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Airline offers stays on converted plane

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"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti ... plane.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk - By Oliver Smith - 1:05PM GMT 13 Nov 2014

Airline offers stays on converted plane
The ultimate break for aviation enthusiasts? KLM is offering a night on board a plane in Amsterdam through the Airbnb website

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“House rules” include “no flying”, “don’t use the inflatable emergency slide”, and “no marshmallow roasting with the jet engines”

The Dutch airline KLM is offering visitors to Amsterdam the chance to spend the night on board a converted plane.
The unique accommodation is being offered for just three nights on the website Airbnb.

It sleeps four guests in two bedrooms, while guests can access the cockpit, where they can enjoy panoramic views of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

There’s no shortage of places to spend a penny, of course – with “eight small bathrooms”, according to the listing.
Other features include a library (copies of KLM’s in-flight magazine are certain to feature), Wi-Fi, a coffee-making facilities, a games console and a home cinema system (Snakes on a Plane, The Aviator, Top Gun or Disney’s Planes are among the films on offer).

“House rules” include “no flying”, “don’t use the inflatable emergency slide”, and “no marshmallow roasting with the jet engines”.
The stay cannot be bought. Anyone interested must fill out a form explaining – in no more than 100 words – why they would like to go."

See https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/4516821 for full details.

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"Spacious Airplane Apartment"

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"After crossing the globe 3675 times, this beautiful blue and white jet will be temporarily available as a unique living space"

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"Bright 366m2 plane with 116 windows"

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"Enjoy 12 meters of leg space and watch other planes take off and land in the back yard"


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I saw this on the news and thought "how cool would that be".
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My friend showed me this thread. Well, it's unusual. But I can't say that it's unique. When I was a kid, there was a whole airplane café in my city. It was a real airplane since 1960-s rebuilt for visitors. So I don't see anything unusual in using it as a hotel or something. But, TBH, if it was me, I wouldn't live in a place like that. I prefer more luxury stuff.
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