THAILAND- Thai Airways (TG) has officially bid a fancy farewell to the Boeing 747, popularly known as the ‘Queen of the Skies,’ at a special ceremony in Thailand.
Possibly influenced by the retirement of Air India’s (AI) last four Boeing 747-400s on April 22, 2024, Thai Airways gathered staff and rolled out a fancy carpet to pay homage to the original superjumbo jet.
On April 23, 2024, Thai Airways posted a photo from the retirement ceremony with tables and chairs gathered around the engineless Boeing 747-400 inside a hangar.
“Queen of the Sky Farewell. Share your cherished memories with the Boeing 747, the iconic Queen of the Sky, as Thai Airways bids adieu,” Thai Airways wrote on social media.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Thai Airways had planned to retire its fleet of nine Boeing 747s by the end of 2024.
However, in March 2020, the flag carrier placed all its Boeing 747s into storage, except for the HS-TGF, which was stored in Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) on December 31, 2020.
Same Fate as A380s
As the aviation industry started to recover from the pandemic, the Boeing 747 became surplus to requirements at Thai Airways, and the decision was made to retire the aircraft from the fleet.
The 747 was not the only large jet to be retired; the airline’s six Airbus A380s also faced the same fate.
Lufthansa (LH) currently operates the largest Boeing 747-400s fleet, with eight still flying the ‘Queen of the Sky’ flag. Other airlines still operating the Boeing 747-400 include Atlas Air, Air Atlanta Europe, and Air China.
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