05/07/2014
$21,000 one way First Class from London to Abu Dhabi!
Do you think it's worth it for the Experience of a Lifetime?
This was Conde Nast's take on the announcement
"Etihad Rolls Out New Class: Residence SUITES IN THE AIR
Etihad revealed plans for a new class of service for those who find first class a tad confining: a THREE-ROOM SUITE, to be installed on the carrier’s new Airbus A380s, that will include a double bedroom, a private bath with shower, and a lounge area. Oh, and a personal butler trained at London’s Savoy hotel to wait on you.
The cabins will be available starting in December with the delivery of the first of ten double decker planes the airline has on order. At about 125 square feet, this “residence”, as the airline insists on calling it, is likely the largest piece of airborne real estate you could book short of chartering a private jet. Fares will be around $21,000, one-way, on a typical flight from Abu Dhabi to London, the carrier’s executives said at an event last weekend. That may be cheaper than a private plane, which would set you back six figures on the same route, they claimed—but if you’re in the market for this kind of service you’re probably not worrying about the price anyway."
