It was the 2000s when a master brewer, in the “Bassa Pianura Veneta”, had the unique idea of opening a restaurant in two airliners.
In 2000 a master brewer fulfilled his dream: to open a restaurant housed inside airplanes so as to allow to anyone, entering it, to feel the thrill to be on a plane at least once in their life. In addition he decided to open two restaurants with annexed replicas of the works of masters such as Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. So he opened the catering spot inside a Douglas DC-6 and a Tupolev TU-145.
Unfortunately, after 14 years of legal battles with the municipality, he was forced to abandon his dream. The catering point was closed and the aircraft wrecks still lie motionless in the battlefield.
The “legal battle” began three months after the opening of commercial activities, on November 14, 2000. The municipality contested a building abuse by Michelangelo Da Vinci Srl. The entrepreneur defended himself by saying that everything was only for the purpose scenic. That said, they imposed a fine in the court that has the exorbitant: One billion 252 million and 480 thousand lire. A negotiation began between the two parties that led to the regularization of the premises. The municipality succeeded in collecting part of the fine, remaining just over half a billion (280 thousand euros).
After 15 years the company no longer exists, and the municipality has nothing to do but sit empty-handed without having collected the remaining cash.
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