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Major airline reveals plans for world-first private bathrooms onboard
A MAJOR airline has revealed plans to create en-suite bathrooms onboard its planes.
Emirates Airline is was named the best airline in the world this year.
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And now their airline has plans to improve passengers’ experience even more.
According to the airline’s CEO, Tim Clark, in the future Emirates aircraft could have private en-suite bathrooms for each first class passenger.
Clark, who made the announcement at the recent Capa Airline Leader Summit in Berlin, Germany, said: “I’m working on en-suite bathrooms in first-class suites.
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“I want everyone to hear that so everyone rushes out the door to find out how they can get bathrooms in first-class suites,” reports The National.
Little details have emerged about what the en-suites would look like, and currently, no commercial airline has private en-suite bathrooms for every first class passenger.
However, when passengers fly with Emirates on an Airbus A380 there are two shower spas they can use.
If you happen to be one of the 14 first-class passengers on an Emirates A380 flight, you would book a shower spa session with a dedicated shower attendant at the start of the flight.
When it then comes to your session, you get 30 minutes to use the shower spa, which includes five minutes of running hot water.
Though that might not sound long enough, you can stop and start the shower as much as you like to maximise your water time.
In addition to the shower, the shower spa has a toilet, sink, bench, mirror, heated floors, and luxury amenities including Bulgari fragrances.
You, of course, will get towels as well as razors, shaving kits, dental kits, and cotton swabs.
After you are finished in the shower and return to your seat, you’ll be greeted by a fruit platter and green tea to make it really feel like a spa experience.
To make your inflight experience even better, Emirates recently started Starlink Wi-Fi on its A380s as well.
Alternatively, if you fly with Emirates on a Boeing 777, there are individual cabins for first-class passengers with more technology and entertainment.
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However, there are no shower spas to use onboard.
Currently, the closest product offered by another airline is The Residence by Etihad.
Created in 2014, The Residence is made up of a living room, bedroom and private bathroom and shower.
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First look at airline’s new onboard bunk beds which even economy passengers can book
NEW images have revealed what to expect from the first ever bunk beds launching on a plane – that even economy passengers can book.
First announced back in 2020, Air New Zealand will be rolling out the new sleeping options later this year.
Called the Skynest, there will be six bunks, each with lie flat beds, measuring around 6ft6 in length and 64cm wide.
All passengers who book them will be given fresh sheets, blankets and pillows, as well as amenity kits containing eye masks, ear plugs, socks, toothbrush and toothpaste, and hand cream.
The seats have privacy curtains, as well a small bag storage area, USB charging and flight attendant call buttons.
Each one can be booked for four hour slots, which is an additional cost on a standard economy seat or premium economy seat.
Once the four hour session is over, lights will slowly turn on and crew will wake passengers up to go back to their seats.
Each flight will have two sessions, meaning 12 passengers per flight can book it.
No kids are allowed however – passengers must be over 15 to sleep in them.
Air New Zealand boss Nikhil Ravishankar told USA Today: “We really do hope that this starts a bit of a revolution in economy class travel, where sleep becomes available to more customers.
“One sleep in New York, you wake up, and you’re in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.”
Booking for the beds will open on May 18, with them being rolled out by November.
Prices start from $495 (£365).
They will initially only be on flights between New York and Auckland but they will be rolled out on other services eventually.
They could also be expanded to include more than six beds, depending on demand.
Air New Zealand previously rolled out the Skycouch seats in economy, the first in the world to do so.
Having launched back in 2010, Skycouch allows passengers to book a row of seats and turn them into a bed.
Other airlines such as United Airlines recently revealed plans for similar ‘economy bed’ options, called the ‘relaxed row’.
Thai Airways is also launching lie flat beds in premium economy.