Singapore Airlines A380 Suites: What an $18,400 Flight Looks Like
The other day I read about a flight from Singapore to New York in the most prestigious class Singapore Airlines offers: Suites.
On the world’s largest production airliner, the Airbus A380, you get not just a proper bed but a private room with your own little corner of luxury.
$18,400 – that’s what such a ticket from Singapore to New York was worth, and for that money you get pure pleasure.
Two neighboring suites combined into a double bed
The story of the flight was told by Singapore entrepreneur Derek Low. He didn’t pay cash for the ticket: he traded in frequent flyer miles he had been saving for years. He flew via Frankfurt, with a two-hour layover there. I read a Russian translation of his story, “What it’s like to fly $18,000 first class on Singapore Airlines”. The way they treat a VIP customer is really impressive: special lounges, wonderful food and drinks during the flight.
What such a flight includes:
- separate check-in at Changi Airport that looks like a hotel lobby, plus a private lounge;
- a cabin with sliding doors: a leather armchair, a separate full-size bed and a personal 23-inch screen;
- in the middle suites, the partition can be lowered to make a double bed;
- Givenchy bedding, pajamas and slippers, a Salvatore Ferragamo amenity kit, Bose headphones;
- Dom Pérignon champagne, caviar, lobster, foie gras, and dishes you can pre-order from the chef (the Book the Cook service).
All in all, it’s really great, maybe even better than your own plane (cheaper, and still in style) :-)
P.S. The Airbus A380 is a wide-body, double-deck, four-engine jet airliner built by Airbus S.A.S.