In Argentina, resides the world's first airplane hotel: Video
In the city of Oncativo, Córdoba, Argentina, three retired airplanes have been transformed into what is known as the world’s first airplane hotel.
The project was developed by businessman Oscar Scorza, owner of Econovo, a company focused on urban sanitation.
Scorza bought the planes from Southern Winds, an airline that ceased operations nearly 20 years ago following a drug-trafficking scandal.
The hotel includes eight double rooms, each equipped with modern amenities such as balconies, jacuzzis, air conditioning, and bathrooms with advanced features. Some rooms also have smart TVs, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth-enabled showers. One room grants access to the plane’s original cockpit.
Footage shows the airplanes set in the middle of the countryside, with rooms that combine the structure of the aircraft with comfortable accommodations.
“The idea came up unexpectedly,” Scorza said. “We first converted one plane for events, then decided to use the other two as a hotel. We wanted it to be different from a normal hotel while keeping everything comfortable.”
Each plane is named after a country where Econovo has done business, including India, China, Turkey, Spain, the U.S., Italy, Peru, and Uruguay.
The planes became available after a 2004 scandal in which unaccompanied luggage on a Southern Winds flight was found to contain nearly 59 kilos of cocaine in Madrid. The airline eventually went out of business, and the planes were sold at low prices.
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