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Amazing things Saudi prince wants in superjumbo

Last updated on: December 27, 2012 10:26 IST
An Airbus A380 jet passes under the welcoming spray of firemen's hoses as it taxies on the runway after landing at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

Alwaleed bin Talal is a Saudi Arabian business tycoon and investor. He is the founder, CEO and 95 per cent-owner of Kingdom Holding Company. As of March 2012, his personal wealth was estimated to be $23 billion.

He is reportedly spending about $500 million on a fully customised A380 from Airbus, the most expensive private jet ever. Now the British newspaper Daily Mail has found out some jaw-dropping details about the plane, which the prince ordered more than three years ago, according to Business Insider.

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Let's take a look at some of these details.

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Amazing things Saudi prince wants in superjumbo

Last updated on: December 27, 2012 10:26 IST
Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company Prince Alwaleed bin Talal gives a signed copy of his autobiography to Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders in Dubai.

The average price for an A380 is $389 million, according to Airbus. But the prince's plane, with its lavish customisations, is expected to cost upwards of $500 million.

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Amazing things Saudi prince wants in superjumbo

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An Airbus A380 flies past the Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong.

He's expected to take delivery of the plane in 2013.

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Amazing things Saudi prince wants in superjumbo

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A woman checks out a First-Class seat of the Airbus A380 superjumbo in Shanghai.

He wants a parking spot for his Rolls-Royce.

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Amazing things Saudi prince wants in superjumbo

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Test pilot Roy sits at the cockpit of the superjumbo in Shanghai.

Five suites with king-sized beds and ensuite bathrooms with showers.

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Amazing things Saudi prince wants in superjumbo

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A stewardess in the Economy-Class cabin at Singapore's Changi Airport.

First-Class "sleepers" for an additional 20 guests.

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Business-Class seats inside Emirates Airbus A380 after the jet arrived in New York.

A steam room for spa treatments and a marble-finished Turkish bath.

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Flight attendant poses at bar in Business-Class section of Emirates' Airbus A380 in New York.

A boardroom with holographic displays.

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The bathroom with a shower stall for First-Class passengers inside Emirates' Airbus A380.

A "concert hall" with a baby grand piano and seating for 10.

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Visitors inspect the interior in First-Class section on board Airbus A380 passenger plane of Emirates Airline at ILA International Air Show in Schoenefeld outside Berlin, Germany.

A spiral staircase connecting all three floors.

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Flight attendants prepare beds of the First Class inside Lufthansa's A380 in Finkenwerder, near Hamburg, Germany.

A prayer area "in which computer-generated mats move to point towards Mecca".

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