The last Boeing 747 flight for El Al took off from Rome back to its home hub of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv today. To celebrate the end of an era, the 747 ‘painted’ a 747 shape in the sky thanks to help from Flight Radar 24.
El Al plans to retire their 747-400 fleet with this flight, and replace all their services with Boeing 787 aircraft. They will be on most US-bound routes, with some operated by densified Boeing 777s.
The loss of the 747s also sees the loss of the El Al first-class cabin. The replacement Boeing 787 features the new business-first design for El Al.
{Matzav.com}
The 747 has had a nearly 50-year run so this truly is the end of an era.
Anyone else notice the brand-new euphemism “Densified” for shoehorning more (and smaller!) seats into the same plane? Wonder if it’s the invention of whoever came up with “Pre-Owned” instead of “Used” cars.