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passengers. Each seat features a personal digital widescreen TV with over 1000 channels of on-demand entertainment. Gone are the days of ‘what to watch’. Moving to Business Class adds a level of luxury never imag- ined. Your seat extends to form a flat bed up to two metres long. The seats include personal storage, massage features and a privacy divider. For your convenience, every seat has access to the aisle. An in-seat power supply for laptops, dual port USB and extra- large table provide a comfortable workspace, and over 1000 chan- nels of entertainment are available on a 17” Digital widescreen TV. To add to your personal comfort you will find a built-in mini-bar in every seat. As if that was not enough, a third level of travel, First Class, has been added for the traveller who wants it all. Enjoy your own sanctuary in spacious private suites, each equipped with an electri- cally operated sliding door, a personal mini-bar, adjustable ambient lighting, and its own vanity table, mirror and wardrobe. Every seat has a built-in massage system, with adjustable speed and intensity. The seat converts to a fully flat bed with a mattress, so you can arrive at your destination relaxed and re- freshed; all this for only $10,000 return from Toronto to Dubai. Features such as dine on demand and a 23 inch TV turn your Suite into your personal private space. Oh, did | mention a shower? Yes, there are two in the First Class section, however, you can Interior of a first class compartment. The first Emirates A380 landing at Toronto’s airport. The bar in one of the many lounges. only use them for twenty minutes at a time, something | can't even do at home, as the well would run dry. | remember, when | first came to Canada, my dad took me to Malton Airport to see the magnificence of the ‘new’ DC8 as it dwarfed the tarmac. Years later we went to see the first 747 when it touched down in Toronto. The A380 is yet another step in the unending quest for larger and faster. Who knows what the future will bring, perhaps a plane so large you can enter in the rear, walk to the front and be in Europe. | look forward to my first journey aboard this new level of travel. | hope they don’t mind singing in the showers. Photos by Jonathan van Bilsen FOCUS - AUGUST 2009 49