So I Flew on Lufthansa's Boeing 747-400... 

Good for you Alex. There will be a day when people will say “Boy, I wish I’d flown on a 747 when I had the chance.”

This guy is by far the most underrated aviation youtuber. I hope his channel grows so we can get more videos!

I flew on 747s dozens of times between 1980 and 2017. My last 747 flight was on a Lufthansa 747-400 from Frankfurt to Vancouver. I also paid for an upgrade to the upper deck, as I was not feeling well. The 747 truly was/is the Queen of the Skies. I don’t think any newer aircraft matches the experience for long distance travel. It’s sad to think that most young travellers will never enjoy it, so I’m glad you did, Alex!

this is the ultimate Avgeek bucket list ticker flight business class, upper deck, Lufthansa 747. LH is really becoming the Av geek airline with basically all the head line models in service

I too would like to thank you for this lovely review. I booked DC to Frankfurt, business class, Lufthansa upper deck, and I'm so excited!!! When you've flown coach your whole life, and treating oneself to business class for our once in a lifetime trip to Africa, and you see these snotty reviews, it really bums me out!! For those of us who work hard, and don't get to fly 1st or business class, pretty much never, this will be a heavenly dream compared to coach!!! So thank you for restoring my excitement for this flight.

I am a young kid and I’ve flown on the 747-400 without knowing. It was 2016 then and I flew with Cathay Pacific to Thailand. It was a extraordinary flight! But sadly, two months after that flight, Cathay Pacific retired the Queen. It’s so lucky for you to get on one now. Be proud of everytime you take this plane guys Edit: it was actually a Thai Airways

The only 747 I flew on was Air Canada 747-100 back in the late 70’s. Things sure have changed on the 747 since then lol. Thanks for taking us on the trip. Now you can say you’ve “been there done that”!

You should have more subscribers. You don't nit-pick everything and made an excellent video that shows you are genuine and not doing it for views or flexing your internet wealth like so many others out there and in turn, got that golden ticket into the cockpit! Loved this video and look forward to seeing more amazing content!

Lufthansa actually has a fairly modern 747 cabin, even for the -400! I've flew on the 747 many times and it's a really aged plane and most other airlines didn't modernize the cabin, so it has not been a good experience in recent memories. It's good that Lufthansa will send people away with some decent memories of the 747.

The only 747 I flew on was a Wardair 747 from Calgary to Honolulu on my honeymoon. It was rush seating and somehow we managed to get the very front seats on the main floor. We wondered around the entire plane during the flight and even sat upstairs for a while. This was back when they left the door to the cockpit open sometimes, when airplanes had a smoking section, lol. Thanks for sharing!

I would have gone for the upgrade also! Upper deck 747 is definitely a bucket list item for any avgeek.

Just perfection.

Great video ! The Boeing 747-400 or 800 are for me the most beautiful commercial airplanes ever designed. The graciousness of that iconic plane is beyond words… I was extremely lucky to fly as a 20 year old the beautiful KLM 747-400 upper deck first class from Montreal to Amsterdam… My family is in the Travel agency business built by my father here in Montreal, Quebec…. He had connections and did what he could for me to experience alone a KLM first Class on the upper deck……. I love commercial airliners…. I’m now 53 yrs old…. But I did fly a Fokker F-28 Quebecair, did fly a DC-8 with CP-Air to Europe….. and did fly a 747 with Wardair to Hawaii in first class…. Also an Air Canada L1011 to Europe with my father in Business Class…. And I was young but did fly a DC-10…… Also an Air Canada DC-9 to Nova Scotia and then with the years an Airbus A340 to Italy , a Boeing Airbus A319, 321….. and of course some 737-300…. I would have loved to fly a Boeing 727…. Never did. I would now love to experience flying a Boeing 777 or the Dreamliner … or a 747-800…… it’s strange but the Airbus A380 doesn’t do anything to me….. Anyway great channel, love your flights…. Keep on flying !

Fantastic video! Really cool you got to fly a 747-400, and see the cockpit too! :D

I did not know you got a Lufthansa 747 without First Class. Nice vid.

Wow! Thanks for taking us along for the ride Alex! I flew on the Qantas 747-400 LA to Brisbane in 2016 and loved every moment of it.

I never got to go to the upper deck lounge; except during an Air Canada reveal event in the 70s; lucky you!

Majestic aircraft. Iconic. Unforgettable. Flew on several different airlines, Air Canada, BA, British Caledonian( remember them) Saudi, Alitalia, & KLM. Differing services, same sublime aircraft.

A few years back just before the pandemic I tried to find your video spot at The Vancouver airport. This plane was coming in for a landing and I got great video of it landing. Needless to say I was very excited.

So happy for you, Alex. What a flight to remember. It's a great feeling when a lifelong ambition comes true.

holy shit my grandparents live slightly south from pearson and the departing planes usually climb over it. I was there a few months ago ( I live slightly north of pearson) and watched a lufthansa 747-400 depart overhead. The registration of the plane i saw was the exact one that you flew in this video, D-ABTK. I think it was a few months after you filmed this but that is still so cool. I actually jumped when I saw the registration popped up i was in disbelief. I even have a video on my cell phone of it departing bc i figured I wouldnt see another -400 for a long time.

Excellent review and great camera work. I really appreciate how you put the experience and not your ego front and center. Keep it up. It's so cool we live in an age where we can enjoy these videos and you can (hopefully!) make a living producing them :)

Fabulous experience. I could watch this video over and over and over. Keep exploring and making great videos.

I am so jealous and envious! My first flight was on a 747 in 1972 from YYZ-YVR. I had opportunity to fly on 747's a few more times. I even got a seat on the upper deck, and as far as I know, it was not an upgrade!! I would love to fly on one once more, but I doubt it will happen. I guess I just had the flight vicariously through you!! Glad you got to do it!! Thanks!

Thanks for the glimpse into the cockpit...as a private pilot, I'm always on the lookout for those special insights into aircraft! Back in 2012, I flew on an Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 flight from Vancouver to Auckland, but sadly I was in Economy and the flight was fairly full. Still a thrill for me. Thanks for sharing your flight and the upper deck experience...

I was a Canadian expat for years, and loved flying this aircraft: especially upstairs. Thanks for sharing.

Just discovered your channel Alex and have to give you major props for the excellent quality of your reporting. I follow dozens of av bloggers but you rank way up there in terms of style, quality and content. Thank you for maintaining a brisk (and very eloquent!) pace, and keeping the video to a very reasonable time length while covering all the bases. So glad that you took the upgrade. The 'Queen of the Skies' is my fav aircraft bar none, and I have been lucky to fly various versions of it more than 20 times since the first time when I was 13 (Air France) in the 70s. My last one was in 2018 and like you, I went to great pains to schedule a flight on one from Amsterdam to Toronto on KLM. I love the Lufthansa 747-800i and flew on two in business class in 2011. I will say that the quality of the food both at dinner, but especially at breakfast seems to have declined somewhat based on what you showed us, since those two flights. Back then, we were served not only a full hot breakfast and luxury items at both meals(truffles, shellfish, etc.), but the quality and quantity was staggering. Was there an open snack bar available to business class passengers between meals? However I'm just grateful that Lufthansa (as well as a couple of airlines) continues to use the B747 in this present day. I hope that with economic conditions, more airlines may follow suite if they haven't scrapped theirs yet. Keep up the good work.

I'm thrilled you got to experience the Queen of the Skies, Alex! I too had plans for my first 747 flight in 2020. I was able finally to fly on LH's 747-400 from FRA to YYZ this past April, and like you, spent the extra to able to sit upstairs in the "hump". Seat 85K ... that view! A dream of mine since seeing my first 747 in the 1970's. Thank you as always for sharing.

Super congrats AP! I flew a couple of these on Korean Air during my RTW in 2016, and once on KLM that same year I think, then again on Delta in 2017. So iconic! - Red

Thank you for sharing. It is nice flying on flying on the 747-400s in Business Class upper cabin. I have flown on the 747-400s to Hong Kong a few times before United Airlines had stop flying them. I do miss the 747s in general.

Brilliant flight, Awesome you could have this experience now only if it was Vancouver for those extra few hours. Glad you enjoyed every inch

Great video, Alex. I was fortunate to fly about 200K miles on United 747-400s in the 1990s. Friendly flight crews and great service. I once woke from a nap to find the Captain's business card on the console with a handwritten note on the back "Thanks for flying with us today." I always looked forward to the sound of the 747s engines at takeoff and that little cup of warm mixed nuts!

I NEED to do this at some point soon! I have never flown on a 747, and I know they will soon stop flying for good. I planned to fly on a KLM 747 from Toronto to Amsterdam in 2020, but that plan obviously got foiled!

Awesome man!!! Great video!!!

I'm lucky enough to have flown on a couple of BA's 747-400s, they are just super comfortable and I will miss them. I hope a lot of them get a second life with freighter conversions.

Absolutely amazing report Alex! I can’t wait to fly on the same flight and the same seat in a week. Keep up the great work

Wonderful Alex that you got to fulfil

I recently drove to Toronto to watch one of these beauties land.

Another phenominal video!! Congrats on this awesome accomplishment!

Excellent video Alex

What a treat man! Your seat was perfect for outside viewing and watching those 2 beautiful GE turbofans!

Hi Alex: about 10 years ago I was on a United 747-400 from Lax to Syd and back to Lax. Upper deck business. Same experience but we had about 15 hours to explore the 747-400 ☺️ Definitely a great memory. Good for you to grab this flight!

Superb video Alex, this has given me a great insight to what to expect on the B747 as I’m looking at flying from Frankfurt to Vancouver on one next summer, so thanks for the brilliant video and keep up your great work 😄✈️

This brought a smile to my face. I did the same thing with the Concorde when I was in my early thirties. It was a stretch financially but I never regretted doing it. Good for you! BTW, I am just an inch shorter than you and I prefer the current Lufthansa business seats. The new pods are generally too narrow in the shoulders for me and I end up with bruised shins from the tray table under the IFE screen. I don't really sleep well so why pay the money for it. Premium economy now provides me with better value for money.

Hi again Alex. We could drink and SMOKE on all flights in those days.

Hi Alex I just started watching your videos great stuff I’m a recently retired flight attendant for 32 years I flew on the 747 for many years I miss it

Lovely touch at the end, well done

She’s such a beauty. Sad that they are disappearing. Several years ago at the Abbotsford Airshow there were rides offered in a B17, $400 in the fuselage, 800 in the nose. I waffled then cheaped out. I have forever regretted that. So long story short, good on you for biting the bullet here and ticking off a bucket list item.

Awesome video as always !

Awesome videos. I got to fly a BA 747 from Boston to London back in the day. Best plane ever. On my way back I picked a 777 flight when they were new, and I actually go to hang out in the cockpit flying over the Atlantic that night!!

Great video and content! Just booked myself a business class seat in the upper deck of the distinguished B744 for YYZ-FRA flying this July! Can’t wait to tick this off my bucket list and never regret missing out on flying in a 744

Flew 747s to Europe from the States in the 70's - 80's and early 90's. I booked a flight from Chicago to Frankfort in October - same as you I want to nake sure I get myabe my last chance on a Queen!! Thanks for the fun video.

My wife and I just returned from Scotland, EWR-FRA and back was the 747-8, we flew upper deck what a treat. Gorgeous Airplane I have flown on everything the 74 is by far the best. I've wanted to fly on a 747 my entire life, next year is Italy we will be on the 747-8 JFK-FRA

I had the pleasure of flying on the 747 a handle full of times with 3 different operators. Seeing this aircraft and flying it is always a treat! I unfortunately haven’t been on any A340’s but I see those are up and flying for Lufthansa and Swiss. Time to splurge on a flight on one before they’re gone!

Amazing to fly on the QUEEN ❤❤ Beautiful video 🤩😍

When I saw this video I got so excited!

Great video Alex! Love it

I really appreciate your enthusiasm . There are way too many aviation RU-vidrs who are jaded and starky . Thanks

I'm flying to Budapest next week and I choose my route specifically because it gave the opportunity to fly on the 747-400, maybe for the last time. I'll be flying Lufthansa form Vancouver to Frankfurt. I've flown on the 747 many times over the years but they became quite rare over the past decade so needless to say i'm super excited .

great video Alex

Man that cockpit brings back some serious flight simulator 10 memories.

What a beauty. I flew on one in 1998 when l was a child flying to Jamaica with my mom, it was a 747-100 with Air Canada and it was her last flight, at the last minute my mom and l got bumped up to first class ( before all this premium economy and business class stuff now) it was an amazing experience my mother and l still talk about it t this day. They were retiring her because she was 25 years old but apparently a cargo airliner had bought her but I'm not sure who. I have flown on so many other airplanes since then but 747 has left an indelible mark on me. It will forever be my favorite airplane and will always be the queen of the skies.👑

Amazing video man!

Can’t think of any better way to cross the pond. Fantastic video!👍

An Avgeeks Dream 🤩 Stunning video Alex!

When I went to my home country of Cyprus, on the way back, from London to New York, my family and I flew a 747-400 with the rb211 engines. Such a smooth flight. Even over the Atlantic, the flight was smooth, stable and elegant. Too bad I slept most of the time because we had a 5 hour flight on an A-320 neo before that. I was really excited to fly this 747-400 and was a memory I would never forget. In 2022, the same route is flown by an old 777-200, one of my other favorite planes ✈️

Thank you for the video of the roll and climb. Other Tubers speed up that part , and for me, that kind of sucks. Great video.

WOW amazing Alex especially the landing in FRA. From a fan in High River, AB

thank you for the amazing videos! you make running on a treadmill fly by!

Fantastic video!

My most memorable 747-400 was a LAX-AMS upper deck business class on KLM. So glad you got this chance.

Loved the fireworks as the 747 pulls into the gate!

Great plane. Flew it many many times to Asia in the 90's. Long flight.

Did the same thing last year, it was the -8 but better than nothing. Flying the 747 on the upper deck was a childhood dream that came true.

I'm glad that Lufthansa got their 747-400s out of storage. My first flight ever was in 1976 on a BOAC 747 from YYZ to LHR, I was 18. No sleep on that flight.

Great trip report! I've only gotten to fly the 747-400 once, and during that I only have one picture of the wing no less!

My wife and I just flew to Frankfurt for that same reason. A 747-400 from Chicago and a 747-8i to Washington Dulles. What an amazing trip.

Beautiful reporting, I really enjoyed the pictures. As sad as it is, many young folks today will never experience how it is to fly in this majestic plane.

thanks for sharing as usual. I enjoy ur enthusiam for the iconic 747. myself i have been on 100/200/400 and look forward someday to travel on the 8i. i very much enjoy ur vlogs, tuvm.

Congratulations for your first B747-400 flight. My first was on EVA AIR's. The plane was much older than this one but it was still an enjoyable flight.

Good job taking this opportunity Alex. While I've been fortunate to fly on a number of -400's living down here in Australasia, I wanted to do the same as you, but on the -8. I was able to do that there years ago, Newark to Frankfurt. Also upstairs in business (IMO, the best cabin in the sky). I loved every minute of it and my only wish was, it should have been a daytime flight as the cabin crew kind of rushed the service to get everyone to sleep. The cabin was similar to your 400 but maybe a little more modern. (Touchscreen, etc but with so much space, it was difficult to reach anyway) I too wished the flight was longer. That reveals how we felt about the flight. You didn't mention it, but did you visit the business class Welcome Lounge when you got to Frankfurt? For us, that was a rare highlight as well.

I’m doing the exact same thing this coming October. I just really want to fly on the last remaining 747-400, before Lufthansa (pretty much last commercial airline) stops flying them and putting their 747-400 in storage. I’m only going to Frankfurt for two days and coming back to Toronto in the 747-400 as well. It will help me mark off something on my bucket list as well. Wish me luck !

YAY! You flew the Queen!

A family of 4, we flew in the upper deck of a n Air France 747 from Mru to Cdg in August1990. A fluke upgrade: the agent thought to keep the family together, and the only way to do that was to give us 2 and 2 upstairs ! What a treat. I witnessed a heated argument when the pilots were relieved in Dhahran, SArabia. Sadam had just invaded Kuwait and people were evacuating from the middle east in droves. The pilots did not relish the layover so close to the conflict zone. A big headache for the purser. They ended up staying on the flight to Paris.

Awesome, I flew on the upper deck of Asiana's 747-400 alot. Great experience. Last time I flew on one was 2019, it was a replacement plane for an A380 I booked that was changed to an A330 and finally the 747 a few days before the flight. I still haven't flown on an A380.

That was excellent Alex...:):):)

I flew that exact bird ICN-FRA a few years back. Such a great ride

Great vid!

Human innovation is amazing when you get to watch and feel something that big leave the bonds of gravity and soar way up into the clouds. We take all of this for granted. Great video. I want to get on somehow a 747SP before they are all gone.

i love the 747-400 and flown virgin atlantics version in 2018 in economy 1st floor in the aisle, awesome flight, awesome crew, im watching this on the day the final 747 was built, that being a dash 8F, had a good run, over half a century old plane series, definetly will be missed by many

Just as I was binging your some of your videos

OMG! This video is too great and excellent. Well done. I hope wanted to fly one of those Jumbo's -400 passenger plane soon because one of the airlines that still fly the 747-400 is not just Lufthansa but also Air China, Asiana, Iraqi Airways, Mahan Air, Rossiya Airlines and more.

Nice big checkmark on the bucket list...well done!!!!

Have flown on 747s but never have I ever ascended the first-class stairs. Congrats on checking off this bucket list item!

Well done alex you you have flyed on747400 so happy for you great videos love them safe flying 👍😊

What a view WOW!

Thanks for sharing, Alex !!! Huge fan , I grew up flying with my Dad who was pilot for Delta , so we flew lots of 727s, MD-88s, 757s ,767s and occasional L-1011, but never 747 as Delta didn’t fly them during 1980s-2010. My only flight on 747 was Qantas 747-400ER from LAX-Sydney and the return trip. What a long flight and what a treat to walk around that big machine . I also looked at booking a flight recently on 747-8i, MIA to Frankfurt, it’s definitely not cheap. But May have to do it in the next few years before even Lufthansa phases out the Queen

I was once on a 747 to Tampa, and due to over-booking, I was bumped upstairs to first class seating. Very enjoyable experience indeed.

I had the EXACT same seat about 3 years ago - 86K (not sure about fin number) - and it was a bit noisy with the galley right behind. Felt like I was flying in a condo.

So cool that there are still some 747's doing passenger flights!