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00:00Some videos are released on social media, in which three passenger aircrafts were seen on the roads of Saudi Arabia in big trucks.
00:08On the roads of Jeddah, people started making videos of the three Boeing 777 aircrafts of the Saudi Airlines on the 26-wheeler and posting them on social media.
00:21In the background, there are escort vehicles of the police and traffic department and many crew members who seem to be helping this convoy to move forward.
00:30If traffic jams were seen due to this convoy, then people and children standing on the roadside started enjoying this scene surprisingly.
00:39It was first understood that perhaps King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah is taking them somewhere near for maintenance or display.
00:48But later it was found that the last destination of these three trailers, which is 100 meters long, is Saudi's capital Riyadh, which is 850 kilometers away from here.
00:59Yes, Saudi Arabia, which has sent any aircraft through the road for 850 kilometers, has now become the first country in the world.
01:09Before this, this record was made in Europe in 2004, when a Concorde was sent from Heathrow Airport to the Museum of Flight in Scotland.
01:19In this journey, the distance of 643 kilometers was decided.
01:23But Saudi Arabia has not only sent one, but three Boeing 777s to such a long distance to make a new world record.
01:32Not just a world record, but it was a well-thought-out marketing stunt by Saudi Arabia, which has probably been successful to a large extent.
01:41Let's go deep into this matter and try to find out what is all this about.
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01:50The first aircraft in the convoy is registered number HZAKG,
01:56about which the records say that this is a 26-year-old Boeing 777 that was delivered to Saudi Airlines in 1998.
02:05After 18 years of service, it was grounded and has been standing at Jeddah Airport for the past 8 years.
02:13Similarly, the other two aircrafts were also grounded for the past 7-8 years after 18 years of service.
02:21These three aircrafts have flown for 50,000 hours during their service life.
02:26Service life means that as long as any aircraft is performing its normal operations,
02:32and after that the service life of the Boeing 777 is over.
02:37That is, after this period, the manufacturer prohibits it from being used.
02:42So does the aircraft go to waste after this period?
02:45Normally, when aircrafts complete their service life, they are parked in the aircraft boneyards.
02:53Boneyards are very large fields where aircrafts are stored for a long time.
02:59Especially in areas where the weather is dry or dry desert.
03:05And Saudi Arabia would not have had any difficulty in finding such an area.
03:10The purpose of making boneyards in such a climate is to save standing aircrafts from rust.
03:16Because moisture is less in dry climate, which is very dangerous for metal.
03:21Before parking in the boneyards, the engines and other sensitive parts of the aircraft are sealed.
03:28So that the soil, moisture and temperature can be saved from change.
03:32Although these aircrafts are of no use, their periodic maintenance is still necessary.
03:39Such as cleanliness.
03:41Even after the service life is over, there are many parts in the aircraft whose life is still remaining.
03:48Such as engines, electronics, landing gear and its seals.
03:52After a little maintenance, these parts are made completely new.
03:57Even after removing all these parts, the remaining structure is not wasted.
04:0290% of modern aircrafts can be recycled.
04:07The aluminum, titanium and steel present in them are those metals that can be recycled again.
04:13After the service life is over, it is first seen what is the condition of the plane.
04:18If it is able to come back to life after a little repair, then it is often converted into a cargo plane.
04:25Or if there is any work to be done again from its parts, then that is also possible.
04:30Such as flight simulators.
04:33These simulators are used for training pilots and most of them are made by converting the cockpit of grounded planes.
04:42Apart from all these uses, grounded planes are also very common to be used for tourist attractions all over the world.
04:49Such as hotels, cafes and museums.
04:52But it depends on how much expense the one who wants to use it for tourist attraction can bear in transporting the aircraft.
05:02Obviously, if someone wants to open an airplane restaurant, he will first pay for buying it and then the expense of transporting it is different.
05:12Because it is only possible to send a grounded plane in pieces by road or by train.
05:18The Saudi government also decided to send these three Boeing 777 aircrafts so far for this purpose.
05:25In which the expense on transport up to 850 km does not matter much for them.
05:32Actually, the destination of these planes is Riyadh Season 2024.
05:37This is such a mega event arranged in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, whose purpose is to attract tourists from all over the world.
05:45Entertainment, shopping, culture and sports.
05:49This Riyadh season has been divided into 14 different zones.
05:53In which Bollywood World, Bollywood City, Kingdom Arena, Wonder Gardens, Zoo, Dunes, Studio Tour and the latest Bollywood Runway has also been included.
06:04An entire airport has been built for Riyadh Season 2024.
06:09In which Runway, Control Tower and three real-life Boeing 777 aircrafts will be present.
06:16Tourists from all over the world will be able to fulfill their aviation craze in this zone.
06:22Whether it is a luxury aircraft dinner in the body, in the cockpit or in the control tower.
06:27Bollywood Runway Zone has been introduced in Riyadh Season 2024 for countless luxury entertainment related to aircraft.
06:37This event, which started in October 2024 and continued until March 2025, is a small part of Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030.
06:49It was first started in 2019, but due to COVID, it could not get an international presence.
06:56Then in the 2022-23 event, 750,000 visitors attended the opening ceremony of the season.
07:04In which the most drones flew together and set a new world record.
07:11Last year, Saudi succeeded in attracting 50 lakh tourists and is expected to make a new record in the 2024 season.
07:20Getting three Boeing 777s transported up to 850 kilometers is actually considered a marketing stunt by Saudi.
07:29A marketing stunt that is not only making Riyadh Season 2024 famous all over the world, but also giving Saudi a new world record.
07:40There is only one reason for all this, that Saudi Arabia is now changing.
07:44Under Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030, they have to remove their dependency on Saudi Arabia's oil-based earnings.
07:53It was not even possible for Saudi Arabia to think like this before.
07:57But now in the Middle East, a small Dubai has done this.
08:01Dubai has made itself a hub of tourism and business and has blown the minds of all Middle East countries.
08:08Where earlier the UAE was also dependent on oil, now this dependency is only 5% due to world-class infrastructure and entertainment.
08:18And seeing all this, Saudi Arabia is also looking for opportunities for itself.
08:23You can see for yourself that under the shadow of Vision 2030, all the projects that Saudi is launching or hosting, their target is only the Western world.
08:35Whether it is a $500 billion Neom project or the Red Sea project, in which 50 luxury hotels and 1,000 villas are being built on some coasts and some islands in the Red Sea.
08:48If we talk about international events, then in 2025, Saudi Arabia is going to host Formula E Prix.
08:56And since 2020, the Dakar Rally is also being hosted by Saudi Arabia.
09:00In which off-roading drivers have to complete a 800-kilometer track through difficult roads.
09:06That too in just one day.
09:08And everyone knows that Saudi Arabia has no shortage of barren and off-roading tracks.
09:14From Jeddah to Riyadh, this journey of three Boeing 777s from Saudi Airlines was not easy at all.
09:22The first task was to prepare the aircraft for transport.
09:26In which the plane's wings and tail were removed and only the fuselage was left behind.
09:31Each fuselage weighed 200 tons, which was equipped with special cranes to lift.
09:38Special nylon belts were used to lift so that there were no scratches on the body.
09:45After careful calculations, the two cranes together lifted one fuselage and placed it on top of the 26-wheeler.
09:54This is called a 26-wheeler, but it actually has 104 tires.
10:00This journey from Jeddah Airport to Riyadh was not that easy either.
10:04At which points, where to turn the 100-meter-long trailer, all this route was planned in advance.
10:12On some roads, normal traffic was removed from the road and passed through the off-road track.
10:17So that the convoy does not have a problem and traffic continues to run.
10:21This type of convoy does not normally run at a speed of 20.
10:25Because running faster than this can spoil the load balancing of the trailer.
10:29In the front and back, the police cars accompanied the convoy from start to end.
10:34So that traffic can be stopped on the way and the first convoy can be passed.
10:39In this entire operation, it took a total of about 10 days to disassemble the plane,
10:43then transport it, and finally re-attach the wings.
10:5010 days, including nights.
10:53All in all, the point is that Saudi Arabia is quite serious about its Vision 2030.
10:59For which there may be many such stunts in the coming time.
11:04But one question, whose answer is still incomplete.
11:08Will Saudi Arabia really be able to compete with Dubai's tourism or not?
11:13Post its answer in the comment section.
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