We take a walk through the new VIP Terminal and even get a look inside the Royal Suite where the King and Queen of Sweden wait for their flights; and we learn about some of the new construction going on around Terminal 5 including a tour of the site where the new consolidated security screening area is being completed in time for this coming summer!
The truth about the DC-8 revealed!! From Daniel: “The plane was bought from United by a Swiss airline that was owned by a Saudi family who wanted it converted into a VIP aircraft. They actually bought two DC-8’s, VP-BHM, the one we still have, and VP-BHS which was to be used for spares. An “aircraft broker” was brought on to handle the refurbishment. The story goes that Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe got in contact with the broker and wanted to buy the refurbished DC-8. The broker bought the aircraft from the Saudi family in the hopes of cutting a better deal with Mugabe but he later backed out of the deal. The broker ended up without a deal and the aircraft is still at the airport.”
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Big thanks to Daniel Skoglund and John Nilsson at Swedavia for the invitation and the grand tour.
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