Emirates operates a fleet of exclusively A380s and Boeing 777 aircraft. The carrier offers exceptional customer service and state-of-the-art business class cabin amenities. Business class amenities onboard an Emirates flight exceed industry standards and the business class seats are extra wide and extremely comfortable. Emirates operates the world’s largest fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft and the air carrier calls it’s A380 flying experience “as close as it comes to flying in your own private jet.” Emirates continually expands business class cabin amenities and services and upgrades business class seats on a regular basis.
Onboard the Emirates A380 business class passengers enjoy gourmet cuisine, more than 3,500 channels of entertainment, and an onboard lounge. You can use their chauffeured car service through a partnership with BMW from your hotel to the airport, speed through check-in at the premier check-in counter and relax in an Emirates lounge. Emirates lounges feature food, wine, alcohol, and spa-like shower rooms.
Business Class Seats
You can preboard your flight and sink into your extra wide seat with lots of added privacy. Business class cabin seats include a minibar and award-winning entertainment system. You can enjoy live sports and your meal is ready when you are. You can preorder your meal (you have a choice of three entrees and three starters). There is a lounge on board where you can order drinks and enjoy snacks as well as mingle with other travelers. You will have plenty of space to work and wifi onboard in the business class cabin.
Your seat transforms into a fully flat bed and fine linens and pillows are provided for your comfort and convenience. Crew members are always available to answer questions or help you with any requests. Your seat area is fully equipped with a power station to keep your electronics charged up and operating.
Emirates Fleets and Business Class Cabin Amenities
Emirates operates Boeing 777s and the business class amenities offered on board these flights include a redesigned seat made of soft leather that reclines into a fully flat bed, gourmet meals and a 23-inch HD TV. The business class seat is 78 inches long and very spacious. Each seat has its own mini bar and an entertainment system that has won many awards. There are thousands of channels to choose from and everything is operated from a touchscreen. Live sports, music, and movies are available too. Your seat has added privacy and room to work as well. The time meals are served is flexible based on the desires of the business class passenger. Meals include choices of entrees and appetizers and one local dish.
Onboard an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER, business class seats feature an ergonomic headrest and the new seat design offers improved support and extra comfort. Business class passengers also have an in-seat minibar and a 23-inch entertainment screen. There is an HDMI port where you can stream content to your screen.
About Emirates
Emirates is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is owned by the government of Dubai through their Investment Corporation of Dubai.
Emirates flies to 105 cities in 62 countries across 6 continents. They operate over 2,400 flights per week out of Dubai International Airport. They only operate wide-body airplanes which makes them one of only nine airlines in the world that don’t operate small planes. They have 151 aircraft in their fleet and most of their planes are very young with the average age of 69 months.
They have the world’s largest collection of Boeing 777s with 86 in their fleet. They also have the largest collection of Airbus A380’s. More than 1/3 of the company’s revenue comes from Europe and the Americas. They have three of the world’s longest non-stop flights in Dubai to Los Angeles, Dubai to San Francisco and Dubai to Houston. Emirates is the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of passengers, fleet size and revenue. If you look at Emirates on a global basis they are the sixth-largest airline in the world in terms of passengers carried.
Emirates operates out of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport and is the only airline that has access to this terminal. It cost $4.5 billion to build and opened in 2008. Terminal 3 is the largest building in the world by floor space alone with over 370 acres of space. When you look at just international seating capacity, Emirates is the largest airline in the world.
Emirates became the first airline in the world to offer personal entertainment to its customers by putting televisions in the back of passenger seats in 1992. They now offer 600-1000 different channels which is the largest in the world.
Emirates frequent flyer program has over 5.7 million members. Emirates has signed the two largest soccer sponsorship deals in the history of the sport with a $170 million dollar deal with Arsenal and a $195 million deal with FIFA.
Emirates has 20,785 cabin crew from over 120 countries that speak over 80 languages. On any one Emirates flight, you can find that the cabin crew will speak between 8-18 different languages and there will be 12 different nationalities. In order of nationalities, it would be British as Emirates offers 20 flights between Dubai and the UK per week. Followed by Australian crews, Egyptians, Indian and Filipino crews.
The Emirates Super Jumbo Airbus A380 allows first class passengers to take a shower on board, the first airline to offer this feature. Emirates operates out of Dubai International Airport which is the third busiest in the world after Atlanta and Beijing. Emirates has been awarded the Skytrax Airline of the year in 2001, 2002, 2013 and 2015 which is the highest honor an airline can receive in the industry. In 2017, Emirates was voted the 4th best airline behind Qatar, Singapore, and ANA. It is the only major airline that is not part of an alliance. Their CEO would just prefer to stay on their own.
Check the Emirates website for more information on business class cabin amenities and business class seats. Business class amenities and business class seats vary based on destination, aircraft, and season.