Entrepreneur Turns Boeing 747-Jet To A 27- room Hostel

A 450-seater jumbo jet has been converted into a
unique hotel - letting guests sleep on a Boeing 747. The
unique Jumbo Stay hostel has a selection of 27 cabins
to choose from, with some en-suite and all with Wi-Fi
and flat screen TVs.
The plane - which now remains grounded - can also be
used for conferences and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week for guests to come and visit.
The owner and the man behind Jumbo Stay is Swedish
businessman Oscar Divs, who bought the 1976 Boeing
747-200 and converted it into the hostel.
Oscar said: 'I was getting ready to expand my hostel
business in 2006 when I heard about an old wreck of an
aircraft for sale at Arlanda.
'Since I had for a long time wanted to establish my
business at Arlanda I didn't hesitate for a second when
this opportunity struck.'
The prices at the Jumbo hostel range from 50 euros -
around £42 - for a shared single sex dorm to almost
200 euros - £170 - a night for the exclusive pilot's
suite.
The airplane, a decommissioned jumbo jet built in 1976,
was last operated by Transjet, a Swedish airline that
went bankrupt in 2002.