Emirates unveils new Airbus A380 with a record 615 seats after ripping out first class to pack in more passengers.

Economy class is getting even bigger after Emirates reconfigured its new Airbus A380-800 planes to hold the most seats ever for an airliner.

Already the world’s largest passenger plane, the new two-class A380 will hold a staggering 615 passengers in business and economy – but travellers in so-called cattle class will not lose any legroom inside Emirates' overhauled cabin.The luxury Gulf carrier has made room for 130 additional economy seats, or 13 rows with 10 seats in each, by scrapping the spacious first class cabin and trimming 18 flat-bed seats from business class.Seem more pics after the cut.

Emirates’ existing A380s have two different configurations with three classes – first, business and economy – seating 489 or 517 passengers.

If an airline decided to scrap first and business classes and convert an entire A380-800 into an economy-class only configuration, it could hold 853 passengers.

While it may be 'cattle class', Emirates' economy cabin is among the best in the industry, taking seventh place in this year's Skytrax World Airline Awards.

One of its biggest perks is an in-flight entertainment system that has been named the world's best for a record 11 consecutive years. It has more than 500 films on offer, and it displays incredible scenes from on-board cameras that show the pilots' view or the ground below, said Emirates.

Visitors were among the first to get a look inside the double-decker, although they didn’t have the luxury of leaving the ground.

 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Dubai, spent time touring the superjumbo jet and meeting Emirates staff. 

After the Dubai Airshow ends, the massive four-engine plane will be used on Emirates’ Dubai-Copenhagen route when it enters commercial service on 1 December.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (middle), the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Dubai, greets a flight attendant while touring Emirates' new Airbus A380 during the Dubai Airshow

Emirates' business class lounge is stocked with premium spirits, exclusive wines, Champagne, cocktails, beer and non-alcoholic drinks

Emirates' first two-class A380 prepares to take off from an Airbus plant in Hamburg, Germany, for the Dubai Airshow earlier this month.

Source-Daily Mail Online