Airbus A380: 5-star hotel on wings

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Some additional facts about the airplane:

14 first-class seats, 76 business-class seats and 396 economy-class seats are located on board. A 7-hour flight is serviced by 27 crew members:

2 pilots
4 head stewards
4 first-class stewards
8 business-class stewards
8 economy-class stewards
1 bathhouse attendant, responsible for the showers

2 additional pilots and 1 extra bathhouse attendant are additionally employed for 14-hour long flights, making it a total of 30 crew members.

Wing span - 80 meters. Fuel stock - 240 tons. The minimum distance for an aircraft trailing an A380 is 11 km. Even Boeing 747 risks being overthrown in air if coming closer to this massive giant.

Engine noise can surprisingly be heard very faintly. The only thing interrupting the silence is the ventilation system on the ceiling.

And for those wondering about the price: return business-class ticket costs $2500, first-class costs $4000 (Dubai-Bangkok destination).
 
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lkdood

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awesome! wonder how much the ticket price is....
currently 5 airlines fly the A380

Singapore Airlines, Air France, Qantas, Emirates & Lufthansa

Emirates

£400 (US $640) return (London-Dubai) economy
£1800 (US $2900) return (London-Dubai) business

Singapore Airlines

£550 (US $880) return (London-Singapore) economy
£3200 (US $5100) return (London-Singapore) business