British Airways has said it will retire all of its Boeing 747s, as it suffers from the sharp travel downturn.The UK airline is the world’s largest operator of the jumbo jets, with 31 in the fleet.
“It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire 747 fleet with immediate effect,” a BA spokesman told the BBC.
Airlines across the world have been hit hard by coronavirus-related travel restrictions.
“It is unlikely our magnificent ‘queen of the skies’ will ever operate commercial services for British Airways again due to the downturn in travel caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic,” the spokesman added.
Qatar Airways has also cut 20% of it work force due to the pandemic and don’t expect normality to business for at least 2 – 3 years.
