From 615 To 569 Seats: Emirates Debuts First High-Density A380 Retrofit With Premium Economy

Middle Eastern giant, Emirates, has completed the cabin retrofit of its first high-density Airbus A380 aircraft, which returned to service on Saturday (May 16), after a period of two months. The nine-year-old airframe is the first of the 15 high-density A380s within the airline’s fleet to undergo this retrofit process, which introduces the carrier’s popular premium economy cabin on the upper deck of the aircraft for the first time.