Emirates to offer in-flight showers

Emirates has revealed that one of the amenities on offer to first class passengers on its new Airbus A380 planes will be in-flight showers.

The provision is part of the Dubai-based airline's plans to turn its A380 into a "premium hotel in the sky".

Other facilities will include an onboard bar, leather lounge seats and an advanced inflight entertainment system.

Business class passengers will be able to make use of fully-flat seats that are positioned to ensure that all customers have aisle access and areas for stowing laptops and other belongings.

Emirates took delivery of its first A380, one of a total of 58 on order, at a ceremony in Hamburg on July 28th.

The airline will use the plane to operate its busiest routes to New York, London Heathrow Airport, Auckland and Sydney.

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