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Farewell Jumbo 747 Joy Flights - Economy $400, Business Class $747 @ QANTAS

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Farewell Jumbo 747 Joy Flights - Economy $400, Business Class $747 @ QANTAS
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Taegukgi on 06/07/2020 - 15:40 qantasnewsroom.com.au (5113 clicks)
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Last flights on the final 747 jumbo.

Qantas has announced a program of events to farewell its last remaining Boeing 747 and provide Australians the opportunity to say goodbye to the much loved “Queen of the Skies” ahead of its retirement from the national carrier’s fleet.

The airline will operate three one-hour “farewell jumbo joy flights” departing from Sydney, Canberra

The flights will go on sale at midday on Wednesday 8 July on Qantas.com and will operate on Monday 13 July (Sydney), Wednesday 15 July (Brisbane) and Friday 17 July (Canberra). Economy fares cost $400 and a small number of Business Class tickets will be available for $747 with additional extras included.

The flights will be operated on a cost-recovery basis and profits will be donated to the HARS Aviation Museum at Albion Park (Wollongong) and the Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach to support their efforts to preserve and promote the 747 legacy for future generations. Both museums have a Qantas 747 on public display.

The final 747-400 in the fleet will depart Sydney at approximately 2pm on 22 July 2020 as flight QF7474.

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    • AussieZed on 06/07/2020 - 18:04
      +1

      747s were awful in economy because they were loud. Up front in first class, in the nose, was very quiet though.

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 06/07/2020 - 17:51
    +4

    Can they do a simulated hard bank landing like in the old Hong Kong airport days?

  • AussieZed on 06/07/2020 - 18:02

    Thats not even a 747 in the photo! How hard would it be to find a pic of one? Anyone know what the resale value is on a 25-year-old 747? Would it still have any useful life left?

    • kz on 06/07/2020 - 19:41

      You'll have to pay someone to take it to salvage.

    • strangeloops66 on 06/07/2020 - 20:47
      +1

      Some Indonesian airline will look to modernise its fleet.

  • Maacin on 06/07/2020 - 18:06
    +1

    This deal is going nowhere

    • DJ710 on 06/07/2020 - 18:18
      +1

      This deal is going around in circles

  • TheMindsetTraveller on 06/07/2020 - 18:06
    +1

    Flying Covid747

  • Clear on 06/07/2020 - 18:18

    The first and last time I flew in a Jumbo 747 was in 2007 with very serious turbulence after taking off. 3 hours later this crash happened at the same airport. Many back home thought I was dead :/

    • ca6leguy on 06/07/2020 - 20:04
      -1

      Your link doesn't like like a 747 to me.

      • Clear on 06/07/2020 - 20:24
        +1

        Never said it was. Rather I was there in the morning before that crash and the weather was seriously bad.

        • strangeloops66 on 07/07/2020 - 00:10

          The captain sounds like a remarkably gifted man. "Wind shear? What wind shear?"

  • demiurge on 06/07/2020 - 18:18
    -1

    Unnecessary flights? Not exactly environmentally friendly.

  • erally on 06/07/2020 - 18:38
    +2

    The Sydney flight would be a good one. Weather permitting would be V1 And up the harbour. Brisbane one would be on the new runway. The av-geek in me wants to go, but the Covid controls would spoil it.

  • ChocoMilk on 06/07/2020 - 18:43
    +4

    joy flights in the middle of a pandemic. makes sense.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2020 - 18:50
    -4

    Just booked for 4 of us from Brisbane, can’t wait.

    • miwahni on 06/07/2020 - 22:53
      +1

      How did you manage that, when bookings don't open until Wednesday?

    • FLICKIT on 07/07/2020 - 02:15

      back to the future???… or just a bullshitter?

      The flights will go on sale at midday on Wednesday 8 July on Qantas.com

      • [Deactivated] on 07/07/2020 - 08:24
        -3

        no sense of humour i see

  • zztrader on 06/07/2020 - 19:18
    +1

    Very sad when they say "the last flight", as these are great aircraft and having flown on them quite a few times I really would miss them. Its great that MS Flight Simulator X Gold or Steam has them to fly which also is a buzz with a Sim setup.

    Ah well the passing of a Titan!

    • philmccracken on 06/07/2020 - 19:39
      +1

      The new MS Flight Simulator 2020 will have 747-8 and looks freaking amazing

      • zztrader on 07/07/2020 - 01:19

        Yeah I heard, but have not used FS2020, have you beta tested it or is it available for Beta trial do you know?

        • philmccracken on 07/07/2020 - 04:16
          +1

          It's still in alpha testing, with beta testing to start soon I think

  • xdigger on 06/07/2020 - 19:27
    -4

    So Qantas has conveniently forgotten about CO2 emissions and global warming in this useless exercise?

    • kz on 06/07/2020 - 19:46

      True. Probably the most fuel inefficient aircraft in the world right now. Even the worst Airlines got rid of these quite some while ago.

  • Dont Care on 06/07/2020 - 19:28
    +1

    An hour long flight. Take off, glide for 10 mins then get ready to descend.

  • markj on 06/07/2020 - 19:30
    +1

    Anyone notice the photo here is a 787 - guessing the default image

  • T-Quizzle on 06/07/2020 - 19:30
    -7

    Sorry @Dealbot, not sure how this is a bargain - seems more like spam. Show us how to get discounted tickets and I’ll get a thumbs up.

    Also, why would anyone want so cram in an aircraft for no practical reason during a pandemic. Don’t get me started on the waste of fuel…

  • kz on 06/07/2020 - 19:44

    Pretty sure these flights will go empty.

  • Phoebus on 06/07/2020 - 21:29

    My first flight on a 747 the plane was probably less than 1/4 full. I had a whole row of seats to myself and slept very well.

  • fuzor on 06/07/2020 - 21:47
    +1

    I guess Victorians are excluded fom this? Or are they selling this based on future easing of restrictions.

    • CereaL on 06/07/2020 - 22:25
      +1

      I don't see restrictions easing within a week! :(

  • umoddbro on 06/07/2020 - 21:58
    +1

    Are meals included?

  • Chicken Kyiv on 06/07/2020 - 22:59
    +3

    Flight should have departed at 7:47am

  • daydream on 07/07/2020 - 00:22
    +2

    One hour flight. Does that include the taxi-ing?
    Can people smoke for old times sake?
    Do we have to make couples bookings for the toilet er, mile high club?

  • 9Super9 on 07/07/2020 - 08:38

    So do these flights actually go anywhere?

    • strangeloops66 on 07/07/2020 - 10:23

      They couldn't call it a flight if it just stayed on the tarmac. If you are asking whether the departure airport is also the arrival airport (with no other airport involved), the answer is yes.

      • Jackson on 07/07/2020 - 13:12

        They probably should just leave it on the tarmac, pretend it's flying, and charge people $100 and give it all to charity

  • jlien on 07/07/2020 - 11:14
    +2

    To be clear, this is for the last qantas operated 747-400.

    The current iteration of the 747, the 747-8; is still in production today. Qantas just hasn't ordered any.

    We'll still have opportunities to fly on 747's for many many years to come; perhaps just not in qantas livery.

  • afah0447 on 07/07/2020 - 12:41
    +2

    Some people have too much money and time on their hands.

    • Jackson on 07/07/2020 - 12:44

      and no respect for or even awareness of the tonnes of fossil fuels that are burned for really very little benefit in this case

      • richadam on 07/07/2020 - 14:12

        Diddums

  • i0k-0RU2zd10c on 07/07/2020 - 14:32

    I've never ridden a plane in my 76 years of existence.
    I'm Mr. Play It Safe and is afraid of flying.

  • Muzeeb on 08/07/2020 - 00:35

    Definitely not a bargain according to news.com.au so I guess this should be moved to the forums then.

    But it won’t come cheap – tickets are priced at $747 for business class and $400 for economy, in a nod to the Boeing 747-400 aircraft series.

  • BargainKen on 14/07/2020 - 11:05

    Saw this plane flying by my place yesterday, suspect its the last time I'll see a Qantas 747 in the sky ever.

    https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-oej#24ebe0c1

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