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Best in class
New First Class cabins provide travellers with an elevated premium travel experience both on the ground and in the air. Here’s our round-up of the best offerings
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irst class air travel has stepped up a notch since a clutch of major airlines launched their premium cabins. Aside from the elevated privacy and comfort levels, the list of benefits outshines everything else 35,000 feet up. What all First Class cabins have in common is privacy, be it with a fullyenclosed suite as with Emirates for example - and the most amount of personal space. The facilities in First make it easy to be businessready on arrival. Givens are lie-flat beds, laptop power, USB plugs, on-board wifi and bags of storage space, a superior in-flight entertainment system and, on the ground, a dedicated departure lounge with restaurant-quality meals and, on some airlines, free chauffeur to/from the airport. Layer on top of this an abundance of soft products – the sleepwear, plush pillows, blankets, high-end amenity kits, freshly-prepared a la carte food that you can eat at any time and delicious wines that pair perfectly with the food. In culinary terms, anything your heart desires is on the menu, be it carrot and kale juice or Cristal champagne. A superfood salad? Of course, coming up... Dedicated crew are on call in First Class; warm hospitality
“ Emirates First Class
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Issue 8
Middle Eastern airlines have set the bar so high when it comes to airline standards.”
