What It’s like to fly the $23,000 Singapore Airlines Suites
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eharding said:
A member of your dedicated crew of personal flight attendants is constantly on stand-by to walk back down to the Economy section and fart on your behalf - you can even choose from 'Silent But Deadly, 'Burning Brakes', 'Chinese Firecracker' or 'Rambling Phaduka' in the 'Book My Proxy Flatulence' menu available on the In-Suite Entertainment System.
It's dead in here and the MD is sitting next to me.I was stifling a laugh so hard he demanded I tell him what I was laughing at. Now he's laughing too!
Great article and that Derek chap writes and photographs quite well. Have a look at the Galapagos trip he wrote about.
20,000 USD is a large financial pill to swallow but I'd love to do it once during this lifetime. I'd book a colonic irrigation before the flight so I could eat and drink as much as I could.
20,000 USD is a large financial pill to swallow but I'd love to do it once during this lifetime. I'd book a colonic irrigation before the flight so I could eat and drink as much as I could.
Pffff - slumming it. You don't want a suite...you want a "Residence"! Living room, private bathroom with shower, and a bedroom.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-13/et...
...and according to the video, Dannii Minogue tucks you in at night
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-13/et...
...and according to the video, Dannii Minogue tucks you in at night
Junior Bianno said:
Pffff - slumming it. You don't want a suite...you want a "Residence"! Living room, private bathroom with shower, and a bedroom.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-13/et...
...and according to the video, Dannii Minogue tucks you in at night
I wonder if she'll clean my 'struggle to reach' areas?http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-13/et...
...and according to the video, Dannii Minogue tucks you in at night
Rick101 said:
Crazy. We've been here before I still can't understand it.
If you've got money to spend, charter a plane, or buy one.
If you want a magical one night experience you would get quite a lot of hotel for that money.
As someone has already explained in this thread, most of the people in First didn't pay for their tickets they were upgraded. The last two 2-for-1 BA vouchers I've used ended up with us flying BA First because there just weren't any business class seats free, and I'd say that each time I've been on BA First most of the other passengers were doing the same.If you've got money to spend, charter a plane, or buy one.
If you want a magical one night experience you would get quite a lot of hotel for that money.
longfellow said:
Great article and that Derek chap writes and photographs quite well. Have a look at the Galapagos trip he wrote about.
20,000 USD is a large financial pill to swallow but I'd love to do it once during this lifetime. I'd book a colonic irrigation before the flight so I could eat and drink as much as I could.
Actually he plaigarised a lot of the text and stole a bunch of the photos: http://mothership.sg/2014/10/blogger-from-spore-sp...20,000 USD is a large financial pill to swallow but I'd love to do it once during this lifetime. I'd book a colonic irrigation before the flight so I could eat and drink as much as I could.
I was upgraded by a friend, after his close security idiot shot me by accident, to an Emirates "Suite" on the 380 Dubai - Heathrow. Fantastic experience, just gutted I fell asleep and missed some of it. The best sleep I've had in a long time too, as the dad of a 5mth old.
The wonderful Irish attendant left the bottle of Dom for me (all other passengers in the class were Muslim so it was only going to waste.
The wonderful Irish attendant left the bottle of Dom for me (all other passengers in the class were Muslim so it was only going to waste.
Long story, on a yacht sea trial, VIP and entourage bored in a remote area for three days, CP Team start shooting at the crockery from lunch. One Tagine pot proves more robust than the rest and the resultant bouncing bullet hits my stomach! Never been shot before, it stung and was hot! But the champers on the flight home was cold and the bed soft so all is well.
In its roundabout way, won me the contract so it wasn't too bad. No lasting damage as it was a bounce, the Chicken Pot took most of the energy out of the shot, only went in about 5mm and was quickly pulled out and lobbed
by the medic before I could ask to keep it as a Baldrick style safety device, no more bruising than a close range paintball but I did keep picking the scab to make it scar as a conversation piece/lady impresser.
In its roundabout way, won me the contract so it wasn't too bad. No lasting damage as it was a bounce, the Chicken Pot took most of the energy out of the shot, only went in about 5mm and was quickly pulled out and lobbed
by the medic before I could ask to keep it as a Baldrick style safety device, no more bruising than a close range paintball but I did keep picking the scab to make it scar as a conversation piece/lady impresser. Obi Wan said:
Looks more comfortable and more cost efficient than having your own private plane.
Cheaper? Certainly. That trip is probably £100,000+More comfortable? Never.
Having your own aircraft (or renting your own) is THE way to fly.
Go at the time YOU want to go, to the airport YOU want to go to.
Airport gate? Pffft. I think i'll drive to the actual aircraft and have a cup of tea while I wait for Immigration to come to me thanks. Arrival at airport to take-off time has a target time of less than 5 minutes.
Thats what i'll be doing when My numbers come up!
S3_Graham said:
Cheaper? Certainly. That trip is probably £100,000+
More comfortable? Never.
Having your own aircraft (or renting your own) is THE way to fly.
Go at the time YOU want to go, to the airport YOU want to go to.
Airport gate? Pffft. I think i'll drive to the actual aircraft and have a cup of tea while I wait for Immigration to come to me thanks. Arrival at airport to take-off time has a target time of less than 5 minutes.
Thats what i'll be doing when My numbers come up!
I meant once you are in the air it appears to be more comfortable. I don't know too much about private jets except the Gulfstream 650 is the one of the market leaders, but the suite class seems to have more room and a actual bed you can sleep in. Plus it looks like a small hotel room rather than aircraft fuselage. More comfortable? Never.
Having your own aircraft (or renting your own) is THE way to fly.
Go at the time YOU want to go, to the airport YOU want to go to.
Airport gate? Pffft. I think i'll drive to the actual aircraft and have a cup of tea while I wait for Immigration to come to me thanks. Arrival at airport to take-off time has a target time of less than 5 minutes.
Thats what i'll be doing when My numbers come up!
S3_Graham said:
Cheaper? Certainly. That trip is probably £100,000+
More comfortable? Never.
Having your own aircraft (or renting your own) is THE way to fly.
Go at the time YOU want to go, to the airport YOU want to go to.
Airport gate? Pffft. I think i'll drive to the actual aircraft and have a cup of tea while I wait for Immigration to come to me thanks. Arrival at airport to take-off time has a target time of less than 5 minutes.
Thats what i'll be doing when My numbers come up!
I seem to recall the late Michael Winner saying that short haul you'd be a pleb to fly with a carrier as its 20-30k, which is worth the extra in not poncing around at check-in etc, but for long haul (ie Barbados where he went most often) you're looking at 200-300k for a private jet (if any can go that far??) which kind of puts the 23k in perspective.More comfortable? Never.
Having your own aircraft (or renting your own) is THE way to fly.
Go at the time YOU want to go, to the airport YOU want to go to.
Airport gate? Pffft. I think i'll drive to the actual aircraft and have a cup of tea while I wait for Immigration to come to me thanks. Arrival at airport to take-off time has a target time of less than 5 minutes.
Thats what i'll be doing when My numbers come up!
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