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- welcome back. i'm all dressed up in a tuxedo to go on aflight. i can't believe it - it's my first time dressedup in a tuxedo! today, i'm going to take you on board theworld's premiere flying experience. nothing comes close to this in commercialaviation. this is the top, top, top product. this is the etihad, the residence. it's been two years since i last flew on theetihad residence and today, etihad is inaugurating their a380 to seoul and they kindly invitedme to come on the inaugural flight and i proposed

to etihad, i said: look, i would love to comeon your flight, i would love to fly in luxury, let's fly one way in the residenceand return in economy so that i have a sample and a taste across the board and see all ofyour latest product developments and so here i am in this beautiful limousine on our wayto abu dhabi, part of the residence package. - welcome back.- thank you. you already checked us in, i believe? - yes, you have to board... - hi. - [person at counter] hey!

- it feels like walking on a red carpet! - i know! - good to see you. - we're going straight to the residence loungenow. - of course, straight to the residence lounge. - hello there.- good evening, mr chui. welcome back to the residence. - nice to see you.nice to have you back with us. - welcome. this way please.

- thank you.- after you. - wow, beautiful. just as i remember it. - welcome back to the residence. - beautiful! guys, i'll tell you the difference betweenthe lounge and the residence lounge and why the residence lounge is great. it's because it's that privacy - you've gotthat butler; one to one service and the privacy. it makes you feel valued - that experienceitself stands out more than anything.

sorry, i didn't catch your name, could youtell me your name please? - tricia.- tricia?- yes. - you look familiar. i think i met you before in the lounge. - yes, both of the times that you travelledon the residence, to paris as well as to bombay. - oh really? - yes. - you lost weight! - i did a little bit.

- you did, you did! this is the arabic coffee. it has a very intense, strong aroma whichi needed. this is beautiful. - root vegetables; some carrot, truffles,semolina dumplings. please enjoy. - thank you very much. - you're welcome. - it's actually all vegetables inside butit's very pretty.

guys, are you ready for another asmr? here, it's quiet enough. that's it - just joking. - mr chui, here we have our champagne. - good champagne. very good; 2004 - 15 years old. the burger's fantastic. fantastic. - your main course is ready, mr chui.

- wow, look at this - the colour. - so, here we have the sea bass which sitson a bed of risotto topped with some baby spinach and foam, which is of horse radish. - you keep up a really good standard. i wasn't sure after two years, but i was reallyhappy to see the food, the presentation, the standard was still very, very good.- (she mumbles), yes. - ariba robuso.- correct. - it's a cuban cigar, right? - it is a cuban cigar.

- and if you take your first puff, you willtaste herbal flavours and it has a bit of a creamy texture as well. i'm going to tell you - i'm not even a smokerbut i felt like: hey, this is the residence lounge. at least have a little, little taste of thecigar. it will be a waste if you don't do it. so i don't even know who the butler that i'mgoing to fly with this time is but i've flown twice with leanne the butler. - i remember leanne. - yeah, the blonde woman from manchester.- yes, correct, yes.

- my viewers, the audience, just loved her. she just had an impeccable manner. all trained in the savoy, just like you. - she is. - you also trained in the savoy in london. - yes, yes i did. - yeah, so, well, she was well rememberedand if you're watching the video leanne, we just wanted to say hi to you and wish youwell. so i actually want to have a foot massagebefore my flight - my foot is a bit aching

- so let's go to the spa. - and right... - oh man! just had a full belly of food, now i've comein for a massage. this is such a life of the kings! oh very nice. yeah. very nice. - i hope you enjoyed your stay with us thisevening.

- thank you so much, it's been a pleasure. - so another perk of etihad's ground serviceis that they have porters. like, we are filming here so that the portercan carry our bags. - actually, i was searching for you in paris.- really? - i found you here. - i was there on day one and day two. - yeah, yeah. - did you enjoy the paris air show? - yeah, exactly.

- good, excellent. take care. hello there.- good evening, mr chui. - how are you?- great. how are you doing today?- good, good. - i'm pradish. - pradish? - yes, and it's a real pleasure to be yourbutler on this flight. - sorry to keep you waiting. - please, please.

- thank you. it brings back so many great memories of etihadfor me, you know. i used to be a big flyer because i used tolive in abu dhabi and, to be quite honest, i really miss etihad. - welcome back sir, how are you? - hi. nice to meet you.- welcome back, nice to have you. (mumbles). thank you very much. thank you. - it's a real pleasure to have you back withus. it's like your second home now!

- thank you so much, thank you. i really wish that this was my second home,flying - flying in a palace in the sky! - and since we consider it your second home,what i've tried to do is give you a feeling of being at home, so what i've done here isput a photo frame of yours. - oh my! - so i took the liberty of getting a greatphoto of you.- look at this! i love your gift. thank you so much pradish. - it's my pleasure.

- this is also, coincidentally, me sittingin the first class apartment on etihad but the difference is that this was a few yearsback, when i was about 20 pounds lighter, so you can see now and then. which one do you like better? - since you are so passionate about aviation,what i've done is selected the latest edition of a few magazines for you since it's a longflight. - aviation magazines? - yes. - really?- yes. - wow.

- i'll just present that to you.- yeah. - there you go, the latest editions of...- wow, look at this! aviation magazines. i think that this is a perk of flying in theresidence - the butler tries to know you well before you fly. so they knew i had this hobby. thank you so much. i'll read them before i go to sleep tonight. - my pleasure.

- i like all kinds of coke. diet coke, regular coke, yeah. - and that's the diet lite for you. - thank you for loading up the diet coke. i have my own mini fridge here. - this is great, lovely. - and the best part about this is that it'sa chilled mini-bar, so it's a soft beverage bar. - fantastic, thank you so much for that. - this is the poltrona frau leather.

- poltrona frau, yes.- yes. - i remember, it's showing here. - similar to what you would find in a ferraricar. - oh, ferrari - okay. thank you for the orientation. i can't wait - i want to go and see my bedroom. there's a full sized mirror which i can seemyself in. i can see us. i remember this place very well.

this is probably the only true double bedin the sky. this is not one of those first class, businessclass converters, a lay-flat bed. this is a real double-sized bed for two people. i'm looking forward to that good night's sleeptonight. good evening.- good evening.- how are you? ah, i remember you - you were the one flyingthe f1 fly-past. - yes, yes. how are you doing? - i remember seeing you. you have one scene where you have your laughingface on where you are doing the flight.

captain - what's your name? - suleman. - captain suleman and captain shing today. - yes, yes.- yeah. nice to fly with you. how long will it take to seoul tonight? - tonight, it's not that bad - 8 hours, 10minutes. - make it longer, because i'm in the residence! - okay!

today, we plan to go to 39,000 feet. - 39,000? - when we are over china, we will climb to41,000 feet depending on the traffic, if we're allowed. - so we should have some good tail wind pushingus, right? - yes, that's why the flight is about 8 hoursand 10 minutes. - 8 hours, 10 minutes; not bad. what's your take-off weight on the a380 tonight? - tonight, we are looking at 460 tonnes atleast. - 460 tonnes?

- yeah.- not bad, easy. - no, no. - far from (mumbles). (mumbles) is what, 500? 570? - 577. yeah. thank you very much. - yeah, you're welcome. - and, pleasure flying with you sir.

- welcome aboard and enjoy the service. (they converse in korean). - all the koreans are hiding in here! there you go! - oh, this is business class.- yes. - [announcement] sit back, relax and enjoy your flight,thank you. - this little kid has a really nice seat. you have your own space here. heyyyy!

this business class seat here is actually... i'll tell you what, there's such space onthe a380. there's such a space here and i believe thatyou can close this here. - yes.- additionally, for privacy, isn't it? hello, how are you? - hi, nice to meet you.- are you from korea? - how did you know that? - i don't know, i just guessed that you weregoing to korea. - that's it.

- there's a high chance that you're from korea. well, this is the social area on board. i know that and that's what we're doing here- socialising in the social area. that's the end of the tour but i have to tellyou guys that i have the best seat on this aeroplane, right here. the residence, seat 1a. - this is from a friend of mine. this is called "a friend of mine." - a friend of mine.

- exposed. the best part about this is that the designis inspired by amarati cordura. - oh, so it will feel like a long... - ...kind of shirt. and there's also a robe that gives you thefeeling. - right, so this is interesting. i never wear something like cordura. - specially crafted menu for you with yourname on it. - oh my gosh.

- it's a customised menu. - welcome mr chui. i'm salman. it's my pleasure to be your personal chefon today's etihad flight. if i may quickly take you through the menu. on our a la carte section we have our signaturecaviar service which i highly recommend with a glass of rose champagne. we also have a very specific dish on today'sflight. it is the (mumbles) which is a special koreandish of steamed rice and several toppings.

very popular for breakfast - highly recommended. and in our lounge and grill section we haveproteins which you can mix and match as you like and, of course, another oriental dishinspired by today's flight, the (mumbles) sliders with a mixture of sweet and savouryitems and our selection of cheese and fruit and desserts which you might like. so, if you have any questions, please letme know and i will be more than happy to answer them. thank you. - mr chui? - please allow me to present a certificateto you to commemorate our inaugural seoul flight.

- oh, you've got a certificate for today'sflight!- yes. - oh, look at this. - hi mr chui, it's my pleasure to have youon board today's flight. i'm jane and i'm the manager. welcome on board. - ma'am, i think you're from australia, right? - yes, i'm australian as well. i'm from near gull coast near beachy head,so still a new south wales girl, so we've got that in common.- pleased to meet you!

- nice to meet you! - this is my totally private toilet. it has a shower, it has a bathroom. so i'm going to change from my tuxedo in tosomething comfortable. i changed to my normal pyjamas. these are extra pyjamas on top of the pyjamas,it's like a cover. you know guys, this robe here that i'm wearing feels like the star wars jedi, you know, wearing a robe like this. when you fly in the residence, you expectthem to have everything. so they gave me the free wifi.

unlimited wifi on board. complimentary internet. look at the colours, look at this. - okay. - so, this is the beef here, chicken and (mumbles). - you eat this asian and chinese food likea sandwich, like a slider. very, very nice. it's toasted and it's very warm. - bellini cipriani.

- cheers! oh, look at this! this is beautiful!- steak and chips. - love them. - truffle juice. - awesome. this is garlic and koreans love garlic. this is well cooked garlic. - mr chui?- yes? - now, please enjoy the cognac.

- oh... - flat, oh yes! that's remy martin, cellar 28, so that doesn'troll down. - it doesn't fall? - no, it can handle a little turbulence. - does it roll? - yes. just like this. no matter how you turn it around, it neverspills. i'm going to enjoy this fine glass of remymartin, cellar 28.

cheers guys! thank you so much - the bed looks really nice. i'm going to have a shower and then i'll goto sleep. - so, sam, here's your personal bath robe. - personal bath robe? - alright. - and please enjoy the shower. this is a very expensive brand. acqua di palma.

so i'm just going to clean my face beforei go to sleep. now, shower time. that shower was great! so refreshing. having a private shower makes all the differenceand remember, this is my own bathroom. i don't share with anybody. it's time to sleep now. ah, this is nice. i have one tv in the living room.

now i have the second tv right now in my bedroom. the best part is that i can enjoy all of thetv programmes in total privacy here. this is nice. good night guys. good morning. i just woke up and i'm really, really comfortableon the bed. this bed is really, really long and i actuallyhave quite a big space around me. i think we're just about one and a half hoursfrom landing in korea now, so, i'm feeling a bit hungry actually.

let me call the butler and get some food. - mr chui! hi! there you go. - i wish i could sleep ten hours here.- is it? - it's amazing, sleeping in the sky, on areal bed.- yeah, it is. - it makes a lot of difference actually. - it does, it does. - yeah.

- that's caviar and we have toast, we havecream, we have some parsley and also a yoke and egg white to go... mr chui. so, what i have planned for you is alongsidea theme called champagne wishes and caviar dreams. - champagne wishes... - and caviar dreams, yes. - exactly, champagne and caviar. - caviar, yes. - cheers guys.

how often do you wake up in the morning andget served like this? champagne and caviar. - mr chui. - wow! - that's coconut waffle and raspberry. - thank you so much for looking after me pradish,today. you did a great job. - it's a real pleasure. - i'm actually wondering - which part of indiaare you from?

- i'm from kerala, down south. - kerala. - mr sam chui and the video viewers, (speakshindii). - well, thank you very much. it's a pleasure to have you here. - i have to tell you that the residence is a once in a lifetime experience. nothing in commercial aviation products comesclose to the residence. the residence really is a class of its own.

i'm not just talking about it - you have seenmy experience and i really encourage you to come and try it. at the end of the day, it's all about thatexperience that matters. thank you so much for today and congratulationson the inaugural a380 flight. well done everybody. thank you so much. tonight, i'm flying back in economy classso there's no limousine. this is my seat here. we've just arrived. this thing here, i also quite like.

- we have chicken drumsticks with (mumbles)and braised beef... - the tray is really light. i was wrongly concerned. i thought that the meal was smaller but it'sactually bigger. now you can buy sweet and salty. the queen of saudi arabia performing on theetihad a380! let me show you what the toilet is like inetihad economy. bring an eye shade in economy class. i bought this model from the duty free andthis is a giveaway model for our youtube viewers.

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