It's A Plane. It's A Hostel. It's Both, Silly!
January 5th 2009 08:34
An abandoned Boeing 747 at Sweden's biggest airport will open on Jan 15th as the world's first aeroplane hotel. Christened as the "Jumbo Hostel" - the plane currently has 25 rooms, each measuring 65 sq. ft. They are spartanly furnished with bunk beds, overhead luggage compartments and flat-screen televisions offering entertainment and flight information.
A reception area and café are at the front of the jet and toilets and showers are at the rear. The Boeing's upper deck "bubble" is being converted into a conference room, while the cockpit is being transformed into a wedding suite.
The hostel is the brainchild of Oscar Diös, 36, a Swedish entrepreneur who hopes the relatively cheap and novel accommodation will attract a varied clientele of flying enthusiasts and budget travellers. The Boeing, built in 1976, first flew with Singapore Airlines, and later with Pan Am, which eventually passed it on to a Swedish leasing company, Transjet, which went bankrupt in 2002. Since then, it has been parked on the perimeter of Arlanda airport at Stockholm.
"We already have 200 bookings," said Diös. "The inside looks very nice and we have designed it in a cool 1970s style. All the staff will wear classic airline uniforms. The plane has space for 74 guests but we are building more rooms in the engine bays beneath the wings, so that number will soon be 82," added Dios.
Wanna book? Check out more on their official site
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A reception area and café are at the front of the jet and toilets and showers are at the rear. The Boeing's upper deck "bubble" is being converted into a conference room, while the cockpit is being transformed into a wedding suite.
The hostel is the brainchild of Oscar Diös, 36, a Swedish entrepreneur who hopes the relatively cheap and novel accommodation will attract a varied clientele of flying enthusiasts and budget travellers. The Boeing, built in 1976, first flew with Singapore Airlines, and later with Pan Am, which eventually passed it on to a Swedish leasing company, Transjet, which went bankrupt in 2002. Since then, it has been parked on the perimeter of Arlanda airport at Stockholm.
"We already have 200 bookings," said Diös. "The inside looks very nice and we have designed it in a cool 1970s style. All the staff will wear classic airline uniforms. The plane has space for 74 guests but we are building more rooms in the engine bays beneath the wings, so that number will soon be 82," added Dios.
Wanna book? Check out more on their official site
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