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This, definitely. I've flown Emirates A380 first class a few times and done the onboard shower thing. You're drinking $1500/bottle booze and taking a shower o
by chrissnell 6y ago
This, definitely. I've flown Emirates A380 first class a few times and done the onboard shower thing. You're drinking $1500/bottle booze and taking a shower on a plane. You're not going to do that on a private jet unless you're the cofounder of Google or an oligarch or a head of (a large) state.
...but, for about $3000-5000, you can experience this on a transatlantic flight. Where else can someone in the upper middle class save their pennies and get to live like royalty for a day? It's a pretty amazing thing.
Well, it _was_ an amazing thing. It's possible that the era of showers and A380s and maybe even international first class as we knew it is gone forever.
Here's what you could get for $3000 if you are ready to be flexible on travel dates and have a knack for obsessive pouring-over of schedules:
https://flickr.com/photos/69697531@N00/sets/72157706663987055 https://flickr.com/photos/69697531@N00/sets/7215770666398705...
- alasdair_ 6y agoWait, transatlantic first class is only $3000? I paid that for my last (allegedly “premium”) economy ticket on virgin to heathrow. I’m missing out.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoLHR to JFK is $3k to $20k. Usually you'll be lucky to get a $3k flight, but they do exist.