With immediate effect and following the decrease in passenger traffic due to the covid-19 pandemic, British Airways (BA), owned by the Spanish-British group IAG, will withdraw its entire Boeing fleet 747.
The company also highlighted the fact that the “queen of the heavens” is unlikely to return to commercial services for British Airways due to decreased travel.
No entanto, in the statement, the BA emphasizes that the aircraft will have always a special place in the heart da empresa, although the objective now is to operate flights with more modern and low fuel consumption aircraft, like the new A350s and 787.
British Airways has operated with that Boeing model since 1989, currently being the largest operator in the world of 747-400, the second see are from 747 initial.
Entretanto, BA has announced that it plans to 12.000 jobs and will start, a partir de 28 de Julho, auctioning off part of his multi-million dollar art collection.
