A scrapped plane was turned into a cafe in Thailand.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was used by China Northern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Orient Thai Airlines before being stored in 2014 and scrapped in 2019.

It was bought last year and has been put back into service this month - as a cafe serving drinks and snacks in Bangkok.

Visitor Reeya Giny said: 'The interior of the plane cafe made me feel like I was travelling on a flight. There were flight attendants with food carts, presenting and recommending their menu to cafe visitors.

'The cafe had coffee, fruit juice and cocktails with a starting price of 65 Baht. The menu focused on Japanese cuisine. There were sashimi, sushi and rice bowl dishes.

'Later on, the cafe plans to expand their menu to offer a selection of European dishes like pasta and spaghetti.'

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was launched in 1977 before making its first commercial flight with Swissair in 1980. Production stopped in 1999 with 1,191 having been manufactured.

There are believed to be more than 100 McDonnell Douglas MD-80s still in service with the majority having been converted into freighters for short and medium-haul cargo.