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But the amazing views out of the window didnt come cheap in first class. its incredible to think that the boeing 747 has been with us for around half a century. suddenly, you could carry around 400 people from heathrow to jfk, new york, in about six hours. it was a wow moment. and it changed the way we travel. millions of miles, millions of jumbo jet memories. this morning, its over and out for the ba 747 era. the airfield behind me is really quiet by heathrow standards, you have got the two run...

I know somebody whose grandma boarded a 747 and thought she was still in the departure lounge because it was so big. she didnt realise and was asking when they were going to be boarding. 71 metres from the front to a place passengers didnt see near the tail. at the back of the plane, up a flight of stairs is where on long haul flights, the crew can get some rest. in seat 1a, you are further forward than the pilot. the cockpit is up there. but the amazing views out of the window didnt come cheap ...

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Been with us ever since. you can recognise it. you just see it when you get to the airport. it stands out, its iconic, and customers, colleagues and anyone who has had anything to do with the jumbo just loves it. the captain at the controls as the plane taxied out one last time. rain and tears. a short trip to south wales for one, the other to gloucestershire — a fond goodbye. tom burridge, bbc news at heathrow. lets remind you of the latest coronavirus figures just released by the uk governme...

North—westerly wind means it is going to feel colder. thats it for now. theres more from us in half an hour or so. now its back to charlie and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. as we heard earlier, british airways is about to fly its last two boeing 747s from london heathrow into retirement to two airfields in south wales and gloucestershire. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is at heathrow this morning to see it all happen. morning, gu...

It was my suggestion, i said, let me take it, and it was incredible, the way it worked, incredible. british airways is saying farewell to its iconic boeing 747s this morning. in the last hour, the airlines final two jumbo jets made their last take—off from london heathrow. the reduction in international travel because of the pandemic caused the airline to pull the planes from service four years earlier than scheduled. 0ur transport correspondent, tom burridge, is at heathrow airport. tom, quit...

Britain around the world. what is your fondest britain around the world. what is yourfondest memory? britain around the world. what is your fondest memory? beautiful aeroplanes have ta ken your fondest memory? beautiful aeroplanes have taken me all around the world, its been a privilege. i flew into the old hong kong airport, san francisco looking down over the golden gate bridge, cape town with table mountain, beautiful. what will be the feeling amongst your collea g u es be the feeling amongst...

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Last trip. youre going to push back from here at about 7:40am this morning, then head off towards the airfield? exactly, yeah. they will ta ke airfield? exactly, yeah. they will take us over there, we have a bit of time, we will start the engines of about quarter past eight. from there, its about a 20 minute taxi. were hoping we can both get airborne together, but forecast is not fantastic. hopefully we can get airborne together and we will come back round and say that final goodbye. if the weat...

So tearful. sorry. really sad to see her go. such a shame about the weather, but amazing. absolutely incredible. sorry. a glamour glider through the decades. the original version launched in the ‘60s and defied all the odds. no need to go to a gym either! julie welcomed a—listers and royalty on board. old newsreel: the stretched upper deck is new to ba... in its day, the double deck was novel. its like a private jet up here. its still pretty cool today. i know somebody whose grandma boarded ...