Right here’s some unhappy information for aviation geeks…
Jumbo Keep Lodge Stockholm Arlanda closes, information for chapter
Jumbo Keep is a lodge (or hostel, relying on the way you take a look at it) positioned close to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), which opened again in 2009. As an aviation geek, I like a superb airport lodge, however this property actually takes it to the following stage.
The lodge is housed in a Boeing 747-200 (which was produced in 1976, and flew for Singapore Airways), and encompasses a whole of 76 beds, unfold throughout 33 rooms. Some rooms are hostel-style, with as much as 4 beds every, whereas some have personal lodging, like Jumbo Keep’s well-known cockpit suite.
For many who have been contemplating a keep right here, there’s some dangerous information, sadly — Jumbo Keep has closed as of March 17, 2025, after having filed for chapter, and has no plans to reopen. The lodge has needed to cancel 800 upcoming reservations. How unhappy, particularly provided that it has been in operation for over 15 years.
I remorse that I by no means had the possibility to remain right here. I did have a few cool aviation geek lodge experiences final yr in Amsterdam, together with staying at a lodge with a 747 out entrance, in addition to staying in a 737 cockpit suite.
Why did Jumbo Keep Stockholm shut?
So, why did Jumbo Keep immediately shut? Sadly income on the property decreased significantly over time, from eight million SEK in 2019 (~793K USD), to 4 million SEK in 2023 (~396K USD). This is because of two components, per the lodge’s proprietor:
- Elevated competitors, as a consequence of extra lodges opening across the airport
- Lack of promoting rights at its location; in line with the lodge’s founder and operator, “till 5 years in the past, we may promote promoting area the place the jumbo jet stands, then Swedavia took over the promoting gross sales”
Whereas an try is being made to discover a purchaser, that looks as if a problem, given the monetary state of affairs. The opposite challenge is that airport operator Swedavia has introduced that it received’t lease the land to a different operator, which makes any type of a sale much more difficult.
If no progress is made, the airplane is predicted to be dismantled and bought for components (which might mainly simply be scrap worth of aluminum).
Backside line
The well-known Jumbo Keep lodge at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, housed in a Boeing 747, has closed. The lodge has seen income lower by round 50% prior to now 5 years, as a consequence of a mix of elevated competitors, plus the shortcoming to promote in the identical means as earlier than.
Did you ever have the possibility to go to Jumbo Keep?
Supply hyperlink
