Jaw-dropping photos of Emirates ‘diamond-encrusted’ plane cause social media frenzy

The United Emirates has been known for its boosting economy and as it appears, their flamboyance. Well, recent photos of a plane fully coated in diamonds has left social media buzzing.

The photo which was shared on the official accounts showed a diamond encrusted plane called ‘Emirate Bling 777‘, leaving an amazing sparkling effect.

The photo has since gone viral on social media and it appears that is all everyone is talking about on social media. However, while many people believe the plane was actually covered in diamond stones worth billions, that is not the case.

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The viral photo of the ‘diamond plane’ was just a photoshop work done by a former dentist turned ‘crystal artist’ identified as Sara Shakeel. She regularly edits images to give them a bedazzled new look, posting the results on her Instagram page.

Sharing the photo of the plane on her page, she revealed that the Emirates plane was just another fun project on her list, ahead of a trip to Milan where she was going to be flying with the airline.

She went on to share a close up photo of the plane and poked fun at the attention it was getting, stating that it was ‘real’.

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Sara revealed that she had created the image “for the love of the trip and the excitement” around her upcoming break to Milan, and admitted she had not expected it to go viral.

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