Wow! Emirates Planning Even Crazier First Class Suite

Jo Piazza
·Managing Editor
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Emirates already has their world-class shower spa available on the A380. (Photo: Emirates)

The Middle-East airline arms race continues as Emirates plots to create their own luxurious private suites.

According to Bloomberg:

“Emirates, the world’s biggest airline on international routes, said it’ll introduce a first-class cabin that allows more privacy at “commercially viable” rates, following the success of premium suites on its super jumbos.

The product will initially be rolled out on the airline’s Airbus Group NV A380 planes followed by the Boeing Co. 777s, Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president of commercial operations for the region, told reporters in Dubai.

Emirates’ President Tim Clark last year said the airline is developing a more exclusive first-class product centered around the bedroom concept. His comments came after regional No. 3, Etihad Airways PJSC in Abu Dhabi, last May unveiled the Residence cabin on its first A380s, complete with a dedicated butler and three rooms.”

Etihad Airlines rolled out their Residence suites last year. Those cost $20,000 for a one way trip between London and Abu Dhabi.

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The Residence includes a three-room suite complete with bedroom, bathroom, and its own dedicated butler.

They reportedly sold out the first 10 months of flights before their launch.

Now it is Emirates turn to make a dent in that market. Mualla likened his project to a luxury train car with individual sleeping pods.

What will they come up with next?

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