Emirates’ Boeing 777-300s With New Business Class Will Debut in August

Updated: July 1, 2024, 11:28am CDT

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Emirates’ Boeing 777-300s With New Business Class Will Debut in August

Emirates Retrofitted Boeing 777-300s With New Business Class and Premium Economy
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Be gone, outdated 2-3-2 layout.

As of July 1, some of Emirates’ Boeing 777-300 will be taken out of service to be retrofitted with an all-new business class.

The new business class product, thought to be similar to the one passengers enjoy on Emirates Airbus A380s, will debut in the skies on August 11, along with its recently introduced premium economy cabins.

“Borrowing inspiration from our flagship A380 in every cabin, our Boeing 777 with revamped interiors boast the very best in customer comfort and will feature modern design details and signature cabin finishings, with a new Business Class cabin that provides more privacy for our customers, in addition to other thoughtful touches that underscore our exceptional value proposition,” said Adnan Kazim, deputy president and CCO at Emirates Airline.

Here’s where and when you’ll be able to fly Emirates retrofitted Boeing 777-300s this summer.

Emirates Retrofitted Boeing 777-300s With New Business Class and Premium Economy

Emirates has chosen Brussels (BRU), Gevena (GVA), and Tokyo Haneda (HND) as the first of its destinations to receive the 4-class Boeing 777s with all-new business and premium economy cabins. The retrofitted jets will also feature a “refreshed” first class cabin.

In total, there’ll be 38 business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, 24 of Emirates’ recently-introduced premium economy seats, and 256 seats in economy.

Emirates A380 business class — There aren’t images of the new seats yet, but here’s the current business class on the A380. Image Credit: Emirates

The new business class seats will be 20.7-inches wide with up to 44 inches of pitch and, most importantly, will each have direct aisle access (finally).

On August 11, 2024, the first flight operated by one of the retrofitted jets will head to Geneva. This will be followed by Haneda and Brussels in September.

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Destination	Start Date	Flight Numbers
Geneva (GVA)	August 11	EK 83 and EK 84
Tokyo Haneda (HND)	September 1	EK 312 and EK 313
Brussels (BRU)	September 11	EK 183 and EK 184

Emirates plans to refit a total of 81 Boeing 777s with its new direct-aisle business class and premium economy cabins.

As the refurbishment of more jets is complete, Emirates will reveal more destinations welcoming the new cabins.

Hot Tip:

Lucky for you, there are many ways to earn Emirates Skywards miles so you can try its new business class for yourself by using points instead of cash. There are even U.S.-based credit cards, like the Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard^®, which earns 3x per $1 on Emirates flights.

Final Thoughts

Emirates’ business-class passengers can look forward to an all-new experience on its Boeing 777-300s starting from August 11.

Here’s hoping that the carrier decides to deploy them on routes to North America soon!

The information regarding the Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard^® was independently collected by Upgraded Points and not provided nor reviewed by the issuer.

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