>> When I visited my California friends I flew from Amsterdam with either Delta or KLM.
>> Ports of entrance with the former being Seattle, Portland or Salt Lake. The latter was
>> LA which I used twice...KLM operated old 747s on that route. I don’t think they
>> do now.
I think KLM has withdrawn all its passenger 747s but they probably still have some configured for freight. I think the model will remain in service for a long time as a cargo plane and would not be surprised if some of BA's machines are converted though the fact that they're elderly frames with high hours/cycles will be against them as candidates for such a rebuild.
I think quite simply that the seat mile costs of a 747 are so much greater than a 777, Dreamliner or A350 that once there are no longer routes where they can be filled to the gunwales they're dead in the water for passenger service.
Doesn't look too good for the A380 either, nor the other remaining 4 jet, the A340.
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