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A RETIRED Boeing 737 has been converted into a restaurant in the Chinese city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province.
To accommodate smooth shipping, parts of the plane were dismantled and reassembled eight times, after which refurbishment efforts took a further six months.
According to India Today, the procedure to ship over an entire plane proved intricate for Lang, and the process required many levels of legal formalities, as well as shipping and trade declarations.
When inside the plane, you’re allowed to walk through the cockpit and cabins. For an extra 100 yuan (US$15), you can sit in the cockpit for a “flight simulation” experience. Near the restaurant is also a small airplane-themed amusement park.
The process of shipping the aircraft over from Indonesia wasn’t an easy one. Pic: Shangaiist
To recreate the flying experience, Lang also hired waiting staff based on cabin crew height and skill pre-requisites, and staff have undergone flight attendant training.
A meal at the restaurant would set you back about 400 yuan (US$60).
Themed restaurants are generally well-received in China, though critics and bloggers sometimes comment on the lack of attention to quality of service and food.
Over n Beijing, a bizarre S&M-themed restaurant combines food and sex in suggestively shaped cups and utensils. In Guiyang, the capital of the Guizhou province, robotic wait staff serve food on trays, and has the capacity to tell people to move out of the way.
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Source: travelwireasia.com