Goodbye LHR 747 fleet.

This evening sees the last commercial flights from LHR on the 747's G-VROC was last to leave and is on her way to JFK due back in to LHR for the last time tomorrow morning.

Video here https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=423623891089271

Air France also said goodbye to their last 747 today.

End of an era

Such an iconic aircraft. I was fortunate enough to have a final fight on HOT just before Christmas. There's no other aircraft that quite matches it in my opinion.

I wonder who will be be the last commercial operator of the 747 worldwide.

It'll take BA quite some time to phase out their newer ones. I guess the LH 748's will be around for quite a few years to come too.

BA still have 40 747's in their fleet. They'll still be around at LHR for many years to come...

Here's the VS006 with G-VBIG just now:

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And the VS010 with G-VROC also just now:

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I've been on BIG eight times in the last five years and VROC also eight times, mostly SFO and NY rotations but on VROC on the infamous party bus to launch the Cancun route. A sad day for VS at Heathrow since from day one Virgin has flown 747s and with the new smaller airline there's nothing quite as majestic to replace them.

Wow, I had no idea that they were going/gone but then I've not flown with VS out of LHR for over a year now. Some of my best flights ever were in the A zone (seat 19A for preference ), and the amount of aisle space that you got was incredible.

A sad loss. Makes me all the more glad I'm getting to do it at least once more from LGW this Easter...

G-VHOT went to the scrapyard today (Tarbes) from LGW.

G-VHOT went to the scrapyard today (Tarbes) from LGW.

She was the first LHR 747 I flew on , sad to hear