AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jon Kotwicki, a 32-year-old flight instructor in Alaska, who turned an old cargo plane into an Airbnb. The exterior of Kotwicki's airplane conversion. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe living space in Kotwicki's airplane conversion. Either way, when people pull up to the Airplane house for the first time, I love seeing their reactions. The living space in Kotwicki's airplane conversion.

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Persons: Jon Kotwicki, Jon, —, Douglas, There's, They're, Alyshia Organizations: Service, Douglas DC, Airbnb, Alyshia Hull Locations: Alaska, Florida, Fairhaven , Alaska, Wasilla , Alaska, ahull@insider.com