Revealed: Emirates' new business class seat will offer passengers even MORE legroom, a private minibar and 23in television screen

Emirates has unveiled its new business class seat at the international travel trade show ITB Berlin.

The new seat is set to make its commercial debut on Emirates' 170th Boeing 777 aircraft, a 300ER version which the airline expects to receive in November 2016.

The design and shape of the seat was inspired by the interior of a modern sports car and comprises a diamond stitch pattern on a light grey full leather cover and a newly-designed headrest that the airline hopes offers more comfort to the passenger.

The new Emirates business class seat was unveiled at the international travel trade show ITB Berlin

The new seat has a pitch of 72 inches and can be electrically moved into a fully flat sleeping position at 180 degrees.

Some of the other amenities featured include a conveniently located mini bar, one of the industry's largest personal television screens at 23 inches, and the latest touchscreen controller for the seat and in-flight entertainment system.

Customers will have a USB port to charge their devices, an HDMI port to stream content from their personal devices directly onto the IFE screen, as well as improved lighting options.

Emirates also redesigned the privacy panel between seats, as well as the literature pocket, foot rest, shoe stowage area, and has expanded the personal meal table.

After the arrival of the first aircraft in November, all new Boeing 777s will have these new seats on-board 

The seat retains Emirates' signature colour scheme of dark and light grey, accentuated by burled walnut veneers around the personal inflight entertainment screen, centre console, mini bar and privacy panel.

Emirates will retain its current seat layout of 2-3-2 across its Boeing 777 business class cabins, as well the total number of business class seats per aircraft at 42. 

Sir Tim Clark, Emirates president said: 'Our current Boeing 777 business class seats are already an industry-leading premium product, and what this new seat does is to take that design and comfort to the next level. 

'We gave the seat a fresh and modern look, retained all the existing features that our customers love and added a few more, while improving the seating and sleeping comfort.

'Providing our customers with the best possible experience has always been at the heart of any new product development at Emirates. It's evolution as well as revolution. We are always working towards the next big leap, but at the same time we continually look at the little ways we can enhance what we already offer. 

'We believe this new business class seat further strengthens the experience and value proposition for our premium customers. We are very excited about the arrival of our first Boeing 777 later this year with the new seats, and to see how our customers will respond to it, which I'm optimistic will be positive.'

After the arrival of the first aircraft in November, all new Boeing 777s  will have these new seats on-board.