British Airways’ last two Boeing 747 planes at
the airline’s historic base of London’s Heathrow
Airport made their final flight Thursday, the
fleet’s retirement having been brought forward
by the coronavirus pandemic.
To mark the occasion, the two planes with
their distinctive humps at the top, took to the
skies one after the other for their journeys into
retirement. No passengers were onboard.
One went to the Kemble airfield in western
England, and the other headed to the St. Athan
airfield in south Wales. Combined, they had
flown 104 million miles in their 47 years, carrying
millions of customers for work and play.
“Today was an emotional milestone in the
retirement of our 747 fleet as it was our last
chance to see the Queen of the Skies depart
from our home at Heathrow airport,” said Alex