AMSTERDAM -- A Boeing 747 has begun its final journey -- making its way at walking pace rather than jet speed -- from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to the grounds of a nearby hotel, where it will be turned into a visitor attraction.
After rolling out of Schiphol on a self-propelled trailer, the 150-ton jumbo jet inched across metal plates laid over nearby fields to prevent it sinking into the mud early Wednesday. It will be hauled across a major highway Friday night, before completing its 12.5-kilometre (7.8-mile) route Sunday.
The plane, formerly owned by Dutch flag carrier KLM, is being turned into a Boeing 747 Experience by the hotel's owner.
