A Jumbo Job

Ron Mak goes behind the scenes of a delivery with a difference as Corendon receives its first – and so far only – Boeing 747-400.

Former KLM Boeing 747-406 PH-BFB (c/n 24000) ‘City of Bangkok’ is the new centrepiece of the Corendon Village Hotel Amsterdam.
ASTRID M VIA CORENDON

Of course, placing a jumbo jet on the front lawn of your new hotel isn’t exactly easy…

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