Workers on Thursday inspect the partially dismantled aircraft that was once home to the airplane-turned-restaurant Lily Airways in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province. Photo: VCG

Lily Airways owner Li Yang brought the retired Boeing 737 from Indonesian airline Batavia Air in 2016. Li invested 35 million yuan ($5 million) to turn the aircraft into a restaurant. Photo: VCG

A worker renovates the aircraft in April 2016. Photo: VCG

The restaurant opened on Wuhan’s Optics Valley Pedestrian Street in September 2016. Photo: VCG

A waiter in a pilot’s uniform tries out the flight simulator inside the renovated aircraft in October 2017. Photo: VCG

Lily Airways also included a coffee shop and waiting room in the building next to the plane. Photo: VCG

Customers eat on the plane in September 2016. The cabin could accommodate up to 70 diners. Photo: IC Photo

People check out the restaurant in July 2016. Photo: VCG