The Airlines With The World’s Newest Premium Economy Seats In 2026

Around the world, premium economy is growing and more airlines are expected to increase their capacity in this class, although it can take years for an airline to fully transition to a new cabin type. Broadly speaking, premium economy is confined to widebody aircraft assigned to longer-haul routes, although there are exceptions like American Airlines’ transcontinental A321XLRs and Emirates’ widebodies that are used for short-haul routes.