Emirates unveils its first Airbus A350, with business-class seats inspired by the Mercedes S Class and Wi-Fi that even works over the NORTH POLE The first scheduled commercial A350 flight will be to Edinburgh on January 3 What do YOU think of the Emirates A350? Vote in our poll...
READ MORE: British Airways unveils new 'game-changing' first-class suite By TED THORNHILL, MAILONLINE TRAVEL EDITOR Published: 13:32 GMT, 28 November 2024 | Updated: 13:54 GMT, 28 November 2024 e-mail View comments Emirates has unveiled its first-ever Airbus A350 – the first new aircraft type to join Emirates’ fleet since 2008. The A350-900 was inspected by VIP guests including Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, and His Excellency Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, at Dubai Airport. One of the noteworthy features of the plane is a new generation of antennae that will ‘significantly improve inflight connectivity’.
Emirates claims that thanks to this technology, a ‘first in aviation history’, customers will enjoy uninterrupted global Wi-Fi coverage across all destinations, including over the North Pole for flights going to the Americas. What’s more, says Emirates, improved Wireless Access Points (WAPs) onboard ‘will mean more customers can connect at the same time with the potential to enjoy up to 10 times the current total aircraft bandwidth on average’. The cabins are divided into three classes accommodating 312 passengers in 32 ‘next-generation’ bus.
