Raise your expectations when you step into First Class with Emirates – experience superior comfort.

The more you look around your Private Suite, the more little comforts you can find. Explore our comfort items, including luxury Bulgari fragrances and amenity kits, sleep sets of loungewear and slippers, and exclusive skincare and spa products, only in First Class.

The following features are available on selected routes depending on aircraft type, model and configuration.

Your hotel room in the sky: Close the floor to ceiling doors, set the mood with your personal lighting and temperature controller, and enjoy the freedom to dine, sleep and be entertained on your terms.

Experience a personal dining service: From sumptuous à la carte cuisine to a tasty midnight snack, our cabin crew will prepare your meals whenever the mood takes you.

Pamper yourself: Spritz on Bulgari’s floral woody fragrance – Eau Parfumée au Thé Blanc (white tea fragrance).

Your window into new worlds: Sit back to your personal widescreen and thousands of channels of entertainment in your private cinema.

Defy gravity: Recline your seat to the zero gravity setting and find your body’s natural resting position.

 

Need a little extra space for your legs? With Economy Stretch on some Air New Zealand routes, you can stretch out, relax and make your journey even more comfortable.

Economy Stretch is an Economy comfort option offered on flights operating between Auckland and Los Angeles, San Francisco, Taipei* and select services to Houston, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver*. You get up to 39% more legroom than our standard Economy seats, so you can stretch out in even more comfort. You’ll arrive more refreshed and ready to make the most of your time away.

Stretch out and relax to make your journey even more comfortable.

• More legroom means you have extra space to stretch your legs.
• The seats are in the first four rows of Economy, so you disembark sooner.
• The seats are further apart for you to enjoy a full recline during the flight.
• The extra space makes it easier for you to access the aisle from the window or middle seat.

Enjoy two more complimentary extras:

• Comfortable over-ear headphones, perfect for longer trips and for shutting out everything except your in-flight entertainment.
• A more generous plush pillow, so you can stretch out and relax in even more comfort.

The seat is the same as Economy and all other Economy services remain the same. You’ll still enjoy Air New Zealand’s world-class inflight dining, a great selection of entertainment and their award-winning service.

Qantas introduces a new boarding experience

Qantas is introducing a new boarding process for domestic flights in four of the country’s biggest airports to reduce the time customers spend lining up at the gate and make it faster for them to be seated onboard.

The new approach, referred to as Group Boarding, is already used by airlines overseas but this is the first time it’s been adopted in Australia. It follows a series of successful trials in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth which found the process helped contribute towards flights departing on time. 

Group Boarding allows customers to board within smaller groups, rather than queuing up with all passengers waiting to board at the same time.

Customers will be allocated to one of six boarding groups which will be displayed on their boarding pass. The groups are determined by cabin, Frequent Flyer status, and seat position in the aircraft.

Signage and announcements at the gate will let customers know when it is their group’s turn to board.

Group Boarding is being rolled out progressively at Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and then Sydney Airport, for domestic flights operated by Qantas’ Boeing 737 and Airbus A330 aircraft Qantas Domestic CEO Markus Svensson said Group Boarding was the most significant change to the airline’s boarding processes in a decade.

“We’re continuing to look for ways to respond to pain points and improve the travel experience for our customers,” Mr Svensson said

“Group Boarding is designed to minimise the time our customers spend waiting to board and allows them to get settled more quickly.”

“We know how important on time departure is to our customers, so this process is also about doing everything possible to ensure we depart on time.”

Group Boarding will apply to all domestic flights operated by Boeing 737 and Airbus A330 aircraft departing from Brisbane (from June 3), Perth (from June 10), Melbourne (from June 17) and Sydney (from June 25).

A customer’s boarding group will be displayed on their boarding pass; Qantas App users and text/email subscribers will be notified if Group Boarding is in place for their flight; An announcement will be made at the gate when it is time for each group to board; The boarding pass scanner will only permit customers to board once their group has been invited to board.

This process focuses on the Qantas 737 and A330’s first. These fleets cover most of Qantas’ Domestic operations and are larger aircraft with most room for improvement of boarding times. Focusing on two specific aircraft types will enable Qantas to refine the group boarding process. Qantas said to give people time to become more familiar with Group Boarding before extending to other aircraft types or airports.

Qantas customers travelling through Adelaide are set to receive an upgrade to their airport experience with construction of a new lounge precinct set to commence this month.

The development includes a brand-new Domestic Business Lounge which takes inspiration from Kangaroo Island’s Flinders Chase National Park and a full refurbishment of the current Qantas Club.

The first stage of construction includes the fit out of the Qantas Club, which is expected to open in mid-November, ahead of the new Domestic Business Lounge welcoming its first customers in mid-2025.

While the footprint of the lounge space will remain the same, through the redesign of currently under-utilised spaces, the total seating capacity will increase by more than 10 per cent.

The interiors of the new lounge precinct will be inspired by the beauty of South Australia, drawing from the state’s landscapes, culture and iconic food and flavours. South Australian sourced furniture, lighting and natural materials will feature in the lounges, along with fittings curated by the Jam Factory and artwork created by local First Nations artists.

The redevelopment is part of the national carrier’s $100 million investment in upgrading and enhancing its global lounge network. 

Qantas Executive Manager for Product and Service, Phil Capps, said the lounge upgrades reflect the needs of customers flying from Adelaide and excellence in South Australian architectural and interior design.

“Our local design philosophy means the new Adelaide Lounge Precinct will celebrate the best of South Australia. From the furnishing and artworks through to the premium food and beverages we want to give our customers a taste of South Australia every time they fly with us. Our customers can also expect to see more of the features they’ve told us they value the most.”

“We’re installing extra seating throughout the precinct to provide more space to work and around 80 per cent of seats will have access to power stations and device ports so customers can easily charge up before their flight.”

Throughout the construction phase, the existing Qantas Club will continue to operate for eligible customers one hour prior to the first Qantas operated service until the last departure. A ‘Grab and Go’ offering with premium breakfast options and barista coffee will be available during busy morning peak travel times if the lounges reach capacity.