Retired A380 to be upcycled into a hotel

FRÉDÉRIC DELEUZE, a former Airbus engineer, plans to upcycle a retired A380 into a Toulouse hotel.

The A380 hotel, with 31 rooms and suites and a restaurant, would be located at the new MEETT convention and exhibition centre, not far from Toulouse airport, with a scheduled opening date of 2024. One of the suites would be one located in and around the A380’s cockpit, while the other would be at the rear of the aircraft located on two floors and connected by the original staircase.

Emirates recently announced plans to upcycle its first retired A380 into bespoke furniture and memorabilia, while several of British Airways’ B747s are being saved from the scrapheap, with plans to convert them into film sets and permanent exhibitions.