The Great KLM 747 Thread
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Some info just posted on airlineroutes.net about KL 747 Combi services, tentatively until 01/2021.
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...arly-jan-2021/
https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...arly-jan-2021/
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My son flew to Delhi on the 747. The purser knew him from soccer and gave him a upper deck seat during the last part of the flight. It was his first and probably his last 747 flight. He does not get it how special it was but he liked the upper deck. He was quite surprised when I am apped that would be soon a thing of the past..
11/01/20
just got a email from KL that we rebooked from Mex to Ams in May from Aero Mexico 787 to KL 747 combi.
11/01/20
just got a email from KL that we rebooked from Mex to Ams in May from Aero Mexico 787 to KL 747 combi.
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Booked a seat too, just in case. There was some 67k miles space, and they are easily refundable. Could even see the Platinum service line waiving the 50EUR fee if the real last flight gets postponed
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Very tempting... did you book just JFK-AMS? Can't see anything on that flight JFK-Europe less than 130k now.
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to BRE is no after I booked 93000 miles.
.... it it is the last flight...
I am 72A
cancelled it and rebooked to nwi for 72000
1K is available... and now it is not.....
It is tobad... you can not do same plane turnaround [MENTION=7330]JFK[/MENTION].. I would have taken the 747 to JFK...
What are other people planning?
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This may or may not be the last 747 combi but I assume they aren't dumping a 747 in PBM... (there's no PBM-AMS flights beyond the 5th yet)
JFK seems to switch to a 777 from 747 after the 3rd but looks like the end isn't quite nigh after all.
JFK seems to switch to a 777 from 747 after the 3rd but looks like the end isn't quite nigh after all.