A China Eastern airlines Airbus A340 aircraft seen parked at Teruel airport. Many people think Teruel airportis an aircraft graveyard where aircrafts go through their final journey and have their metal recycled. In fact this airport located in eastern Spain is more like a hotel for aircrafts to take a long nap. It hosts aircraft from all over the world that have been withdrawn from service, be it temporarily or permanently, and caters to their maintenance needs. Some are ready to fly but are waiting for financial or legal issues to be sorted out. Some are here because their airlines need to t
A China Eastern airlines Airbus A340 aircraft seen parked at Teruel airport. Many people think Teruel airportis an aircraft graveyard where aircrafts go through their final journey and have their metal recycled. In fact this airport located in eastern Spain is more like a hotel for aircrafts to take a long nap. It hosts aircraft from all over the world that have been withdrawn from service, be it temporarily or permanently, and caters to their maintenance needs. Some are ready to fly but are waiting for financial or legal issues to be sorted out. Some are here because their airlines need to temporarily adjust capacity to cope with fluctuating market conditions.
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