13 decommissioned aircraft that got a second life on earth (31 photos)

Some aircraft, having retired, do not go to aviation cemetery, but continue to benefit people. Their converted and used for housing, mini-hotel or bar. And this always seems like a good idea!





This airplane hotel converted from a Boeing 727 is located in Costa Rica



It is owned by the famous Costa Verde resort.





Nice and cozy inside



Looks very attractive and welcoming



And what a view from there!



The fuselage of another "Boeing 727" has turned into an economical and energy efficient house. It's owned by Jo Ann Ussery in Benoit, Lake Whittington, Mississippi, USA



Old Bristol cargo plane converted to B&B in Otorohang, Novaya Zealand



A house converted from a Red Lane DC-8 aircraft (airline Eastern Airlines 1960) - now located in Ashland City, Tennessee



Sometimes aircraft wings and other elements are used as very durable and efficient components of a house.



Need a guest room? Put a plane on your lawn near the house!



Aviation artist Richard Broome installed the cockpit of a Boeing 727-222A in his studio.



Airplane Hotel Vliegtuigsuite, Teuge Airport, Netherlands



In this one of a kind luxury hotel suite there's a sauna, hot tub... and a cold war cockpit



All this splendor is inside a converted 120-seat East German aircraft from 1960.



And don't say that!



And this aircraft hotel is located next to runway, ideal for travelers



Looks very modern



It is unlikely that the guests have any complaints



Another plane-hotel. This time Jumbo hostel in Stockholm



It is located in a converted Boeing 747-200 at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport



And it is considered one of the local attractions. Some years ago received an award in the ranking of the best hotel innovations



Looks very cool



And this is an old Soviet plane turned into a bar in Olomouc, Czech Republic



Cafe "Samolet AN-24B" on the highway M-4 "Don", Russia



Located near the village of Kon-Kolodez (Lipetsk region)



Old Boeing C-97 converted into a disco



McDonald's in Taupo, New Zealand uses an old Douglas DC3 to attract customers



Flannery's restaurant in Penndel, Pennsylvania



Airplane-restaurant "Tupolev TU-104" in Petrovicy, Czech Republic



Restaurant converted from Lufthansa Vickers Viscount 814. Langenhagen, Germany