British Airways Boeing 747-400 in Dublin International Airport
British Airways sends five of their Boeing 747-400 fleet to Teruel, Spain for storage. Teruel is a Spanish aircraft graveyard located in North-East Spain. The airline has recently grounded many of their aircraft and have cancelled multiple flights due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The oldest aircraft in Chatham Dockyard Aircraft livery, G-CIVA was the first to go to the graveyard today. This aircraft is 27 years old. The last flight G-CIVA made was on the 27th of March operating flight BA72 from Vancouver to London Heathrow. The aircraft left to Spain operating flight BA9154 departing Heathrow at approximately 12:00 today. The second aircraft to go was G-CIVR, aged 22 years, operating flight BA1955 to Teruel. Its last flight was from Boston to Heathrow on the 19th of March. G-CIVS, aged 22 years, was the next to go after G-CIVR operating flight BA1956. On the 28th of March, it operated its last passenger flight, flight BA284 from San Francisco to London Heathrow. G-CIVT operated BA1957 to Spain today. The aircraft is also 22 years old. Its last flight was from Cape Town to Heathrow on the 27th of March. G-CIVX was the last Boeing 747 to touch down on the Spanish soil. It is 21 years old and operated flight BA1958 to Teruel. It’s last passenger flight was BA74 from Lagos to London Heathrow.
British Airways has 32 Boeing 747-400s in their fleet. The airline is the worlds largest operator of the aircraft. They use the Boeing 747 to fly to twelve destinations within the U.S.A, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Nigeria and the U.A.E.
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