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Few Palestinians in the West Bank have had a chance to travel on an airplane. The territory has no civilian airport and those who can afford a plane ticket must catch their flights in neighboring Jordan.
But just outside the northern city of Nablus, twin brothers Khamis and Ata al-Sairafi are offering people the next best thing with an old plane that has been converted into a restaurant.
"Ninety-nine percent of Palestinians have never used an airplane," said Khamis al-Sairafi. He said that only officials and government workers use them, but now regular people have a chance to experience planes too. After more than 20 years of effort, the brothers opened "The Palestinian-Jordanian Airline Restaurant and Coffee Shop al-Sairafi" on July 21.
Families, friends and couples came for drinks in the cafe, which is underneath the plane. Many others came to take photos inside at a price of about $1.50 per person.
The 60-year-old twins bought the plane for $100,000 in 1999 after seeing it in Israel. They then spent $50,000 for licenses and to move it to the West Bank.
But the project saw many problems over the next two decades, including the Palestinian uprising in late 2000. For nearly 20 years, the airplane was abandoned. Now, after more than a decade of saving and months of work, it is almost ready.

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約旦河西岸幾乎沒有巴勒斯坦人有機會搭飛機旅行。巴勒斯坦沒有民用機場，負擔得起飛機票的人必須到鄰近的約旦搭飛機。但就在北邊城市那不勒斯的外圍，有對兄弟將一輛舊飛機改裝成餐廳。其中一個兄弟表示，99%的巴勒斯坦人沒有搭過飛機。 他說，只有官員和政府員工有機會搭飛機。不過，現在一般人也有機會能夠體驗。

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Article: Engoo Daily News
(https://engoo.com.tw/app/daily-news/article/palestinian-twins-open-cafe-in-converted-airplane/uBhQuAl6EeyNl_9E1n8mSg)
(https://engoo.com.tw/)


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