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How the other half fly: inside Emirates’ luxury A380 jetliner

Mini bars, massaging seats and an onboard lounge are on offer on Emirates’ first and business class

Emirates exec vice president Thierry Antinori samples the EK049, set to fly daily to Munich (Getty Images)

Emirates Airline last week became the first foreign carrier to offer an A380 service to Germany (Getty Images)

Emirates’ A380 flight boasts two onboard shower spas as part of the First Class experience (Getty Images)

Emirates offers passengers in First Class and Business Class a mid-flight diversion with its onboard lounges

Located on the upper deck, the two lounges offer five-star delicacies prepared by the airline’s in-house chefs (Getty Images)

Each suite comes equipped with a sliding door, a personal mini-bar and its wardrobe (Getty Images)

The double decker will operate as EK 049, one of two daily flights from Dubai to Munich (Getty Images)

Emirates is the largest A380 buyer in the world. The airline has carried more than 7 million passengers since adding the superjumbo to its fleet in August 2008 (Getty Images)

More than 1,000 spectators were estimated to have gathered for the landing in Munich (Getty Images)

The 489-seat aircraft also received a water cannon salute on landing in Munich

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