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42 Astounding Air Travel Innovations

— July 31, 2008 — Unique
With oil prices at record highs, air travel is guaranteed to look much different in the future. Flight has come a long way in terms of innovative technology, but it's also gone down immensely in terms of economy class hospitality for many airlines to compensate for higher fuel prices.

Trend Hunter has covered a lot of news on emerging airlines, from nudist flights, outer space weddings with Virgin Galactic to completely free flights from other advertising-heavy airlines. We've also seen the world's largest airport erected in Beijing this year, and Lufthansa's entire terminal dedicated to pampering its first class passengers.

Enjoy a look into the future of air travel. We kick off with Virgin's top innovations followed by the world's most amazing new terminals.
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Crystal Ball of Flight Delays
Crystal Ball of Flight Delays
DelayCast.com
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New Airline Security Mechanisms
New Airline Security Mechanisms
Tunnel of Truth
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Hotels / Airlines Forced to Accommodate Pets As "Emotional Support"
Hotels / Airlines Forced to Accommodate Pets As "Emotional Support"
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Luggage Delivery
Luggage Delivery
Travel Hassle Free
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37
WiFi Flying High
WiFi Flying High
BetaBlue on Jet Blue Airlines
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36
Charging Fliers by Weight
Charging Fliers by Weight
Derrie-Air
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35
14 Hour & 40 Min Ad
14 Hour & 40 Min Ad
Emirates Airlines Non-Stop Info From Dubai to Sao Paulo
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Not So Random "Random" Searches
Not So Random "Random" Searches
Airport Customs
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33
Bizarre Travel Rituals
Bizarre Travel Rituals
Airline Sacrifices Goats
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32
Smintair
Smintair
Smoker's International Airline
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31
Flying Casinos
Flying Casinos
Airbus A380 Spark Interest in Asian Markets
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30
Japanese Robot Carries Luggage
Japanese Robot Carries Luggage
RoboPorter at Kita Kyushu Airport
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29
Eco Check-In
Eco Check-In
Terminal 4 at Madrid Barajas Airport
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Aerial Billboards.  How effective will they be?
Aerial Billboards. How effective will they be?
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Luxury Terminal
Luxury Terminal
Exclusive Quatar Terminal for 1st Class
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Lufthansa Sterotype Ads
Lufthansa Sterotype Ads
RumorTravels Campaign
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25
Triple Bunk Jet
Triple Bunk Jet
Lufthansa Fits More Passengers Horizontally
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24
First Renewable Fuel Flight
First Renewable Fuel Flight
Virgin Atlantic Flies On Babassu & Coconut Oil
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23
Eco Planes
Eco Planes
Bombardier Reveals The CSeries Jet
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22
Barf Bag Advertising
Barf Bag Advertising
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Video Ad Spoofs British Airways
Video Ad Spoofs British Airways
Silverjet Airlines
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20
Portable Digital Scale
Portable Digital Scale
Balanzza Easily Weighs Luggage
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19
PickPocket Guerrilla
PickPocket Guerrilla
Fake Hands Placed In Bags by Brussels Airlines
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18
PR Damage Control
PR Damage Control
China Airlines Covers Logo After Crash
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Designer Barf Bags
Designer Barf Bags
Puke in style
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16
Urban Art & Music Flights
Urban Art & Music Flights
Vueling by MTV
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15
Video Glasses for Frequent Flyers
Video Glasses for Frequent Flyers
Mikimoto-Beans i-Theater
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14
Flying Green
Flying Green
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
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Carbon Neutral Flying
Carbon Neutral Flying
Silverjet is the World's First Eco-Stylish Airline
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Paper Shampoo
Paper Shampoo
Airport Security Safe Hygiene Innovations
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11
$250,000 Plane Ticket
$250,000 Plane Ticket
Singapore Airbus A380
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10
Airport VIP For Pets
Airport VIP For Pets
Lufthansa Frankfurt Animal Lounge
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9
Free Plane Tickets
Free Plane Tickets
ULCCS Like RyanAir Offer Free Flights
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8
Mile High Club For Women Used to Promote Women Only Bathrooms
Mile High Club For Women Used to Promote Women Only Bathrooms
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7
Hello Kitty Airbus
Hello Kitty Airbus
Eva Air Proves Japanese Anime Continues To Rise
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6
Travelling in Luxury
Travelling in Luxury
Japan Airlines Introduces First Class Suites
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5
Ceilingless Airplanes
Ceilingless Airplanes
Emirates Airbus A340-500
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4
Airports as Monuments
Airports as Monuments
9 Amazing New Airports
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3
Too Hot for Takeoff
Too Hot for Takeoff
Southwest Airlines Sued for Booting Under-Dressed Hooters Waitress
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2
E-Paper Boarding Pass Watches
E-Paper Boarding Pass Watches
Ticketime
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1
Nudist Flights
Nudist Flights
Naked Travel in Germany With OssiUrlaub.de
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