Ah the plans are out for the customised A380, that costs £300 million, that some Middle Eastern prince has no doubt ordered while drunk on oil profits. Onboard garage, computer generated prayer mats that always point towards Mecca, showers, spiral staircase, Turkish spa, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum! More pictures here.

In a space normally given to 600 passengers, the owner and his guests will enjoy five-star treatment from the moment of arrival.

After driving up to his plane, he will have the car parked in the onboard garage.

A lift drops to the tarmac and a red carpet unfurls, with downlights to ‘give the impression of turning up at the Oscars’, according to Design Q’s co-founder Gary Doy. The belly of the A380 has been turned into a relaxation zone, including a Turkish bath lined with marble only two millimetres thick to keep the weight down.

Next door is a wellbeing room, with the floor and walls turned into a giant screen showing the ground down below. Guests can stand on a ‘magic carpet’ and watch the journey, a scented breeze blowing into the room.

If work really is unavoidable, the boardroom is on hand with iTouch screens and live share prices projected on to the tables. For conference calls, a business partner on the ground can be virtually projected on to the table to ‘join’ a meeting.

The five suites which form the owner’s private quarters have king- size beds, entertainment systems and a prayer room featuring computergenerated prayer mats which always face Mecca. A lift shuttles between the plane’s three floors, from the private quarters upstairs, down to the concert hall, featuring a baby grand piano and seating for ten, and to the garage below.

There are around 20 ‘sleepers’ – the equivalent of First Class seats – for extra guests. According to the designers, the style is elegant curves and swirls of Arabic writing.

via The flying palace: Inside the world’s biggest private jet, worth a jumbo £300million | Mail Online.

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