So Tim Clark has finally confirmed that the Airbus A380's ordered in Jan this year will be the ones fitted with Prem Eco.

Speaking on the airline’s podcast series Emirates World, Clark said premium economy, which “remains a hot topic in the company”, will launch when it takes delivery of the A380 aircraft it ordered in January this year.

“We have already ‘spec’d out’ the airplanes; we know exactly what we’re going to do, [and] where we’re going to place these seats, which zones (destinations)and how we’re designing the product,” Clark told Steve Harvey, host of Emirates World interviews, which are broadcast on all the airline’s flights.