Former East Germany Airforce 1 To Become Luxury Hotel
Quite a good idea.
The Ilyushin plane once used as Erich Honecker’s official aircraft will now be outfitted with a whirlpool and sauna. A Dutch entrepreneur wants to turn the Soviet-built airplane into a luxury hotel — with the East German-era cockpit still intact.
The old plane used to carry former East German leader Erich Honecker through the Cold War-era skies on state visits. Now, though, it is set to become a luxury hotel in the Netherlands.
Dutch entrepreneur Ben Thijssen is transforming the four-engine propeller plane into five-star lodgings, including a whirlpool, sauna, bar, kitchen, flat-screen televisions, and wireless Internet. He has invested €450,000 ($635,000) in the process.
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We are currently helping ben in making the flightdeck working again. The many knobs and switches will com to live again.
KLM-VA is a internet virtual airline with active Real-Live members. This is one of the events
Mike
Markting@ KLM-VA
ok Mike