirates fleet to a post-Covid travel market in which well-heeled leisure passengers may be prepared to pay more for extra personal space amid continuing health concerns, even as demand for business trips remains subdued or switches to less costly options.