British Airways to ground ‘queen of the skies’ jumbo jets for good
The Boeing 747-400 planes, which could seat 345 passengers, flew to destinations including New York and Cape Town, until Covid-19 forced BA to park them
17 July 2020 - 12:12
Hong Kong — British Airways, the world’s biggest operator of Boeing 747-400s, is retiring its entire fleet of the jumbo jets with immediate effect because of the damage the coronavirus has done to air travel.
“It is unlikely our magnificent ‘queen of the skies’ will ever operate commercial services for British Airways again due to the downturn in travel caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic,” the airline, a unit of IAG, said in a statement...
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