Emirates’ Australian services continue to attract significant interest from Irish travellers, making Australia one of the top long-haul destinations for passengers departing from Ireland. Irish travellers benefit from Emirates’ convenient twice-daily flights from Dublin Airport on its Boeing 777-300(ER) aircraft, connecting seamlessly to Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, and other popular cities across the airline’s extensive global network.
Emirates, announced Irish travellers will be able to experience its latest product, Premium Economy, on flights EK434/435 between Dubai and Brisbane three times a week, from 1 February 2025. The introduction of the Premium Economy on flights EK434/435, Brisbane will join Sydney and Melbourne in Emirates’ Australian network to be served by retrofitted aircraft equipped with the airline’s award-winning product.
The four-class Emirates Airbus A380 features 14 First Class suites, 76 lie-flat seats in Business Class, 56 spacious Premium Economy seats and 322 Economy seats. The Premium Economy cabin is located at the front of the main deck with 56 seats laid out in a 2-4-2 configuration.
Each seat is designed to provide optimal comfort and support, at 19.5 inches, with 6-way adjustable headrests, a footrest and a generous recline. Each seat has a 13.3 inch screen, in addition to in-seat charging points and a wood-finished side cocktail table.
The Premium Economy dining experience includes a welcome drink served in fine glassware, and a selection of meals made with seasonal ingredients, served on Royal Doulton china tableware with stainless-steel cutlery. Premium Economy customers are also offered an extended beverage list that includes vintage wines from Emirates’ Business Class list, including a sparkling Chardon and Chandon Vintage Brut 2016.
Emirates will be serving Australia with close to 4,000 Premium Economy seats, via two daily services from Sydney and two daily services from Melbourne, with a third Melbourne service launching on 30 March 2025 with a retrofitted Boeing 777 on flights EK404/405, in addition to the Brisbane service.
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