Boeing bid Businessman hits out at 'attacks' on second plane plans

A MAN who built the “world’s coolest Airbnb” from Pablo Escobar’s plane has hit out at those who are objecting to his second Boeing proposal.

- Tom BEVAN

Johnny Palmer, 41, created the unique accommodation in the abandoned Boeing 727 plane once owned by the drug lord to make guests “feel like billionaires”.

He has now applied to carry out a second Boeing project - this time in a bid to create the “world’s coolest office”.

Bristol City Council is yet to rule on the proposal that has received 70 letters of support and nine objections.

But Mr Palmer said those objecting to the scheme - including concerns over “noisy parties” on the old airliner - just amount to personal criticism - and claims he is in the process of creating something special.

He said: "It’s not a surprise that not much gets done in poorer parts of the UK when some locals behave like this and attack the one person who is prepared to invest and make something new.

"But in reality the vast majority of people in the area are lovely and 90% of the people support the application."

Mr Palmer has now submitted formal responses to each complaint - that range from calling it a "vanity project," a "publicity stunt" and one that labelled the first plane an "absolute eyesore".

He was also told he "doesn’t live there" and should put it on his own doorstep.

Mr Palmer added: "Noise has never been directly attributed to the existing fuselage and the proposed one does not have any activities that will considerably increase noise.