Fond farewell for fliers’ fave
How beloved is Boeing ’s iconic 747 jumbo jet?
United says seats on its justannounced farewell flight on the “Queen of the Skies” sold out in less than two hours. The Nov. 7 flight will fly from San Francisco to Honolulu. After the flight, United will retire the 747 from its fleet.
United’s 747s seat 374 passengers, though the carrier did not sell seats on the plane’s upper deck so that fliers would be able to amble through the space on what will be its last-ever passenger flight for United.
There will be a throwback theme for the flight, with United’s crews donning 1970s-era “retro” uniforms and serving “1970s-inspired” menu options. In-flight entertainment options also will hail from the 1970s. It’s all part of an effort by the airline to re-create the atmosphere passengers would have been experienced on United’s first-ever 747 flight in
1970, which also flew from San Francisco to Honolulu.
There will be celebrations at the airports before takeoff in San Francisco and after arriving in Hawaii.