Branson goes 20,000 leagues under the sea

By Blake Ellis, staff reporter February 2, 2010: 8:30 AM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/01/technology/richard_branson_underwater_plane/index.htm?hpt=C2

Summary

An airplane manufacturer company, Virgin unveiled an underwater plane to fly under the Caribbean Sea. Tourists on Necker Island, part of the British Virgin islands will be able to pay 25,000 dollars to travel inside this plane. People will be able to ride on this plane beginning on February 20th. Before, you need to pay 300,000 dollars to have a vacation on the island. The plane uses downward pressure on its wings to "fly" under water for about two hours at a time. The riders on this plane must follow special SCUBA training and they have to be accompanied by a certified pilot and scuba diver. People aboard wear air masks and have scuba tanks in the back of the plane.