How do you make international travel the ultimate in luxury and style? The answer according to these airlines is designer furnishings, personal chefs, on-board lounges and even in-air showers.
Some of the top airlines in the industry are ensuring your first or business class flight is much more than comfortable than usual, giving you complete privacy and making you feel totally pampered at 40,000 feet.
Emirates: Fly first class with Emirates on the A380 and you’ll experience an advanced mood lighting system with a starlit sky to reflect the time at the destination, a fully-stocked bar, two fully-equipped bathrooms with a 15.4-inch LCD monitor, hair dryer, perfumes by Bvlgari and Timeless Spa bath and hair products in the cabins.
Singapore Airlines: Singapore Airlines` Boeing 777-300ER and refitted Boeing 777-300 aircrafts have armchairs hand-stitched by Italian craftsmen Poltrona Frau (A380 suites), eight wide First Class seats that spell luxury, Givenchy designed soft furnishings, tableware, sleeper suit and bedroom slippers. The new Business Class is easily converted into an office with its height adjustable table, well positioned reading lights, in-seat laptop power supply and USB ports.
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Etihad: Pure Dupion silk and cotton duvet, six foot eight inch flat beds, seats upholstered with leather by Poltrona Frau (suppliers of Ferrari’s interiors), personal chefs, an inbuilt massage, slippers and loungewear, luxury changing rooms. Shut your built-in screen doors and work, rest or enjoy your in-flight entertainment in your private cabin, which also has its own mini-bar and illuminated wardrobe with a mirror. You can also enjoy a Swarovski Elements embellished cosmetic purse or a cufflink box, complete with a La Prairie skin care product.
South African Airways: The Airbus A330-200 has 36 business class seats designed for safety, privacy and a feeling of spaciousness. A personal touch screen monitor with audio/video on demand is at your disposal. Chef Benny Masekwameng, a judge on MasterChef South Africa and the Executive Chef at Tsogo Sun has been instrumental in creating the menu on board for the Business and First Class guests.
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Virgin Atlantic: Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class (Business class) not only has a private bar where you can sit and socialize with other passengers, but offers complimentary drinks including pre-take off champagne and ice creams during movies. With luxury leather armchairs that flip over into a separate bed with a mattress, at the touch of a button, you can snooze peacefully on a 79.5 inch bed.
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