It’s the world’s largest passenger plane. But he still fit some of it inside his home

In our roundup of travel stories this week: Aviation’s strangest four-engine giant passenger plane, the luxury 1980s private jet you can book for a private stay, plus the A380 superfan who has outfitted his home like a first-class cabin.

It wasn’t love at first flight for aviation superfan Arun Rajagopal and the Airbus A380.

The turning point came on his fourth journey aboard the world’s largest passenger plane, flying business class to Singapore. “The seats were huge, and you have a bar in the back of the plane,” he said. It gave him a “wow” feeling, like “experiencing comfort on another level.”

Soon, he was flying A380s as often as possible. So far he’s clocked 220 times and counting, covering roughly 715,000 miles across six continents.

In recent years, he’s brought the A380 experience into his own Dubai apartment as well. He has two first-class seats from Emirates’ first A380, first-class cabin lamps, and an A380 wheel upcycled into a coffee table.

The pièce de résistance, however, is the meticulously restored and customized living-room from The Residence – Etihad Airways’ luxurious three-room private suite – which he spent a year constructing in his living room. See more of his A380 treasures here.

The Airbus A340-600 broke records as the world’s longest passenger plane when it was launched in 2002, but for most of the decades it’s been flying, it’s been a commercial flop.

Its four engines are thirsty and its 247-foot-long fuselage requires special runway clearance. On top of this, its quirky design includes a downstairs lavatory tucked away in space usually reserved for cargo – which apparently has made it a tempting proposition for would-be members of the Mile-High Club.

While it never was a hit with the airline industry, the Airbus A340-600 has a strong cult following among aviation fans and aircrews, many of whom turned out at Washington Dulles International Airport this month to see the arrival of a flight that would mark the end of German carrier Lufthansa’s relationship with the aircraft. Auf wiedersehen, jet (subscribers only).

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For an in-the-clouds experience at very grounded prices, vacationers in Bristol, England, can stay in a vintage Boeing 727 with a luxury 1980s retro interior.

Known as PytchAir, the retired airliner has been converted into a 1,000-square-foot, fully micro-grid-powered stay by local entrepreneur Johnny Palmer.

Resting atop a stack of shipping containers and generating more solar and wind energy than it actually uses, the property offers aviation enthusiasts full access to a Miami Vice-era time capsule, complete with two lounges, a main bedroom and an open flight deck where guests can push every button in sight.

Despite the excessive 1980s opulence of its interior, it is unlikely, as rumors have it, that it ever belonged to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

In 2013, Anthony Bourdain visited Colombia for his series “Parts Unknown,” to see how the country was recovering from the stereotypes of earlier decades. CNN subscribers can watch here .

A residential cruise ship that has been sailing around the world continuously for more than two years has evicted passengers in Cambodia after the company said the Iran war made fuel prices too expensive to continue its voyage.

The cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey , which has been sailing around the world continuously for more than two years in what its residents hoped was a “forever” cruise, has abruptly halted operations. Passengers were evicted in Cambodia after the company Villa Vie Residences said the Iran war made fuel prices too expensive to continue its voyage

Sadly, it’s not just cruise companies affected by higher fuel costs.

Airfares are expected to soar this holiday season.

It’s nearly 90 years since aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared.

Our interactive story follows the enduring quest.

She set off traveling alone at age 13.

And now she’s visited nearly every country . (Subscribers only.)

A campaign revelation. A cancelled cruise. A baseball showdown.

What do you remember from the week that was ?

本周旅游故事汇总：航空史上最奇特的四引擎巨型客机、可供私人预订的 20 世纪 80 年代豪华私人飞机，以及将自己的家装修成头等舱的 A380 超级粉丝。

对于航空超级粉丝 Arun Rajagopal 来说，他与空客 A380 之间并非一见钟情。

转折点出现在他第四次乘坐世界最大客机——波音747——的旅程中，当时他乘坐商务舱前往新加坡。“座位非常宽敞，飞机后部还有一个酒吧，”他说。这让他感到“哇”，就像“体验到了另一种层次的舒适”。

很快，他就开始尽可能频繁地乘坐A380客机。到目前为止，他已经飞行了220次，行程约71.5万英里，横跨六大洲，而且还在不断增加。

近年来，他也把A380的体验带到了自己在迪拜的公寓里。他拥有两张来自阿联酋航空首架A380的头等舱座椅、头等舱的客舱灯，以及一个用A380的轮子改造而成的咖啡桌。

然而，最令人叹为观止的当属他精心修复并定制的阿提哈德航空豪华三室私人套房“空中官邸”（The Residence）的起居室——他花了整整一年时间在自家客厅里将其打造而成。点击此处查看更多他的A380珍藏。

空客A340-600在2002年推出时打破了世界最长客机的纪录，但在它飞行的大部分时间里，它的商业表现却不尽如人意。

它的四台发动机油耗惊人，247英尺长的机身也需要特殊的跑道净空。此外，它奇特的设计还包括一个隐藏在通常用于存放货物的楼下卫生间——这显然对那些渴望加入“高空俱乐部”的人来说极具吸引力。

尽管空客A340-600从未在航空业大受欢迎，但它在航空爱好者和机组人员中却拥有众多拥趸。本月，许多航空爱好者和机组人员聚集在华盛顿杜勒斯国际机场，见证一架标志着德国汉莎航空公司与该机型合作关系终结的航班的到来。再见，喷气机（仅限订阅用户）。

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在英国布里斯托尔，度假者可以以非常实惠的价格体验云端之旅，入住一架拥有 20 世纪 80 年代豪华复古内饰的老式波音 727 客机。

这架退役的客机被当地企业家约翰尼·帕尔默改造成了一个占地 1000 平方英尺、完全依靠微电网供电的住宿空间，名为 PytchAir。

该房产坐落在一堆集装箱之上，产生的太阳能和风能比实际消耗的还要多，为航空爱好者提供了一个完整的迈阿密风云时代时光胶囊，配备两个休息室、一个主卧室和一个开放式飞行甲板，客人可以按下所有可见的按钮。

尽管其内部装饰极尽 20 世纪 80 年代的奢华，但正如传闻所说，它不太可能曾经属于哥伦比亚毒枭巴勃罗·埃斯科瓦尔。

2013年，安东尼·波登为了他的系列节目《未知之旅》到访哥伦比亚，了解这个国家如何摆脱几十年前留下的刻板印象。CNN订阅用户可以在这里观看。

一艘已连续航行两年多的环球住宅游轮在柬埔寨驱逐了乘客，原因是该公司表示，伊朗战争导致燃料价格过高，无法继续航行。

已连续航行两年多的环球游轮“维拉维奥德赛号”（Villa Vie Odyssey）突然停止运营。船上乘客原本希望这是一次“永无止境”的环球之旅。维拉维奥德赛号所属公司表示，由于伊朗战争导致燃油价格过高，无法继续航行，因此在柬埔寨，乘客被驱逐出船。

令人遗憾的是，受燃油成本上涨影响的不仅仅是邮轮公司。

预计今年假日季机票价格将飙升。

距离飞行员阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特失踪已经过去了近90年。

我们的互动故事讲述了一段永无止境的探索之旅。

她13岁就独自踏上了旅途。

现在她几乎游遍了所有国家。（仅限订阅用户）

竞选活动爆料。邮轮旅行取消。棒球巅峰对决。

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