Who Still Flies the Boeing 747 in 2023?

She's the Queen of the Skies for good reason. There is nothing else like flying on the 747. You just feel it and it's hard to describe. I've been on many flights from San Francisco to Shanghai and it was a 747 each time. That's a long assed trip and I got to look forward to it because it was a 747. I have flown on long trips on other types of airplanes, so I know the difference. She's a beauty, that's for sure.

After more than 40 years of air travel I finally made it onto a 747 this summer. We flew Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Vancouver, BC. Great trip and service but man, it takes a long time to board 400+ people!

Was lucky to work on them as a crew for 10 years. She was, is and always will remain the Queen of the skies!

I was recently on a Lufthansa 747 from Singapore to Frankfurt. I thought that all 747s had been retired by now. It was so nice to “be back” and a much better experience than recent flights on 787 or A350. They are supposed to be better but I thought not.

The 747 was the first plane I ever flew on. It was 1970 and I had just turned 18. I have down many 747s over the years and it is still my favorite plan of all time. It's still the Queen of the skies.

I live in Miami, I see the Lufthansa 747s 400 and 800...all the time Bravo Lufthansa!!!!

Flew on Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific B747 aircraft in the 90s and 2010s, and each flight left me in awe thinking about how such a big and heavy metal bird could even take off from the ground. She is truly the queen of the skies.

I had the good fortune to upgrade into the "hump" of a British Airways 747 transatlantic flight in 2019. I instantly went from a middle-aged guy to a 10-year-old boy. Had goosebumps. The 3 pilots were kind enough (while we were still at the gate, of course) to let me peer into the cockpit (tiny!) of this beautiful airplane.

My first (and so far only) time flying on a 747 was in 2007 with Qantas. It was an incredible experience and one I hope to repeat next year when I visit Germany.

I am scheduled to fly on a 747 this October from Miami to Frankfurt. I always wanted to ride one and now it’s happening. I can’t wait.

Boeing 747..... what an aircraft. 1st international flight for me was on a 200 series with KLM livery from N.Delhi India to AMM onward to KJFK in 1984. Returning back to India I was on a Boeing 747-200 British Airways and I was the only pax from DTW (Yes DTW flew BA internationals back those days from the Berry Terminal that is dust now in 2024) to LHR then onward, that British Airways Boeing 747-200 took on a crap load of pax from Doha and I had to squiggle thru to get to the door to disembark in BOM. But what an experience it was from DTW to LHR to Doha when I was the ONLY pax on board. Sorry my camera was in checked luggage so all I have are memories. 2nd Boeing 747 was another Boeing 747-200 series from Calcutta to LHR back in 1985 and on to DTW on a British Airways Lockheed L10-11 Tristar that too was an awesome aircraft. My 3rd intercontinental flight was on a Boeing 747-400 registration number N666US Northwest Airlines from DTW to AMM to BOM in 1992 and sadly the return to the USA was on Airbus etc and years later while working at a major international airport yeah DTW I was lucky to sit and get a pic taken by the captain of said aircraft N666US in Delta Airlines colors sitting in gate A38 DTW with a flight plan registered as DTW-NGO-MNL back in 2011. So there are my experiences and love for the Queen Of the Skies.

As I must be a tad older than most here, I flew quite a bit on Pan Am 747s. Mostly on the South American routes from VCP to MIA and JFK. These 747s were a marvel to me as I had flown DC3s and Constellations as a child. My last Pan Am flight was between JFK and MAD during the build up to one of the desert wars, there was much military traffic and a heck of a storm. We had to keep to route and fly into the storm. I flew various times on Lufthansa 747s maybe the most memorable was into Santiago, Chile. I was in Business, had an A window seat and watched Aconcagua to port on a lovely sunny morning. One of the weirdest 747 configs I ever flew was a Thay flight from Rome to BKK. What would have been business class in other airlines was half occupied by a galley where chefs were cooking meals onboard... This flight had a bonus of a daytime view of the Himalayas to port. Wonder if anyone on this chat ever flew Pan Am, Braniff, Eastern?? Regards

Privileged to fly the Queen on two separate trips from United States to Australia. One with Northwest Airlines and the other with United Airlines. Also TWA from New York to Cairo. Always felt safe and comfortable ❤

I've flown the Jumbo with KLM from Amsterdam to Beijing and Air China from Shenzen to Beijing. This was '05 and '06 . Nice planes- sorry to see them disappear from the sky.

I remember in 1972 as a 5 yr old boy flying a pan am 747 to San Juan Puerto Rico and looking up the staircase during a flight and the attendant asked me if I wanted to walk up and take a look. Wow I was so amazed.

I lived in Hawaii for 5 years back in the late 1970’s. I took the 747 many times to visit my family in NYC. We flew from HNL - DFW then DFW- JFK. The flights were absolutely amazing. As a Veteran I got free upgrades to First Class and again the flights were GREAT. I miss those days for many reasons.

How wonderful, I never had the chance to fly in a 747, its the only thing i have on my bucket list. I love the Queen of the sky..

I recently retired as a flight attendant and I was so fortunate to have flown on the many 747 planes ✈️ in my career

My family came to the US 'on the boat' in the early 60's...just before I was born, but in the early and mid 70's, we'd spend summers back in Germany and that meant (usually) a Lufthansa 747. What a thrill. I wish everyone could have experienced that. Two meals! Snacks! Actual film movies! Hot towels!

Have been lucky to fly twice long haul upstairs in biz class (years ago Hong Kong 747-400 and more recently Seoul 747-800). Great experience. Love the look of it still.