£300 Million Custom Luxury Airbus
June 6th, 2009 by Simon Salt
Custom Airbus
An unidentified Middle Eastern buyer has spent £300 million ($482 million) for a luxurious Airbus A380 private jet, which is being designed by Worcestershire-based firm Design Q. The converted Airbus A380 is expected to be ready in three years. According to Design Q’s co-founder Gary Doy, the belly of the A380 consists of a relaxation zone, including a Turkish bath. Mr Doy added: “It is something very, very special and there is nothing like it on the market yet. We are not trying to put a hotel in the air, it is tailored to the needs of flying, and has unique features which fit into that. The Turkish bath is particularly spectacular, a steam room with marble, low lights and lots of spa treatments to choose from.”
Some of the other features include an onboard garage and an elevator that shuttles between the three floors, from the private quarters upstairs, down to the concert hall. This flying Palace has five suites with king-size beds, high-tech entertainment systems and prayer room with computer controlled mats always facing Mecca. In addition to private suites there is also a board room and 20 ’sleepers’ which is the equivalent of First Class seats, for those extra guests.
- Posted in Aircraft
