An Airbus A300 has been sent to the bottom of
the Aegean Sea in the hope it will become a diving reef and revive the
Turkish tourism industry.
The 47-ton plane, which was bought from a private company
for about £64,295 was submerged on Saturday off the coast of Kusadasi,
according to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency.Its journey began in Istanbul in April, where the 54m aircraft was divided into parts and taken by truck to the seaside resort town in western Turkey.
Divers and cranes then lowered the 36-year-old plane into the sea, as people and passing ships stopped to watch.
Two-and-a-half hours later, the plane was 75ft underneath the surface, where it is hoped it will lure fish and tourists in droves.
It comes as Turkey's tourism industry suffers due to security concerns and its worsening relationship with Russia, which forms a key part of the market.
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