As the peons of air travel become less and less comfortable, more and more imagination gets poured into new amenities for the top 1% of air travelers.

Such as the lucky few who get to fly First Class on Emirates Air's new Airbus A380 jets ... five minute showers! Hardly sounds as luxurious as the real thing on ground, which can last considerably longer, but still an intriguing treat.

But no, you can't share the shower with a special friend ... it can only fit a single person. Or can it? We look forward to the experimentation.

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that a trip via Singapore Air's new Suites class couldn't fix.

Determined to provide the ultimate in luxury, Singapore's new class brings a virtually full-sized bed, gourmet cuisine and champagne, a 23" LCD TV, complete privacy and oh so much more to your flying experience.

I must admit that with this kind of service on tap I would be looking forward to the long flight instead of dreading it.

But I'm sure you're guessing this experience might be just a shade expensive.

Well, it costs about $1,600 to fly from LAX to Cebu City in the Philippines via Cathay Pacific economy class.

The same flight on Singapore Air "Suites or First" class is just $12,971.30.

Yes, you could buy a small car for that much.

View the video walkthrough to see how the other 0.001% lives. Although I can't help but wonder if a lot of their potential audience is flying their own Gulfstream IV nowadays ...

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