Emirates has unveiled the cabins of its first refurbished Boeing 777 aircraft just hours before its launch flight to Geneva. This is the first of 80 Boeing 777s that will receive a cabin refresh as part of the airline's multi-billion dollar, record-breaking cabin retrofit program. Last month, announced that the first of its 80 , earmarked to get new cabins, had begun undergoing the retrofit process.
While the airline's original plan was to have the aircraft return to service on August 11th, it appears that the aircraft's retrofitting has been completed ahead of schedule, and at the time of writing, the aircraft is set to return to commercial service ahead of schedule for its first flight this afternoon - EK83, operating from to Geneva International Airport (GVA). The first refurbished 777 is set to re-enter service on August 11th. While the retrofitted aircraft will feature the airline's existing fully enclosed Game Changer First Class suites, along with the refreshed Economy Class cabins that already exist on several Emirates' aircraft, the exciting news is that the airline will, for the first time, feature its popular Premium Economy cabins and a 1-2-1 configured business class in its 777s.
With the new cabins, passengers will be able to experience the level of luxury in Business and Premium Economy cabins, akin to that of the airline's iconic . Of the six daily Emirates A380 flights between Dubai and Heathrow, EK4 is one of the four services featuring new cabins and Premiu.