This was a very special flight for me because it's been a dream of mine to fly on a BA B747 classic in the old Landor colors. Sadly this was also my last BA flight since. Of course, being upgraded to business class helped me enjoy the flight even more.
And here's the aircraft, which was the last IB747-200 in service and flew with pax for the last time last May 1st. before being retired after 25 years of service (1980-2005).
Planecrazy2 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 615 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 4765 times:
FlyMIA From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 6297 posts, RR: 6 Reply 13, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 4749 times:
The last time I have flown a 747 across the Atlantic was MIA-LGW-MIA VS 744. I really dont plan on taking many more 747s across the Atlantic as I like to do my flying with AA
"It was just four of us on the flight deck, trying to do our job" (Captain Al Haynes)
I didn´t flew a 744 for like 2yrs npw. Mainly because KLM flies T7 and 764 to the destinations I fly. A shame...
Regards,
Adam
PS: The B747 is the greatest, mightiest plane ever build!!!
Andaman From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 4749 times:
My first and only so far: BA 747 Economy, LHR - SFO year 2003.
It wasn't that exitting experience: old dusty plane, less leg room than AY's Md-11, not very good service. But the price was right and I wanted an One World flight...
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3687 posts, RR: 31 Reply 23, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 4715 times:
Wrighbrothers From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 1875 posts, RR: 10 Reply 24, posted (7 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 4676 times:
My last 747 flight across the atlantic ( and last one so far) was on a BA 744 on 29th of August 2005 LAX-LHR in Club World, on G-BNLZ
Wrighbrothers
Always stand up for what is right, even if it means standing alone..
25 747LUVR: Last flight was VS 15 LGW-MCO on Hot Lips. HOT SHE WAS!!!
26 Hirnie: My last trans atlantic on a 747 was in April 2004. AF from JFK to CDG.
27 SmithAir747: My one and only 747 trip was TWA, JFK-MAD return in March & April 1994. I loved that trip so much, because I realised my lifelong dream of flying on a
28 ANITIX87: Only CO and Dl fly 764's. I think you mean 763's? My last 747 flight was LHR-EWR on VS017 (I'm not 100% sure on the flight number) on August 4, 2005.
29 HT: 28-OCT-2005 LH 451 LAX - FRA B747-430 D-ABVS "Saarland" Seat 14A (old C-Class and a unfriendly neighbour) -HT
30 LGWspeedbird: My last trip across the Atlantic was BA 747-400 LHR-JFK-LHR out in economy back in club!!!! LGWspeedbird
31 1MillionFlyer: September 2000 KL DTW-AMS 5 hrs and 58 minutes! 620 Knot Ground speed at times!
32 AlitaliaMD11: March 14, 2004 AMS-JFK KLM 641 KLM 747-400 PH-BFL "City of Lima" PH-BFL landing from HKG on the same day I flew on PH-BFL to JFK. View Large View Medi
33 PDXtriple7: SEA-LHR-SEA on a BA 747-400 in economy over the summer!
40 Robsch: BA 48/49 SEA-LHR & return, September 28, 2004 747-400, most recently, although this picture of the older -200 is really cool: View Large View MediumPh
41 CV990: Hi! My last 747 trip across the Atlantic was: Date: 2001/07/27 ( arrived early morning on the 28th. ) Airline: BA ( with Rendez-Vous tail ) Airplane:
47 Buckieboy: All, My last flight was LAX to CDG with air France. By an amazing coincidence, there is a photo in the database on the day I flew, October 12th 1999:
48 AzoresLover: You are close, but I still beat you by a couple years for oldest trip across the pond: March 1977, Swissair 747-200, ZRH-JFK.
49 Ozvirginuk: Mine was LHR-MIA in May this year on VS. Y class Returned 9 days later MIA-LHR, this time in Premium Economy...... Oz
50 Alphafloor: A loooong time ago with a 747-200 from MAD to EZE. And then only with MD11 and A340. Alphafloor
52 TriStar500: June 2001 CDG-MIA-CDG on AF B744 F-GISC and F-GITD
53 Rpaillard: YUL to CDG in october 2004, flying home with AirFrance. I was on economy, but on the upper deck, thanks to the NEV cabin. It was a very pleasant trip,
54 AFC_Ajax00: June 2003 unfortunately! KL64? AMS-JFK, 747-400. Don't fly KL that much, and AF doesn't operate 747s to the East Coast anymore.
55 Lufthansa747: 04 May 2005 BA 93 LHR-YYZ in Club Latest 747 flight 18 Nov 2005 CX 713 BKK-SIN in First
62 ACDC8: Oops, I lied. I went through my log and turns out my last B747 flight was in January 2002 with D-ABZH flying from YYZ-FRA ... View Large View MediumP
63 BAViscount: February 12 2005 VS2 EWR-LHR G-VTOP Very disappointing - see my trip report if you fancy finding out why: US & Canada Trip With VS And AC (fairly
64 AirCop: Last one was way back in 1987 - LHR to LAX with TWA. Only approximately 50 passengers on board. Since then its been 763's and 777's across the pond. S
69 ZKEOJ: Mine were: 15/02/2003 YYZ FRA AC B747-400M C-GAGN 22/02/2003 FRA YYZ AC B747-400M C-GAGM A-net server is busy, so can't find pics at the moment Cheers
70 Sllevin: Believe it or not, my last 747 flight over the Atlantic was back in June 1988, FRA-LAX on NZ with a 200 series aircraft. I've flown the 747 since a nu
71 Floorrunner: My last 747 across the Atlantic was on Pan Am in May 1985 JFK-CDG-JFK Don't know which version 747. Patrick
72 Lamedianaranja: Virgin Atlantic LHR-MIA going and Air France CCS-CDG coming back last August
73 Leskova: 5 October 2003 on one of LH's B747-400s in First Class... ... flying back from GRU to FRA (after flying over on 2 October 2003)... not sure which plan
74 LINATHJNX: 6/1994 MSP-AMS with NW 742 It was the first time I could not get a window seat. I was seated in one of the last row in the middle...awful flight from
76 Alex22: Mine was an IB 747-300 from MAD to MIA this summer. Great flight and pretty good service !!! It was TF-ATI http://www.airliners.net/open.file/947557/L
79 AirbusA6: July 2004, VS 744 BOS - LHR My next flight across the pond will be with BA LHR - MIA on January 3rd! Flying from Heathrow with BA or VS, 744s are comm
86 Lobster: I wish. I've never had the chance to fly that big bird yet. Someday......
87 LO231: Not transatlantic, but longhaul: CPT-LHR on BA in Club World: Delightful!!! Regards, LO231
88 Manc: last flight over the pond was MCO-MAN on a Virgin 747-200 cannot remember the reg but I do remember the fire engines around the right wing at the gate
90 Cosmic: Virgin Atlantic Airways. December 2000 (outbound) / January 2001 (inbound).
91 Don81603: My only trans ocean flights where also across the Pacific. MH 747-400 both ways (LAX-TPE-KUL-BNE) going there, and KUL-TPE-LAX back (772 from BNE to
94 Moparman: Business class: Feb. 2005: DTW - AMS on a beautiful NWA B744 Economy class: January 2003 FRA-IAD on LH. In a horribly cramped, and completely sold-out
96 KJFK31L: Air France 747-400 CDG to JFK Nevertheless a very enjoyable flight, followed by the longest taxi I have ever experienced outside of Paris-CDG. I wasn'
98 ReidYYZ: Not the last one, but the one of most significance, to me, that is. AC B742 in july'85. I was 16 and had flown previously, but I really took notice of
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