Guess I probably wont get a chance to fly on one, flying on the 747 was on my bucket list.
Lufthansa still has a number of 747-8 and 747-400 in active operation - while there's evidence that the routes are scaling back, there's at least a few more years to fly one. They're even refurbishing the interiors to have a more competitive long-haul business class offering.<p>Korean Airlines has a handful of 747-8 in active operation but they're making moves to retire them especially post Asiana merger.<p>Air China also operates a handful of 747-8 and 747-400 on both international and domestic routes.<p>FlightsFrom is a great resource to find routes for specific aircraft:
<a href="https://www.flightsfrom.com/explorer/FRA?aircrafts=747" rel="nofollow">https://www.flightsfrom.com/explorer/FRA?aircrafts=747</a>
<a href="https://www.flightsfrom.com/explorer/ICN?aircrafts=747" rel="nofollow">https://www.flightsfrom.com/explorer/ICN?aircrafts=747</a>
Somehow I only managed to end up on one of these gorgeous birds once. In seat 64K, NRT-DTW (or was it NRT-MSP?). The main cabin is... nothing to write home about. I was in <i>no</i> hurry to book another 744 leg. Upper deck, perhaps a different story.<p>Great seat number though.
> Upper deck, perhaps a different story.<p>I only ever flew on the upper deck in coach configuration, and the last time I did that was about twenty five years ago on SAA. It wasn't anything special, but it was a little quieter.
Yeah economy class on a 747 sucks as much as it does on any other airliner.
They are beautiful things, but the last few I rode on with BA were absolutely starting to show their age inside prior to BA retiring them in 2020. I think the last passenger models were produced in 2011 and most of BA's 747 fleet was from the mid-90s. The experience was probably better on other carriers towards the end.
If it's something you want to do, this is your call to action. (There have been several already)<p>There's still a few of these in passenger service, so you can easily get it done if it's important to you.<p>Otherwise, you'll need to figure out how to get on a cargo flight.
Flying on one in August, upper deck, courtesy of a lowball points redemption through United.
You can fly on one tomorrow Frankfurt to Tokyo.