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Emirates was late in the premium economy game. By 2022, if you were not the first class travelers, your choice will be the standard economy or business. I have tried both, and have enjoyed both, but in general the additional expenses to upgrade to business are not only worth it for me.
However, can I be wooed to take out the relatively more modest costs for the premium economy?
Emirates launched a new class to provide more great experience to those flying on the airline fleet Airbus A380 And Boeing 777 (The premium economy is also available for Edinburgh on Emirates A350 operating, which was launched in January 2025). Currently, 72 aircraft are designed with a premium economy; New seats are available on 38 routes in London and Manchester, including New York JFK, San Francisco, Singapore, DubaiSydney, Melbourne, Mumbai, Vienna and Tokyo Henada (Cape Town, Mexico City, Barcelona and Hong Kong and early this year and early 2026) are some of the destinations).
The airline listed the choice of Penelope cruise to a sleek advertisement with a legroom up to 40 inches to show the luxurious white leather seats and a sleek advertisement. It all looks good, but let’s talk.
For a flight to Dubai, a return to the economy 12 weeks ago is appearing as £ 625. It is £ 1,573 for the premium economy. If it has increased considerably, is it worth it? In the spring, I tested this route – one I had blown into the economy and both business class (First class we will leave for another day).
With any Emirates flight, booking of premium economy is simple and pricing is transparent.
At the airport, you get a dedicated check-in desk on the premium economy. Flight from London Heathro Terminal 3, the process was smooth and stress-free with zero queues-although it is believed that the economy was also a case on the desk. As usual, Emirates employees were helpful and skilled-our nearby had a connecting flight and quickly resolved the combination of tickets, so that we would not have to check the bags again.
With the premium economy, you do not have access to the Emirates Lounge (in Heathro it is only for business and first), but you can upgrade for somewhere between £ 100- £ 150. Emirates lounge are not particularly bright or showy, but they are comfortable and spacious. Food is very good, and alcohol is even better.
On the aircraft itself, the configuration in the premium economy (2–4-2 instead of 3-3-3) means that seats at 19.5 inches are much wider (about 2 inches) compared to the economy, and you notice the difference. The interior is a classic lux style, with a comfortable cream quilt made of leather seats, soft head rest and cushion calf leg rest, which allows a very pleasant recurrence of 8 inches. If you plan to sleep on your flight it makes a real difference.
There is an impressive 40 -inch pitch, which allowed a lot of legrooms for both me and my 6 feet 2 inch travel partner. At my height (5ft 4in – is similar to the panelope cruise), this level of space is sufficient for a complete stretch – it almost seems that there will be a very low point for the business class to pay a few hundred and more.
On one side, it is just Feel Luxurious. The cabin is huge; The seats are of leather; The business class has a wood paneling similar to it; The beverage is served in a substance made of glass (and the list of alcohol is very good; Examples include Albert Bichot to Chablis 2022, Woodcuts Shiraz 2021 from Torbrek in Barosa, and Domin Chandan 2017-an in-flight for the Emirates Premium Economy); And the cutlery is stainless steel and is wrapped in a linen napkin.
I have a long complaint with Emirates (which stands in all classes), it is not an airline that adjusts vegetarians well. On the previous business class flight, the staff struggled to find anything vegetarian to eat me and I was left with Hammus and Crackers for a seven -hour stretch to Dubai. This time in the premium economy, dinner options included brazed beef cheeks or fishermen’s pie. As it happened earlier, the employees questioned whether and why I have not given a pre-order to vegetarian food. Of course, it was a lack of my plan, but it seems surprising that a non-meat option is not easily available.
I was brought to a vegetarian food that was described as ‘rice and vegetables’, but was really a simple, but very pleasant curry. The main was served with butter, crackers and cheese and fresh bread with a pex and cookie sweets.
I later checked with Emirates about vegetarian, gluten -free and other diets and they assured me that they could be easily arranged. It is also worth noting that when I tried to change my preferences online, it turns out that there is no vegetarian option available, although there is an ‘Indian vegetarian’. I have no problem with Indian food, but it all felt quite challenging to serve a simple vegetarian food on an airline, where food is a top sales point.
It is being said, the service is innocent – clever, skilled and friendly. This is what I expect from Emirates in every category and I was not disappointed. This probably comes down to individual employees, but I was actually more affected by service to my premium economy than business class flights.
Finally, the most valuable part of the premium economy is space. And yes, it makes a real difference on a seven -hour flight. Emirates have an excellent economy class, so the possibility of paying an additional £ 900 for several flights will be called – but you get the value.
With the level of comfort provided in the premium economy, even if I (and I cannot) can take the risk of constantly upgrading to business, I am not sure I will.