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HOWTO: Fly Without Taking Off, Part Two

Where: Marsta, Sweden
January 14, 2008 at 11:03 AM | by | Comments (0)

If you can never seem to get any sleep on a flight, the newest hotel coming to Stockholm may not be for you. Officials at Sweden's largest airport have approved a scheme to convert a retired 747 into an 80-bed hostel right next to Stockholm Arlanda.

Area businessman Oscar Diös plans to rip out the aircraft's 500 seats and put in 80 beds; the cockpit will be turned into a suite. Of course some of the interior will remain in place to add that aviation flavor. A potential opening date hasn't been announced, and rates are still a mystery.

If the plan, uh, takes off, Diös says he'll try to start up more of the airplane hotels around the world. After all, why take just a short ride in a flightless plane when you can spend the whole night?

Related Stories:
· Airport Check-In: Jet-as-Hostel [USA Today]
· HOWTO: Fly Without Taking Off [Jaunted]
· Best Geek Hotels in the World [HotelChatter]

[Photo of a 747 at DEN: Wikipedia]

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