FANCY flying in your very own giant luxury Boeing 747?

Well, at Bournemouth Airport sits just such a specially adapted, 89-seat, 65ft high private jumbo jet – which has been put up for sale after being used by the Qatari royal family for more than 20 years.

See pictures from inside the plane here

The former Pan Am passenger plane, which has been a regular fixture at Hurn over the last decade, is being advertised as a “head of state configured aircraft”.

A special performance model first delivered in 1979, it boasts a 195ft wingspan and is one of only 12 left flying after just 45 were built.

Bournemouth Echo:

A screenshot of the gallery showing the inside of the plane

In its commercial heyday it would have been able to accommodate up to 400 people on commercial routes across the world.

After an extensive refurbishment in 2004, the aircraft’s extravagant interior now features luxury en-suite bedrooms, ministerial boardrooms complete with conferencing facilities, offices, stylish dining areas and soft furnishing.

Leased from Worldwide Aircraft Holding in 1995 by the Al Thani family, which rules Qatar, the plane was painted in the colours of the country’s maroon and white flag soon after.

Book a Jet, which is selling the plane, describes it as a “unique opportunity to purchase a truly remarkable Boeing 747 private jet”.

The firm’s advertisement says that interested parties will be “very surprised what superb value this aircraft is considering its pedigree, condition and available extras”.

Bournemouth Echo:

A screenshot of the gallery showing the inside of the plane

A similar plane was sold for scrap in the USA last year for a figure believed to be around $2million.

Having completed 68,602 flying hours since being built, the jet is advertised as being “meticulously maintained and cared for under the same ownership for over 20 years with a dedicated maintenance company”.

Bournemouth Echo:

Boeing 747’s became the world’s most recognisable and successful commercial aircraft after being developed in the 1960s.

And the special performance version was built following the now-defunct Pan Am’s request for a model capable of carrying a full customer load, non-stop on its longest route between New York and Tokyo.