Emirates adds Premium Economy and upgraded cabins on Amman, Mumbai, Muscat and Bahrain routes

Ana Ives

ByAna Ives

August 27, 2025
Emirates is continuing to expand its retrofit programme, adding its latest Premium Economy and upgraded Business Class cabins to services on four key regional routes.

Emirates is continuing to expand its retrofit programme, adding its latest Premium Economy and upgraded Business Class cabins to services on four key regional routes.

From 26 October 2025, the airline’s EK903 and EK904 flights to and from Amman will be operated by Airbus A380s featuring refreshed interiors across all four cabin classes, including Premium Economy. The move ensures passengers have a consistent experience whether connecting onto Emirates’ retrofitted Boeing 777s, A380s or the new Airbus A350 fleet.

On the same date, Emirates will also introduce a refurbished Boeing 777 on its Mumbai services EK504 and EK505.

Two days later, from 30 October, the airline’s A350 will operate across all nine weekly flights between Dubai and Muscat, including the EK862 and EK863 services on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Finally, from 4 December, Emirates will roster an additional retrofitted Boeing 777 on its Bahrain services EK833 and EK834 every Thursday. This means Bahrain will be exclusively served by Emirates aircraft equipped with Premium Economy and refreshed Business Class cabins.

Emirates’ Premium Economy cabin will soon be available on more than 635 flights each week, with 68 cities across its network set to be served by aircraft fitted with the cabin by this winter. Of these, 36 destinations will be exclusively operated with Premium Economy on board.

The airline expects to offer more than two million Premium Economy seats annually by the end of 2025, up from around 1.8 million this year, reflecting rising demand for premium leisure and business travel.

Emirates said the investment in its retrofit programme underlines its strategy to “scale up” Premium Economy and meet shifting passenger expectations across its network.

Ana Ives

ByAna Ives

Ana is a senior reporter at Travelling for Business covering travel news and features.