Friday, 16 January 2015

Take a peek inside the biggest and most expensive private jet in the world

Tea or coffee, sir?  Inside the 14-seat dining room that oozes opulence and extravagance. Passengers fortunate enough to have made the cut enjoy their meals from a gold-rimmed table and from the comfort of huge leather reclining chairs. Don't fall asleep now!

With at least £16billion in the bank, a Cessna was simply not an option.
In 2008 Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud ordered this Airbus A380, the world’s biggest private jet for the trifling sum of $487 million.

Nothing to declare except my staggering fortune: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud made everyone else's private jets pale in comparison when he treated himself to this monster of a plane. The 800-seater is commonly used as a commercial liner..until now

The same model is used by Singapore Airlines and Emirates and can fly 800 passengers 8,000 miles before refuelling. But the Saudi prince didn’t need 800 seats, so he had them removed to make room for an opulent, marble-finished Turkish bath and a parking space for his Rolls-Royce at an additional cost of $150m.

On the throne: The Saudi prince had a specially designed central seat in the middle of a golden lounge with thick carpets and marble tops

The plane also boasted a dedicated prayer area in which computer-generated mats moved to point towards Mecca.


The Western-educated prince, 57, known as the Warren Buffett of the Middle East because of his reputation as a shrewd investor, has had a stable of private jets, including a modified Boeing 747 and an Airbus 321. He also bought a 280ft superyacht, 5KR, formerly owned by Donald Trump, which featured in the Bond film, Never Say Never Again.
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