Jul 17, 2020
British Airways retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn
British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn. "It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire 747 fleet with immediate effect," a BA spokesman told the BBC. Airlines across the world have been hit hard by coronavirus-related travel restrictions. "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 spokesman added. BA, which is owned by International Airlines Group, currently has 31 747s in its fleet. Boeing's 747 helped democratise global air travel in the 1970s, and marked its 50-year flying anniversary in February 2019.
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