Overview
- Emirates plans Premium Economy on 99 destinations by the end of 2026 under a US$5 billion retrofit spanning 219 A380 and 777 aircraft alongside incoming A350s.
- New York JFK gains a four-class retrofitted A380 on EK201/202 from March 2, 2026, with the service moving to daily from June 1.
- Zurich switches to a four-class A380 from March 1, with further rollouts through July on routes including Karachi, Addis Ababa, Taipei, Rome, Entebbe, Ho Chi Minh City, Milan, Copenhagen, Phuket and a third daily to Cape Town.
- Emirates introduces its A350 on Dubai–Entebbe from March 29 with three classes including 28 Premium Economy seats, marking the aircraft’s debut in Uganda.
- The first retrofitted high‑density A380 with a new three‑class layout enters service April 14 on Dubai–Amman before moving to Prague in June, and Hong Kong shifts to A380 operations with Premium Economy by December.