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Planes landing at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, France - Jan 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fabi Fliervoet/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1091424e )
The downdraft almost blows spectators off their feet, as the giant airliners pass low overhead, HEADS UP!
Tourists are flocking to a beach directly under the flight path of jumbo jets to feel the impressive force of their jet stream as they pass just 20 metres over head. The Boeing 747s blow sand into the faces of avid plane spotters who gather at cafes near Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. They sit waiting for the planes to approach before dashing to the road and beach to feel the 300-tonne aircrafts blast past at about 150 miles per hour. Many tourists duck as they realise just how close the deafening planes are passing above them. Planes are forced to pass just 20 metres above the beach as they come into land on the shortest runway in the world that 747s regularly use
Planes landing at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, France - Jan 2010
PLANE STUPID!
Tourists are flocking to a beach directly under the flight path of jumbos to feel the impressive force of their jet stream as they pass just 20 yards overhead.
The Boeing 747s fly so low they blow sand into the faces of avid plane spotters who gather at cafes and sit waiting for the planes.
When an aircraft approaches they dash to the beach to feel the 300-ton aircraft blast past at over 150 miles per hour.
Many tourists duck as they realise just how close the deafening planes are passing above them.
Planes - like the KLM jet pictured - are forced to pass just 20 yards above the beach as they come into land on the shortest runway in the world that 747s regularly use.
They have to approach low to land as soon as possible and use the full length of the 1.3 mile runway at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQCJDSSVV
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Planes landing at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, France - Jan 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fabi Fliervoet/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1091424c )
The downdraft almost blows spectators off their feet, as the giant airliners pass low overhead, HEADS UP!
Tourists are flocking to a beach directly under the flight path of jumbo jets to feel the impressive force of their jet stream as they pass just 20 metres over head. The Boeing 747s blow sand into the faces of avid plane spotters who gather at cafes near Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. They sit waiting for the planes to approach before dashing to the road and beach to feel the 300-tonne aircrafts blast past at about 150 miles per hour. Many tourists duck as they realise just how close the deafening planes are passing above them. Planes are forced to pass just 20 metres above the beach as they come into land on the shortest runway in the world that 747s regularly use
Planes landing at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, France - Jan 2010
PLANE STUPID!
Tourists are flocking to a beach directly under the flight path of jumbos to feel the impressive force of their jet stream as they pass just 20 yards overhead.
The Boeing 747s fly so low they blow sand into the faces of avid plane spotters who gather at cafes and sit waiting for the planes.
When an aircraft approaches they dash to the beach to feel the 300-ton aircraft blast past at over 150 miles per hour.
Many tourists duck as they realise just how close the deafening planes are passing above them.
Planes - like the KLM jet pictured - are forced to pass just 20 yards above the beach as they come into land on the shortest runway in the world that 747s regularly use.
They have to approach low to land as soon as possible and use the full length of the 1.3 mile runway at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EQCJDSSVV
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253q )
Bathroom
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253p )
Bedroom
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253m )
Jumbo Hostel staff dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253l )
Cabin
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253k )
Cabin
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253j )
Beds in cockpit
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253i )
Cockpit
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253h )
Beds in cockpit
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253g )
The reception and lounge area boasts orange seats, candlelit tables and a retro company logo.
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253e )
Exterior of the Jumbo Hostel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253d )
Exterior of the Jumbo Hostel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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The Jumbo Hostel, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden - Feb 2009
Editorial Use Only, No Merchandising or Advertising (No UK website usage unless fee is agreed - contact Toni Saint - 0207 239 8655 tsaint@rexfeatures.com for clearance)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Monsen arkitektur / Rex Features ( 846253c )
Exterior of the Jumbo Hostel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Jumbo Hostel: Join the Meter-High Club
JUMBO HOSTEL: JOIN THE METER-HIGH CLUB
Here's an idea that will never take off - a hostel aboard a JUMBO JET.
The world's first built guesthouse onboard a real Boeing 747-200 has touched down at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Guests (or is that passengers?) have the chance to sleep in the cockpit of the aircraft - which comes complete with throttle controls.
You can even wake up to the sight of real planes taxiing on the airport's runways through the windows.
The staff also dress as cabin crew - with many of them actually former air hosts and hostesses.
The plane has a reception and lounge area, complete with candlelit tables and a retro company logo, and a choice of 25 rooms.
Prices ranging from GBP 29 for a dorm bed to GBP 275 for the cockpit double, which includes private bathroom and breakfast, meaning this overnighter offers both budget flight and long haul-equivalent prices.
"It's just fantastic and unbelievably exciting to finally be able to show something so unique and special for the rest of the world," says Gisela Olsson, Site Manager at the Jumbo Hostel.
Originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in 1976, the jet also spent time in Cathay and Pan Am fleets.
But now it is grounded indefinitely could be there be any better way to join the TEN METRE-high club
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY
Monsen arkitektur/Rex Features
Story by DEAN MURRAY
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HQNZJGHUM (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Singapore Airbus A380 Takes Off
A Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 passenger plane prepares to take off at Singapore's Changi Airport on Oct. 25, 2007. The world's first superjumbo A380 bought by Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its inaugural commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. (Zheng Xiaoyi/Xinhua/WPN) **China Out** (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Performing arts archive
Cush Jumbo (Nehushta) and Geoff Aymer (Ossie) in "Brixton Stories" @ Lyric Studio, Hammersmith
(opening 7-09-06)
09-06
(FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE)
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