Palestinian twins convert passenger jet into restaurant - in pictures

  • Palestinian twin brothers Atallah and Khamis Al Sairafi, 60, wave from the cockpit of a Boeing 707 being converted into a restaurant in Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
    Palestinian twin brothers Atallah and Khamis Al Sairafi, 60, wave from the cockpit of a Boeing 707 being converted into a restaurant in Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
  • The aircraft being converted into a restaurant that the brothers are calling The Palestinian-Jordanian Airline Restaurant and Coffee Shop Al Sairafi Nablus.
    The aircraft being converted into a restaurant that the brothers are calling The Palestinian-Jordanian Airline Restaurant and Coffee Shop Al Sairafi Nablus.
  • Atallah and Khamis Al Sairafi climb into the fuselage of the Boeing 707. Electricians and painters are working on the aircraft, which will become a restaurant and events hall.
    Atallah and Khamis Al Sairafi climb into the fuselage of the Boeing 707. Electricians and painters are working on the aircraft, which will become a restaurant and events hall.
  • A technician drills holes in the cockpit of the aircraft in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The plane was bought by the twins, former scrap metal traders, for $100,000 from an Israeli in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel.
    A technician drills holes in the cockpit of the aircraft in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The plane was bought by the twins, former scrap metal traders, for $100,000 from an Israeli in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel.
  • A youth stands in the cockpit of the aircraft being converted into a restaurant by Palestinian twins Atallah and Khamis All Sairafi
    A youth stands in the cockpit of the aircraft being converted into a restaurant by Palestinian twins Atallah and Khamis All Sairafi
  • The brothers high-five each other inside the Boeing 707.
    The brothers high-five each other inside the Boeing 707.
  • The Al Sairafi twins, former scrap metal traders, expect to open their plane's doors to customers within a month.
    The Al Sairafi twins, former scrap metal traders, expect to open their plane's doors to customers within a month.
  • The fuselage of a Boeing 707 being converted into a restaurant in the city of Nablus.
    The fuselage of a Boeing 707 being converted into a restaurant in the city of Nablus.
  • Atallah and Khamis Al Sairafi are calling their project The Palestinian-Jordanian Airline Restaurant and Coffee Shop Al Sairafi Nablus.
    Atallah and Khamis Al Sairafi are calling their project The Palestinian-Jordanian Airline Restaurant and Coffee Shop Al Sairafi Nablus.