FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - UA to pilots: We're considering retiring all 747s by end of 2018 (Phaseout EOY 2017).
Old Jun 21, 2017, 5:29 pm
  #631  
warrenw
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Seoul
Programs: None anymore
Posts: 983
Originally Posted by uastarflyer
I read somewhere yesterday the very last flight turn is SFO-ICN-SFO on 10/28-10/29

they promised a memorable sendoff. A 3rd tier one-off isn't memorable. Even the UAUA 737 got better treatment.
Prices in business are insane leading up to the 28th. I booked a few weeks ago ICN-AUS via SFO for 10/19 and 10/23 return, I had been tracking the flight via google flights and snagged it for ~$2,650, in P. Now the same trip is $5,900. Granted, the SFO-AUS leg is now only available in A and F so that's jacking up the price but still. ICN-SFO RT is $4,500 now. The reverse, SFO-ICN with the return to SFO on the 29th is $5,340. What!!

Originally Posted by ClipperDelta
Already booked myself on the UA892 ICN-SFO on 10/29 - window upper deck

Now working on getting on the last scheduled DL 744 flight as well (which will be DL158 ICN-DTW on 12/17)...

Sad...these will be the two last scheduled 747 flights by US carriers
Nice! I'll be on the same just a week prior!
warrenw is offline