Long live the "Queen of the Skies": all routes of Lufthansa's Boeing 747s
It was enough for Barbone, Matteo Rainisio, to post a few shots of Lufthansa's Boeing 747-400 on the Facebook page of The [...]
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It was enough that the Barbone, Matteo Rainisio, would post some shots of the Boeing 747-400 by Lufthansa on The Flight Club's Facebook page to unleash a wave of comments - all very positive, as was easily guessed.
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The Jumbo Jet, dubbed by many as "The Queen of The Skies", for many people it continues to be the most beautiful and fascinating plane ever built: it should come as no surprise, then, that many enthusiasts and frequent flyers choose to fly certain routes and with a certain airline just to experience the thrill-probably for the last time, considering that these machines will soon be decommissioned-of climbing the legendary ladders that lead into the upper deck.
Several users, in this regard, have asked. Where the German company's 747s fly: In this article we discover, one by one, all the routes operated by 'her majesty' the Queen of Heaven.
Before getting to the crux of the matter, however, it is worth clarifying a not insignificant detail right away. Lufthansa is the only airline in the world that also continues to use the -400 version of the Jumbo for passenger transport: there are exactly eight, to be exact, 747-400s in LH's fleet. Where do they fly? There are 5 routes: New York (JFK), Singapore, Toronto, Vancouver e Bangalore, in India.
They are, however, 19 the B747s in the -800 version, the latest variant of the legendary Jumbo Jet produced by the Everett-based company. Currently, 747-8s fly to 13 destinations: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington (IAD), Houston, Miami, Chicago, Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Singapore, and Tokyo.
How Lufthansa's 747s are configured.? Is there a slight difference between the -400 and -800 versions: the 747-400s are configured with three classes of service (67 business class seats, 32 premium economy seats, and 272 economy seats, for a total of 371 seats); the 747-8s, on the other hand, are outfitted with 4 classes (244 seats in tourist, 32 in premium economy, 80 in business class and 8 in first class, for a total of 364 seats).
It is evident: it's not about the most modern booths, ca va sans dire. Business class, for example, has a 2-2/2-2 layout, meaning that not all passengers have direct aisle access. In the next few years, however, the interiors of the 747s (only the 19 in the -800 version) will undergo a makeover (albeit 'halfway'): as we reported in another article, LH will install the new economy, premium economy and business cabins, but not the new First Class.
In short, we've said it again and again: configurations aside, if you are an enthusiast flying aboard the 'Queen of the Skies' is one of those Experiences to give yourself at least once in a lifetime. Long - indeed, very long - life to His Majesty, the Queen of Heaven.
