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Singapore Airlines asks passengers to 'observe standards' on Airbus beds

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 31, 2007 1:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Singapore Airlines is throwing a wet towel on hopes that the double beds and private suites on the new Airbus A380 would revolutionize high-altitude romance. The airline today asked passengers to “observe standards that don’t cause offense.” Cabins are private, but not sound-proof or sealed, Reuters reports. No word on the availability of cold showers on the new jets.

“So they'll sell you a double bed, and give you privacy and endless champagne and then say you can't do what comes naturally?” complained one traveler. “They seem to have done everything they can to make it romantic, short of bringing round oysters.” Singapore is the only airline currently operating the A380, the world’s largest passenger jet.

A Singapore Airlines air stewardess adjusts the private suite of the First Class section in the Airbus A380 jetliner which had just landed in Singapore's Changi International Airport, Wednesday Oct. 17,... (Associated Press)

A member of the press photographs one of two double beds aboard the first production Airbus A380 superjumbo jet bearing the colors of Singapore Airlines during the delivery ceremony in Colomiers, near... (Associated Press)

Australians Tony and Julie Elwood share a romantic moment on their double bed in the exclusive suite aboard the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Gillian Wong) (Associated Press)

A Singapore Airlines stewardess straightens the duvet cover on one of two double beds aboard the first production Airbus A380 superjumbo jet bearing the colors of Singapore Airlines during the delivery... (Associated Press)

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 takes off from the runway at Changi International Airport for Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Stefen Chow) (Associated Press)

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