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Emirates completes first three-class A380 retrofit

1 min Chantal Stambouli

Emirates has reached a landmark in its fleet retrofit programme, completing the reconfiguration of its first two-class A380 into a three-cabin layout. 

The new Business cabin © X

The new Business cabin © X

Emirates has reached a landmark in its fleet retrofit programme, completing the reconfiguration of its first two-class A380 into a three-cabin layout. 

The newly refurbished aircraft is already in service on the Dubai-Birmingham route, featuring 76 Business Class seats, 56 Premium Economy seats and 437 Economy seats.

The headline change: Premium Economy is making its A380 upper deck debut for the first time, offering spacious leather seats in a 2-3-2 configuration with full leg and footrests, a 13.3-inch personal screen, adjustable headrests and elevated dining.

Managed entirely in-house by Emirates Engineering in Dubai, the broader retrofit programme has now overhauled 95 aircraft - 42 A380s and 53 Boeing 777s - representing more than a third of the fleet. This converted A380 is the first of 15 two-class aircraft scheduled for the same treatment.

Chantal Stambouli

Chantal Stambouli

Based in Dubai, Chantal Stambouli covers lifestyle, fashion, emerging trends, and gastronomy across the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Morocco 

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