Hotel that 'never lands' set to fly 5,000 guests; demo leaves netizens baffled

Hotel that 'never lands' set to fly 5,000 guests; demo leaves netizens baffled

* The jumbo aircraft, which boasts 20 nuclear-powered engines, will always be airborne throughout the planned travel. * The plane will have a vault that will offer guests a 360 view of the sky. * The launch date of the flying hotel is yet to be announced. Needless to say, netizens are already baffled by the concept.


It's a Zeppelin, it's a plane, it's a hotel - The title of the 1966 musical by Charles Strouse has been used for many Superman references over the years. But we've decided to tweak it a little to tell our readers about a hotel that flies.

A video demonstrating the functioning of a hotel that never lands has left netizens baffled.

Sky Cruise has been designed by Hashem Al-Ghaili. It's an AI-piloted aircraft with a capacity of 5,000 guests. The jumbo aircraft, which boasts 20 nuclear-powered engines, will always be airborne throughout the planned travel. According to Hashem Al-Ghaili, even repairs would be carried out in-flight.

“All this technology and you still want pilots? I believe it will be fully autonomous.” said Al-Ghaili, who hailed the aircraft as the 'future of transport'.

The plane will have a vault that will offer guests a 360 view of the sky, an entertainment deck, a shopping mall, sports centers, restaurants, bars, playgrounds, cinemas and swimming pools, wedding halls, and meeting halls.

The launch date of the flying hotel is yet to be announced. Needless to say, netizens are already baffled by the concept.

If you grew up watching Star Wars and superhero cartoons that featured massive airships the size of small cities, this 'giant leap' in air travel is a bold attempt to turn fiction into reality.

“I feel like this is where all the rich people are going to hide during the apocalypse, and just fly around above all the rest of the world while everyone is fighting each other Mad Max-style,” a user wrote.

"I’m sure I would be able to afford a ticket for the lowest deck with no leg space and no access to the lounge,” quipped a second user.

Al-Ghaili is a Yemeni science communicator and a video producer. He is best known for his infographics and videos about scientific breakthroughs. His work in science communication gained the attention of science news sources and social media users alike in the past few years.

Hotel that 'never lands' set to fly 5,000 guests; demo leaves netizens baffled