AvGeeks with a layover at Tokyo Haneda airport have a unique new way to pass the time.
A hotel close to the airport has installed a fully-featured flight simulator in one of its guestrooms.
The Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu is offering guests the opportunity to virtually take flight for a 90-minute simulator session with a qualified flight instructor.
A session costs 30,000 yen (about $277) or guests can book the room for an overnight stay for an additional $234.
Bookings for the ‘superior cockpit room’ go live on July 18.
Hotel PR manager Aki Hagawara says the hotel has received a lot of interest for sessions which simulates a flight from Haneda Airport to Osaka on a Boeing 737-800 jet.
It cost about $93,000 to install the simulator, Hagawara says, and the idea came from the hotel general manager.
Hagawara said it is a way for the hotel to stand out from the competition. It is targeting transit passengers as well as local aviation buffs, she added.
