The most expensive flight in the world comes courtesy of Etihad Airways; photo by Shutterstock / M101Studio
Airline tickets are at some of the highest prices the industry has seen in a while, but $66,000 for a single plane ticket? That's the price of the world's most expensive commercial airplane ticket, a one-way flight on Etihad Airways from New York City/JFK to Abu Dhabi. At $31,000 the next most expensive ticket is with Emirates and gets you one-way from Los Angeles to Dubai. Deep Pleat Hepa Filter
The findings are based on research done by Germany's newest airline ALPEN AIR.
Rounding out the top five most expensive flights are:
Of course, for these prices, flyers get more than just a seat on a plane.
That $66,000 ticket? That's in Etihad Airways' first class "The Residence," a 430-square-feet suite on the upper deck of an Airbus 380. (That's bigger than most hotel rooms, by the way.) The suite comes with a separate bedroom including a queen-sized bed, as well as a private bathroom. The ticket price also includes a chauffeur service to the airport and assistance from a butler who has been trained to work with royalty.
For $31,000, flyers get a first class seat on an Airbus 380 with Emirates that includes access to a spa bathroom with exclusive soaps and creams, as well as a fully-equipped wellness shower. Plus, the first class pod transforms into a bedroom in less than a minute.
Despite their price neither Korean Air's $28,000 or Cathay Pacific's $22,000 flights come with anything more than room, plush seating pods.
But Virgin Atlantic's $22,000 first-class ticket comes with access to "The Loft" lounge. The lounge is available in Virgin Atlantic's Airbus 350 planes and can fit eight people at a time.
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