In Australia, half a century of aviation history has ended at Qantas Airways, with the early retirement of its final Boeing 747. It is the latest airline casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated the industry globally, forcing many airlines to decommission part or parts of their fleet, and cut staff.
Qantas had planned to retire its 747s by the end of 2020, but COVID-19 brought its end forward.
Al Jazeera’s Nicola Gage reports from Sydney.
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That how life is.
If there’s one comment that sums up the corona virus , this is it
Not only Qantas, the Klm flew their last 747 few months ago, now due to this Covid-19 pandemic the airlines are decommissioning all its 747 fleet.
I will miss both the Boeing 747 and the Airbus 380.
There was a time when Qantas flew exclusively 747s, nothing else….
*Long live the Queen of the Skies.*
Long live Supreme Leader!!!!
Sad day. I’ve flown on this particular 747 many times.
Joyce, it’s not a bitter sweet moment at all. It’s a horrible moment. The sight of this beauty disappearing into the sunset for the last time is a very sad moment.
Airline, fossil fuel and tourism industries wouldn’t survive in the future pandemic world
Biman Bangladesh 787 😍🇧🇩 1:48
Yea…. 👍
Will crash soon.
@Johnston Steiner what a sadistic person! You want people to die??
Please give it to india we will use it carefully.
0:48 excuse me what about i dunno an 225 .
royal Nepal airlines 😍😍 airbus330
So… why are airlines allowed to just dump these things wherever and whenever they wish?
because they are companies and can do whatever they want?????
“Australia Aviation Crisis” – yeah, Australia is the only country going down with COVID.
Who said that the Virus has only affected Australia?
If you don’t decommission old planes then how will the 847, 947, 1057 and the 9057 planes be produced?
there is going to be a problem Southern Pacific and Indian Oceans flights they are Sydney to Santiago and Sydney to JNB
Yea coz it’s much more eco friendly and profitable getting rid of a perfectly good aircraft and spending millions on a new one that will not last any longer or carry as many passengers
I am a man that likes a commercial airplane commercial airline
I’m gonna miss the queen of the skies 💔
0:49 it was not to the world’s largest aircraft. Antonov 124 and 225 are both bigger