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Headline: Swede Dreams: Converted Jumbo Jet Hotel Lets You Sleep In A Cockpit

Caption: If you’ve endlessly tried to sleep on a plane to no avail, now is your chance to finally catch some zzz's aboard a converted Boeing 747. Jumbo Stay, a jet that’s been parked at the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport since 2009, welcomes guests to spend the night - and you can even sleep in the actual cockpit. The aircraft is a worn-out 747-200 Jumbo Jet that was originally built for Singapore Airlines in 1976. It ended its days with Swedish Transjet 2002 after flying for several different airlines, including the legendary Pan Am, where it was named Clipper Belle of the Sky. In January 2008, the plane was transported to a construction site where the conversion began. The old interior was dismantled and 450 seats were taken out with the plane then being completely sanitised. The plane was painted and redecorated, and heating and air-conditioning was installed. Jumbo Stay has three different types of rooms to accommodate one to three adults, as well as a four-bed dormitory option. All together, the hostel offers 76 beds - with the most luxurious found in the cockpit - providing views of the landing strip. All rooms have access to private and shared showers and toilets in the corridor, apart from the Cockpit suite, the Black Box suite and one single room which boast their own shower and WC. There is also a cafe inside the plane that serves breakfast, coffee, cookies, ice cream, sandwiches and hot meals and day visitors are welcome to visit without having to spend the night. Visitors can also head out onto an observation desk on top of one of the plane's wings. Prices start at £40 per night and range up to £162 per night for the Cockpit and Black Box suites.

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