Flydubai plans to introduce a three-class configuration on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, including premium economy seats for the first time, marking another step in the shift away from its low-cost origins.
The first 787 aircraft deliveries are expected to start by the end of 2027 to serve new routes and increase flight frequencies to existing destinations, Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive of flydubai, said at the Dubai Airshow.
“We've finalised the [cabin lay-out] plan. We definitely will have three classes … we will have business, premium economy and economy,” he said.
“The premium economy, which I have no personal experience in selling or operating, but I hear very good news everywhere in the world about it.”
Mr Al Ghaith expects deliveries of the first 787s to start by the end of 2027. The airline placed the order for 30 Dreamliners in 2023 during the last Dubai Airshow.
The executive dismissed the idea of purchasing more wide-body aircraft from either manufacturer and wa
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