Jumbo Stay, Aircraft hostel at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden
Jumbo Stay occupied a decommissioned Boeing 747-200B, constructor's number 21162, mounted on a concrete foundation on a grass-covered mound outside Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Its 33 rooms held 76 beds, most about 6 m2 with shared bathrooms, some set in the engine nacelles or wheel wells. The former first-class cabin became a cafe, the upper deck a conference lounge, and the left wing a patio and observation deck.
The Boeing 747-200B entered service with Singapore Airlines in 1976 as 9V-SQE, then flew for Pan Am as N727PA Clipper Belle of the Sky until 1991, later for Cathay Pacific and Garuda Indonesia, and last for the Swedish charter airline Transjet, bankrupt in 2002. Oscar Diös bought the retired plane, got a building permit from Sigtuna in December 2007, and after a restoration costing over US$3,000,000 it was towed in summer 2008 onto a grass mound outside the airport perimeter. It opened as the Jumbo Hostel on 15 January 2009, named Liv after his daughter; the owner filed for bankruptcy in March 2025.
The aircraft is named "Liv" after the daughter of owner Oscar Diös, who had previously run a youth hostel in Uppsala. The former first-class cabin now serves as a cafe open to day visitors as well as overnight guests, and civil wedding ceremonies can be held on the wing observation deck.
The hostel provides five shared bathrooms, free wireless internet, and bicycle storage for guests. Its proximity to the airport makes it convenient for travelers with early morning or late evening flights.
The cockpit suite on the upper deck sits within the original flight deck and retains the aircraft's authentic controls and instruments. Guests can watch airport activity directly through the plane's original windows.
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