Emirates will introduce its retrofitted Boeing 777s to the U.S. in November.
The jets feature Emirates’ updated business class with all-aisle seats. They also will be the carrier’s first 777s to offer premium economy on U.S. routes.
The plane will make its U.S. debut at Chicago O’Hare on Nov. 1.
Service from Boston will follow on Dec. 10, with Dallas, Seattle, Newark and Miami to follow in January and February.
The Chicago, Boston, Dallas and Seattle routes fly nonstop to Dubai. Newark flights go to Athens and then onto Dubai. Miami service connects from Dubai and goes onward to Bogotá, Colombia.
Emirates’ global launch of the new 777 interiors was on Dubai-Geneva service on Aug. 7.
Seats in Emirates’ premium economy cabin on refurbished Boeing 777s have 40 inches of space between rows. Photo Credit: Emirates
The four-class aircraft have six or eight first class seats and 38 or 40 business class seats. They have 24 premium economy seats and 256 seats in economy.
The refurbishments include new and upholstered cream-colored seats across all cabin classes. A major business-class upgrade is the all-aisle 1-2-1 configuration, which replaces the 2-3-2 configuration in business class, in which three of the seven seats did not have aisle access.
The new business seats come equipped with their own minibar, among other enhancements.
The premium economy cabin is configured with eight seats across and offers 40 inches of space between rows. Outfitted in leather, the seats have a six-way adjustable headrest and leg rest.
Emirates introduced premium economy in the U.S. on A380 aircraft in May 2023 and currently flies that product out of New York JFK, San Francisco, Houston and Los Angeles.
Once the refurbished 777s are introduced on the six announced routes, Washington Dulles and Orlando will be Emirates’ two U.S. destinations from which it does not offer premium economy.
