A private Boeing 747 owned by the late Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and originally priced at £235 million is expected to be scrapped soon after flying for a total of 42 hours. The jet was ordered by Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who was the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia between 2005 and 2011. However, he died a year before the plane was delivered to him in 2012.
According to a report in Mail Online, the all-white 747-8 was adapted with a luxurious VIP interior for use as a private jet by the prince in Basel, Switzerland, but the jet had to be delivered before it could be delivered to him. died. Since then, the aircraft has been collecting dust, and has only recorded a flight time of 42 hours. A Boeing aircraft must fly at least 100,000 hours prior to its cancellation. This shows that the aircraft is almost brand new and has hardly been used.
After the death of the prince, the family did not take possession of the jet and, therefore, it was not used in a decade. Now, it is set to be finished at Pinal Airpark, the world famous airplane boneyard in Arizona, USA.
Known as the “Queen of Skies”, the Boeing 747 was introduced to the world in 1970. It is still used around the world not only as a passenger flight but also as a cargo airplane and the scrapping of this essentially brand new aircraft seems like an absolute waste. According to flight monitoring data, the flight took off from Switzerland on April 15 and landed in Arizona 11 hours later, as reported by Mail Online. While this may be her last flight to date, manufacturer Boeing repurchased it from the Saudi royal family just three days before the flight, indicating the flight could still be used.
However, Boeing announced that it would stop production of the world-famous airplane later this year, leaving the £235 million future uncertain.
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