(CNN) — British Airway retired the last of its huge Boeing 747 airplanes on Thursday when the final two planes still in service departed from London Heathrow -- a poignant event brought upon by the coronavirus pandemic. The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), one of BA's predecessors, operated its first 747 London to New York flights in 1971. British AirwaysThe original aircraft, which featured 27 First Class and 292 Economy seats, featured an upper deck containing a lounge. British AirwaysThe aircraft was also home to BA's' very first flat bed seat, which it introduced in 1999. A special liveried Boeing 747 takes to the skies alongside the Red Arrows during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo on July 20, 2019.

Source: CNN October 08, 2020 10:41 UTC