Before you get your hopes up too high and break out the platinum card there isn’t going to be a flight attendant with a tub of warm soapy water willing to give you a wash-wash-scrub-scrub but that is one hell of an idea.
Starting October 1st on flights from Dubai to New York passengers in the first class cabin of the Emirates Air A380 (the largest passenger jet in the world) will be able to enjoy a hot shower for about $18,000 U.S. Based on the following statement from Emirates Air describing the first class cabin I would guess that if you fork over the dough you are going to get something nicer than a cramped metal box with weak water pressure. The airline compares the experience to Dubai’s “seven-star” Burj Al Arab hotel…
So you are looking at $18K to take a “seven-star” shower at 37,000 feet. I enjoy a good shower but $18K is pretty goddamn steep. If a lady friend can accompany me into this “seven-star” shower so that I can kill two birds with one stone then maybe we would have a deal.
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1 Mr. Wonka // Mar 25, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Dubai to NY is a fairly long flight I’m sure, but really, if you are rich and important enough to afford the 18 grand shower, aren’t you also rich and important enough to budget some time after the flight to shower at your 5 star hotel before the meeting?
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