Inside the first Emirates Airbus A350
It will begin with a service to Edinburgh…
This is your sign from the powers that be (and us) that you should book a holiday: Emirates has announced that its first Airbus A350 will take-off in January 2025.
Emirates A350 – Economy
Emirates A350
Emirates A350 – Premium Economy
Emirates A350 – Business Class
The first Airbus A350, the A6-EXA, arrived in Dubai at 4pm on Monday, November 25 from Toulouse. The aircraft will receive its finishing touches at Emirates Engineering, before it enters commercial service in January. The first Emirates Airbus A350 will service Edinburgh, Scotland as its first route from January 3, 2025, with eight more destinations set to be added to the A350 thereafter.
The initial Emirates A350s will offer three cabin classes – 32 next generation Business Class seats, 21 seats in Premium Economy, and 259 Economy Class seats. Over the next few years, 65 A350 aircrafts will join the Emirates fleet.
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Features of the different classes have been revealed, with Economy Class featuring two distinct improvements to the seats on the Emirates A350. The seat has a new look, with light blue fabric and bronze-coloured armrests. Soon, there will also be a new 6-way adjustable headrest.
In Business Class, there will be 32 leather ‘S Lounge seats’, inspired by the Mercedes S Class as well as additions of wireless charging on the side cocktail table and in-seat lighting controls with 5 streams of light. The aircraft also has an 1-2-1 seat configuration.
The destinations…
Earlier this year, Emirates said that the initial routes for the A350 would be Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat in the Middle East region. The airline also confirmed they would deploy the Airbus A350 on services to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Colombo, Lyon and Bologna.
Sign me up, son…
Tickets to these nine destinations are already on sale and can be booked on emirates.com, the Emirates App, or via travel agents. Expect spacious and quiet cabins, high ceilings, expansive bin space and customised mood lighting designed to reduce fatigue and jet lag.
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