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Daily Pampering: Three most luxurious first-class cabins
America can learn a lot from the Far East in the way of air travel. We rounded up the three best first-class cabins for your flying pleasure. After all, if you're going to travel around the world, you might as well do it in style.
Singapore Airlines: They call them SkySuites, we call them 'heaven.' There are only 12 on each plane and if you're lucky enough to grab one you can expect luxury like never before. Sit down in your leather-upholstered, Burrwood-trimmed seat that fully reclines and comes complete with a turn-down service and down-filled mattress and duvet. The first-class meals are prepared by world-class chefs, and you can choose your meal before the flight. Enjoy some Dom Perignon and Krug while you fly through the skies.
Cathay Pacific: From the concierge-style service at check-in to the on-demand prepared food in-flight, Cathay Pacific is worthy of a 'most luxurious' status. Once you sit down, amenity kits with Acca Kappa Italian products and Shanghai Tang pajamas await. The seat is easily extendable into a full-length bed with pillows and duvets and, thanks to a privacy screen, the seat is transformed into a cozy bedroom. The first-class 'bedrooms' give a whole knew meaning to sleeping in the sky.
Emirates Airlines: The first class, fully-enclosed cabins are relatively new to Emirates, but a welcome amenity to first-class fliers. The doors to the cabins can be opened and closed at will, and like your hotel comes with 'do not disturb' signal. The best part? Tall passengers will appreciate the no overhead bin space, but don't worry - there is plenty of space to stow your carry-on. Our favorite part? The personal mini-bar is your pod.
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Singapore Airlines: They call them SkySuites, we call them 'heaven.' There are only 12 on each plane and if you're lucky enough to grab one you can expect luxury like never before. Sit down in your leather-upholstered, Burrwood-trimmed seat that fully reclines and comes complete with a turn-down service and down-filled mattress and duvet. The first-class meals are prepared by world-class chefs, and you can choose your meal before the flight. Enjoy some Dom Perignon and Krug while you fly through the skies.
Cathay Pacific: From the concierge-style service at check-in to the on-demand prepared food in-flight, Cathay Pacific is worthy of a 'most luxurious' status. Once you sit down, amenity kits with Acca Kappa Italian products and Shanghai Tang pajamas await. The seat is easily extendable into a full-length bed with pillows and duvets and, thanks to a privacy screen, the seat is transformed into a cozy bedroom. The first-class 'bedrooms' give a whole knew meaning to sleeping in the sky.Emirates Airlines: The first class, fully-enclosed cabins are relatively new to Emirates, but a welcome amenity to first-class fliers. The doors to the cabins can be opened and closed at will, and like your hotel comes with 'do not disturb' signal. The best part? Tall passengers will appreciate the no overhead bin space, but don't worry - there is plenty of space to stow your carry-on. Our favorite part? The personal mini-bar is your pod.
Want more? Get your daily dose of pampering right here.
Filed under: Airlines, Airline Reviews, Luxury Travel
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
nzm Aug 3rd 2010 4:51PM
I'm pretty sure that Emirates was among the first airlines to introduce fully-enclosed First Class seats/cabins back around 2005/06, on some of their Boeing 777s, then the Airbus A340, followed by the Airbus A380.
Certainly, I remember seeing their interactive advertising signage for it on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai on the many occasions when I was travelling to the Dubai airport around that time.