Originally Posted by
tow1709
TTN, a 130 m long yacht is roughly twice as long as an A330-300, and if we assume the beam and overall height are twice as much too (a very crude estimate I know), then we are talking four times the surface area. Also the yacht has complex exterior features and as you say yourself would be labour intensive to paint. So if 1m€ is ok for the yacht, then £900k seems a tad expensive for the aircraft.
I thought Lufthansa Tech had the contract for Voyager maintenance which presumably covers repaint? Could it be that the VIP unit was sent to Marshalls for some secret squirrel additions and that the price quoted in the press includes all work, but for obvious reasons only the paint job is publicly acknowledged?