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AirBus unveiled its A-380 Super Jumbo - but don't believe everything you read

AirBus unveiled its A-380 superjumbo airliner today. At the ceremony, Richard Branson of Virgin airlines boasted how, instead of packing in 550 passengers like sardines, his airline would include such amenities as bars and double beds. He said: " . . . you'll have at least two ways of getting lucky on our flights."

All kidding aside, history tells us that all the talk of bars and lounges and beds will vanish once the planes are in mainstream service. There were similar announcements at the beginning of the Boeing 747's service. The bars and lounges didn't last long though. Even if the bars, gyms and lounges make their way to regular A-380 service, you can expect that for all practical purposes, they will be First-class only. Would you want to pay $100 to work out on a Virgin A-380?


USATODAY.com - Branson boasts of mile-high pleasures on Airbus superjumbos