Emirates To Offer Driverless Drones With Fully-Enclosed First Class Private Suite

In its latest bid to improve passenger experience, Dubai-based Emirates airline will begin offering flights on comfortable chauffeur-less passenger drones to its hub at Dubai International Airport from any location in the emirate, the airline announced on April 1.

In a tweet, Emirates announced that the drones will made available to Emirates Skywards Platinum members from April 2020.

The tweet said each drone will feature two fully-enclosed First Class private suites.

A concept image of the drone shows a four-rotor vehicle, painted in Emirates livery.

Another image shows a female passenger reclining in the drone while enjoying a beverage and the airline’s award winning ICE in-flight entertainment system.

The Emirates tweet quickly amassed hundreds of comments, as well as 1,300 re-tweets and 2,300 ‘likes’.

Before you start praising and blasting Nigeria airlines, please note that today is April 1.