Emirates is set to scale up its Premium Economy offering with the deployment of its latest Airbus A350s, retrofitted A380s and Boeing 777s across four key cities – Mumbai, Amman, Muscat, and Bahrain. This move is part of the airline’s strategy to enhance passenger comfort and deliver a consistent travel experience across its global network.
From 26 October 2025, Mumbai will see the introduction of a retrofitted Boeing 777 on EK504/505 services, giving travellers the chance to enjoy Emirates’ newest cabins on 22 weekly flights. The upgrade brings Premium Economy, refreshed Business Class, and improved interiors to one of the airline’s busiest India routes.
On the same date, Emirates will also upgrade its Amman services (EK903/904) with a four-class Airbus A380. The refreshed aircraft will feature Premium Economy alongside the airline’s signature A380 products. This means customers flying on both daily services to Amman will experience Emirates’ next-generation cabins.
Muscat will also benefit from Emirates’ latest fleet expansion. Starting 30 October 2025, all nine weekly flights to the Omani capital will be operated by the Airbus A350. The A350 will serve the EK862/863 services every Thursday and Saturday, offering travellers the full Emirates A350 experience.
Bahrain is next in line for the Premium Economy rollout. From 4 December 2025, Emirates will deploy an additional retrofitted Boeing 777 on its EK833/834 flights every Thursday. With this change, all Emirates flights to Bahrain will be operated exclusively by aircraft equipped with Premium Economy and upgraded Business Class cabins.
These expansions strengthen Emirates’ Premium Economy footprint, which will cover more than 635 flights across its network. By winter 2025, the airline will offer Premium Economy on 68 destinations, with 36 cities exclusively served by aircraft featuring the highly acclaimed cabin. By the end of 2025, Emirates expects to provide over 2 million Premium Economy seats, up from its current 1.8 million.
The growth is supported by Emirates’ massive retrofit programme, one of the largest in aviation history. The airline is refurbishing aircraft at an average rate of one every three weeks. So far, 67 aircraft have been completed, out of a total plan to retrofit 219 aircraft, including 110 Airbus A380s and 109 Boeing 777s. Emirates is also currently operating 9 Airbus A350s to 15 destinations worldwide.
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