The first refurbished Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft has entered service, with Geneva as its destination.
The airline’s signature ghaf tree motif is featured prominently throughout the interiors. Emirates has revealed that to deliver this first refurbished Boeing 777, it used a total of 330 square metres of carpets, 340 laminate sheets, 8,000 square feet of leather for First, Business and Premium Economy Class seats, 800 metres of fabric for Economy Class seats and 300 litres of paint.
The revamp project took 37 days to complete. In total, the airline will give 191 Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 aircraft a full facelift as part of what Emirates says is the largest known retrofit programme the industry has seen in scale and size.
Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “Emirates continues to carry out our commitment to deliver an unmatchable onboard experience with the introduction of our latest Boeing 777 with new signature interiors, raising the industry benchmark when it comes to premium travel. Our latest Business Class cabin offers customers a sense of exclusivity and privacy, complemented by our best-in-class suite of onboard products.
“The addition of our popular Premium Economy cabin, rated one of the best in the industry, injects modern sophistication to the flying experience and is carefully designed for more comfort. With more Boeing 777s and A380s refreshed to sport our latest generation onboard products, customers can consistently have the very best experiences in the sky across both aircraft types.”
The new Premium Economy cabin features a 2-4-2 abreast layout and cream leather seats that offer enhanced comfort with a 38-inch pitch, 19.5-inch-wide seats that recline 8 inches and 6-way adjustable headrests.
The new Emirates 777 Business Class offers enhanced privacy for customers. The cabin’s seats and colour story echo the Emirates’ A380 experience, with soft leather cream seats accented with champagne trim, lighter wood panelling, and modern technology touches. The ergonomic seats are 20.7-inch wide and convert spacious flat beds with a recline up to 78.6 inches, featuring a padded headrest for enhanced comfort. They all offer direct access to the aisle and a personal mini-bar, table for dining or working, multiple charging outlets for personal devices and more. The seats also have touch screen seat controllers for in-flight entertainment and seat operation and a personal 23-inch HD screen.
In addition, the Business Class cabin will have a small bar for customers to quickly grab mid-flight snacks and refreshments.
The Economy Class cabin has 256 seats with soft grey and blue colours that have full leather headrests with flexible side panels that can also be adjusted vertically for optimum support.
