Inside Roman Abramovichs £270m flying mansion private jet which holds 50 guests

Sanctioned Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is known for forking out millions on lavish properties, expensive yachts and private jets.

The Russian oligarch, who is reportedly worth around £6.4billion, is perhaps best known for extending his wild spending to football since taking ownership of the Blues back in 2003. He has regularly splashed out on big-name players over the past two decades on his way to making Chelsea one of the most successful clubs in the world.

But arguably his most wondrous signing has been the spectacular Boeing 787 he added to his private jet fleet in December last year.

Abramovich swapped his 767-300ER for the 787-8 in late 2021, becoming the third person to own a private version of the latter. The other two just happen to belong to the Mexican government and a charter firm.

He immediately took to buying the new aircraft after selling his private 767 – nicknamed ‘The Bandit’. Forbes Russia claims his new aircraft cost $350million (£269million), including $100million (£77million) for a luxury cabin and other features.

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The aircraft was initially meant to go to a Swiss operator – PrivatAir – until the airline declared bankruptcy in 2018. Having been built in 2015, it spent four years in storage before moving to Basel Airport for a new cabin outfit.

And it eventually landed in Abramovich’s hands. Now, the Russian is spoilt with a flying mansion that can seat 50 passengers, 10 security personnel, 10 staffers and 30 guests over a space of 224 square metres.

The private nature of the 787 means we do not know what the inside actually looks like. But passengers can expect comfortable couch seating, a kitchen serving fresh food and several bathrooms, as well as bedrooms. It will also likely possess an onboard defence system.

Meanwhile, his old jet Bandit – which earned its nickname due to the black Zorro mask paint on the front – was put on sale for $100million. It featured three guestrooms, a reading room, dining room, living room and two guest bathrooms.

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