THE-RESIDENCE-ETIHAD-AIRWAYS

The Residence by Etihad is the only offering of its kind in the world, and features a living room, separate ensuite shower room, double bedroom, and a dedicated Savoy-trained Butler.

 

Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has pushed luxury to a sky-high new level with its ‘Residence’ class on board its Airbus A380 superjumbos.

The Residence is the first three-room suite on a commercial jet and every Etihad Airways A380 features one of the incredible suites which can be occupied by two people.

This is certainly flying reimagined and the luxury suite takes the first-class concept to another level!

The three-section private cabin features a lounge area, a bedroom and a bathroom with shower. There is also an onboard butler solely to service passengers in the ‘residence’, trained by the Savoy Butler Academy in London, part of the Savoy Hotel.

The residence bedroom features a double bed, joined to the living room by a short corridor. The living room features a two-seat leather couch, a dining table and private minibar. Both the living room and bedroom feature LCD television screens for inflight entertainment.

The space, covering almost 12 square metres on the aircraft, is unprecedented in commercial airline travel. Etihad’s Australian-born president and CEO James Hogan said the aim of residence was to provide an experience more like flying in a private jet than flying in first class.

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Naturally, there are prices to match and a return flight from Abu Dhabi to New York would cost around $37 000 (a little over half a million rand).

The cost of the ticket includes luxury chauffeured transport to and from the airport, private check-in, access to a private lounge and a personal travel concierge who can do everything from reserve a table at a restaurant to source tickets to a concert or sporting event.

Etihad Airways invited Good Things Guy to experience the suite. Watch the video tour of the Residence below:


Sources: GTG 
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