The Queen of the Skies fading away: My fond memories of the British Airways 747
British Airways 747 at London’s Heathrow (LHR) November 2016. (Photo by Clint Henderson/The Points Guy) While I can no longer fly the giant bird, I do look back on the rare times I got to fly the plane with fondness. I flew coach on the 747-400 in September of 2018. I told the crew how excited I was for my first-ever 747 trip, and they let me take lots of pictures and even chat with the pilots for a few minutes. I loved the kick of the engines on takeoff. Four engines are better than two for takeoffs in my opinion. The massive plane had plenty of room. In fact, I had a whole row on that ...