Tuesday, January 13, 2009
I came across this today and think it's so neat!
Hostels are cheaper places to stay while traveling - something like dorm-style college living. I've never actually stayed in one, but know people that have. I would love to spend a night in this plane. It's genius to recycle a plane into something useful that doesn't use all that fuel.
"Some travelers in Stockholm soon might get to sleep on a plane — without ever taking off. Stockholm Arlanda, Sweden's largest airport, has approved a plan by Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Diös to convert a Boeing 747 parked near the airport entrance into an affordable hostel. Early plans call for ripping out the wide body's seats and installing 80 beds and converting the cockpit into a suite, said airport spokesman Niclas Härenstam. An opening date and rates have not been determined. Swedish charter company Transjet was the previous owner of the plane, which has been grounded since the company folded in 2002. Diös couldn't be reached for comment, but Härenstam said Diös has expressed interest in the past in starting a chain of similar hostels at other airports."
