Watched this plane coming and going for years, as it's arrival usually coincided with my departure from work. I got more emotional than I expected watching this video knowing I won't get to see it again.
Wow, another beauty video Ernest. I'm happy you shared this with your Dad, who clearly inspired you the awe of avaition. Gotta luv the respect and consideration by TO's ATC on a older doll's last visit. Thanks again.
Thanks! Absolutely, and thanks for reading the description to get that fact, few people caught it but I had to take my old man out for this bird ;) he’s the one who started me off on this. Yes, ATC handoff for this aircraft was amazing.
Thanks a lot for ur amazing work Ernest, I cried when it took off from runway 33 that day everyone was on Runway 6 we saw people rushing so we went to see take off on time it was a very sad moment, emotional moments, I witnessed my favorite klm MD 11 went on 2014 October from Pearson, and now 747 go,and British airways and Lufthansa will retire their 747 on 2025 ,but who knows if even that would fade as quickly. Pearson airport won't be the same without 747 ,but that's reality we have to live with it .Thanks a lot Amazing job u always do .
Thanks! I have to admit I got a little emotional too as it went by. We heard 15L for departure so we booked it over there. I witnessed the MD-11 go out too, not an easy sight but that’s reality.
I remember the first time I spotted the KLM 747. And between then and now I developed huge interest in the aircraft, and KLM has become one of my favorite airlines. KLM will never be the same without this majestic bird in the skies. And with that, I bid my deepest farewells to an iconic aircraft, from an iconic airline. Farewell 747-400.
Agreed! For me, it was always the catch when I was a kid out with my father- whenever we caught KLM we went home happy, if we missed it the day went to waste. I’ll always have a fond memory of it, nothing like the Dutch Queen!
Touching moment between the crew and ATC. Sad to see these KLM B747s being retired from the fleet , I think passenger 747s will almost disappear, the coronavirus has just accelerated the retirement process as I see Qantas will retire their 747s too. Nice video please stay safe and well in these uncertain times
Rob Brown plane spotting Thanks for watching! Indeed, coronavirus has sadly accelerated the retirement of a lot of these aircraft, sooner than we have imagined. Unfortunately I never got to see Qantas 747’s but I’m glad I got KLM’s. Stay safe as well!
This was very sad to watch. As far back as you can trace my comments, every video that includes one; be it yours, Ross', or Mylosairplanefan's, you could find me saying "my favourite part was the KLM 747". I was tuned into LiveATC to hear it's departure: very emotional. Thanks for capturing this Ernest. And now, for one last time on your channel, I get to say it: Awesome video man, I love the KLM 747 :)
Thanks! Yeah, she sure was an icon. One of my favourites to see too. The departure did get to me a bit, that surely was a sight. Farewell to an iconic aircraft.
Thanks Ernest for all that you do, rain or shine, hot or cold. You are very much appreciated by our YYZ community. I am gonna miss this big, blue gal! - Jeff Schapira
Beautiful video bro. You nailed it! Awesome that you brought your dad with you to say goodbye, to once more look at that blue 747 as you two have done so many times in the past. What a stunning last take off too, in the last light of the day, shining beautifully on Fox Tango. Great to hear the send off from ATC too, and you can clearly hear the emotion. I think this plane and the MD-11 made our friendship today buddy. I will never forget the amazing spotting day we had, and flying out of YYZ on PH-BFH. This video goes in my favorites, joining the last MD-11 take off from YYZ video from you.
Thanks Rudi! Absolutely, will have some pics going up on Facebook on it soon. Ah, thanks man. Yeah KLM has always been an iconic airline of mine- I guess we owe the airline our friendship. No regrets on that. The ATC Sens off was great, amazing stuff by them. Did get a bit emotional. Farewell to the Dutch Queen!
Thanks for making this video, Ernest! I too, was one who could not get up to YYZ to see it. Great commentary, and thanks for including the ATC audio; almost like being there! Going to miss those jets. P. S. - ironic the last was on March 27....We know what happened that day in 1977.
@@ErnestGutschikAviation I'm on vacation until Monday. Is it worth driving up for a day of spotting? The weather looks good and of course many flights cancelled. But....✈️
Aan alle mooie dingen komt een einde ... mooie herinneringen met deze jumbo jet Curaçao ,Nederland en andere eilanden vaak mee gevlogen ook in mijn jongeren jaren .... vaarwel amigo thanks for keeping the people Safe
Me too but that’s what they did the day before. Sadly on this one there wasn’t a wing wave but with the sun I’ll take it. Excellent tour of the city too.
PH-BFN holds a special place in my heart. It ended the legendary KL785 serice AMS-SXM-CUR I tried the upperdeck on it (AMS-LAX) Yet why do i cry for an old airplane. Because Its special and it always will be
crazy how their 747s would still be flying for another year or so had it not been for the coronavirus. might not sound like much but if you stay in a city with a daily klm 747 service, that's you seeing that aircraft another 300+ times. unfortunately, the time came much sooner than any of us had anticipated.
That truck was a reminder that all of our biggest, most beautiful, and inspiring toys (and persons) leave us too early, too late, too suddenly. Breaking our hearts. I was angry when my Dad passed and when my first car died. Took me 20 years to forgive and get over the losses. Thank God for that Reminder truck! Breathe deeply slowly and count blessings from that which you lost!
The 747-400 still seems new to me. I use to work in the 747 -100 and 200 for PAN AMERICAN World Airways. Perhaps some airline may pick it up and continue flying it?
Unfortunately now it’s considered old technology and an expensive bird if we compare it to likes of the Boeing 777 and 787. Hopefully she’ll get picked up by another airline to continue life but at this point we’ve got no idea.
mechanicly they are in top notch condition. The interiour is somewhat outdated. Because they already were scheduled to retire in 2021 they didn't got the newest interiour with the last C inspection alot of aging and or 4 engine aircraft will not return to the sky after this crisis.
I saw PH-BFT at about 4:00pm yesterday coming into the gate on that bridge between terminal 1 and 3. Saw a guy in a Blue BMW 1 series shooting a picture. You here bro ?
Awesome! Nah that was my friend. We were all scattered around getting different shots and he opted to go there, I’ve been there before too but for other aircraft like the Air Europa that was just here a few days ago.
No worries, thanks for the input. I’m not crapping out the final departure. For me, I found it was more important to include the farewell messages by ATC to the aircraft as opposed to the engine sounds. Since you’ll get engine sounds on departure every time but ATC farewell messages to the flight crew and the aircraft don’t happen every day and that’s what made this departure all the more special.
I'm from Toronto. I'm stuck in Asia right now. Cathay Pacific cancelled on me and screwed me over I'm in Hoi An Vietnam right now. Where my Toronto boyz at. Holla back
KLM Boeing 747-406M - PH-BFS - City Of Seoul - KL644 - Photos from inside with left wing and shadow landing in Amsterdam - 2020.03.21 drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y1wK8LMHHC7hI5kSz8GzOgaRthulzFIi?usp=sharing
Watched this plane coming and going for years, as it's arrival usually coincided with my departure from work. I got more emotional than I expected watching this video knowing I won't get to see it again.
Me too. I have to admit I did get a bit emotional on her send off out of Toronto.
I always loved this airplane. Unique, majestic, none of the modern one will over it.!!!
747 queen of the skies , love the KLM colors m hopefully this aircraft will fly on perhaps as a cargo carrier .
Send it to us UPS, we'll cut a door in it and get another 20yrs out of it
lol if it were as easy as done hahahaaa
@@Ashraf300991 It's actually easier to make a cargo jet then passanger jet, lol
You don't have to, it's a combi. It already has the large cargo door in the aft port fuselage.
That 747 never fails to amaze me how such a magestic beauty can literally leap steeply into the thin air! What a rush!
yeah
To me, the 747 will always be the most iconic KLM plane.
For me that and the MD-11.
I was planning on one flight on KLM 744 later this year. So sad it’ll never happen now. Great video Ernest!
Thanks! Same here and sadly a no go now.
Me too! I wanted to go to Paramaribo, Suriname with our queen this December😭
bigtarget Same here! Got the change to fly the 747 this summer, but the corona virus ruined it.
Wow, another beauty video Ernest. I'm happy you shared this with your Dad, who clearly inspired you the awe of avaition. Gotta luv the respect and consideration by TO's ATC on a older doll's last visit. Thanks again.
Thanks! Absolutely, and thanks for reading the description to get that fact, few people caught it but I had to take my old man out for this bird ;) he’s the one who started me off on this. Yes, ATC handoff for this aircraft was amazing.
Thanks a lot for ur amazing work Ernest, I cried when it took off from runway 33 that day everyone was on Runway 6 we saw people rushing so we went to see take off on time it was a very sad moment, emotional moments, I witnessed my favorite klm MD 11 went on 2014 October from Pearson, and now 747 go,and British airways and Lufthansa will retire their 747 on 2025 ,but who knows if even that would fade as quickly. Pearson airport won't be the same without 747 ,but that's reality we have to live with it .Thanks a lot Amazing job u always do .
Thanks! I have to admit I got a little emotional too as it went by. We heard 15L for departure so we booked it over there. I witnessed the MD-11 go out too, not an easy sight but that’s reality.
I remember the first time I spotted the KLM 747. And between then and now I developed huge interest in the aircraft, and KLM has become one of my favorite airlines. KLM will never be the same without this majestic bird in the skies. And with that, I bid my deepest farewells to an iconic aircraft, from an iconic airline. Farewell 747-400.
Agreed! For me, it was always the catch when I was a kid out with my father- whenever we caught KLM we went home happy, if we missed it the day went to waste. I’ll always have a fond memory of it, nothing like the Dutch Queen!
Ernest as always amazing video. The KLM 747 was the only one I've every flown. Sad to see that beauty disappear from airlines. Thank you.
Thanks! Yes, sad to see her go so soon.
Great great video. Lovely tower exchange as well. Can’t get enough of this Beauty
Touching moment between the crew and ATC. Sad to see these KLM B747s being retired from the fleet , I think passenger 747s will almost disappear, the coronavirus has just accelerated the retirement process as I see Qantas will retire their 747s too. Nice video please stay safe and well in these uncertain times
Rob Brown plane spotting Thanks for watching! Indeed, coronavirus has sadly accelerated the retirement of a lot of these aircraft, sooner than we have imagined. Unfortunately I never got to see Qantas 747’s but I’m glad I got KLM’s. Stay safe as well!
This was very sad to watch. As far back as you can trace my comments, every video that includes one; be it yours, Ross', or Mylosairplanefan's, you could find me saying "my favourite part was the KLM 747". I was tuned into LiveATC to hear it's departure: very emotional. Thanks for capturing this Ernest. And now, for one last time on your channel, I get to say it: Awesome video man, I love the KLM 747 :)
Thanks! Yeah, she sure was an icon. One of my favourites to see too. The departure did get to me a bit, that surely was a sight. Farewell to an iconic aircraft.
Thanks Ernest for all that you do, rain or shine, hot or cold. You are very much appreciated by our YYZ community. I am gonna miss this big, blue gal! - Jeff Schapira
Means a lot Jeff! Thanks a lot man! Pleasure catching the Dutch Queen with you the other day :) we’ll miss her.
Beautiful video bro. You nailed it! Awesome that you brought your dad with you to say goodbye, to once more look at that blue 747 as you two have done so many times in the past. What a stunning last take off too, in the last light of the day, shining beautifully on Fox Tango. Great to hear the send off from ATC too, and you can clearly hear the emotion. I think this plane and the MD-11 made our friendship today buddy. I will never forget the amazing spotting day we had, and flying out of YYZ on PH-BFH. This video goes in my favorites, joining the last MD-11 take off from YYZ video from you.
Thanks Rudi! Absolutely, will have some pics going up on Facebook on it soon. Ah, thanks man. Yeah KLM has always been an iconic airline of mine- I guess we owe the airline our friendship. No regrets on that. The ATC Sens off was great, amazing stuff by them. Did get a bit emotional. Farewell to the Dutch Queen!
I was 5 years old living 6 miles from O'HARE in 1970 as a child i new that was a 747 ..so magnificent
Sigh what a beautiful plane. Hoping she has a good retirement now. Thank you for getting such wonderfulvideo of her last flight to yyz. Good day
Cheers! Thanks for watching.
Incredible aircraft. KLM livery on a 747 is stunning!
Amazing shots man! I still can't believe they're already gone :(
Thanks man :( yes sadly they’re gone.
Thanks for sharing Ernest. Amazing video and ATC. Queen of the skies forever! I'll miss seeing the 747 in KLM livery.
Thanks William! As will I and many others.
Thanks for making this video, Ernest! I too, was one who could not get up to YYZ to see it. Great commentary, and thanks for including the ATC audio; almost like being there! Going to miss those jets. P. S. - ironic the last was on March 27....We know what happened that day in 1977.
Thanks for watching Erik! Ah, I had to once I heard those exchanges. Yes that was pointed out to me by a few guys, anniversary of Tenerife.
@@ErnestGutschikAviation I'm on vacation until Monday. Is it worth driving up for a day of spotting? The weather looks good and of course many flights cancelled. But....✈️
Yeah it’s pretty dead around the field. The only action are repat flights and cargo movements.
Queen of the skies ❤️ Thank you for your service
It's like the plane is flying with a smile on the face 😺. I will miss them 😿.
Menno Wielenga Long live the Dutch Queen!
Aan alle mooie dingen komt een einde ... mooie herinneringen met deze jumbo jet Curaçao ,Nederland en andere eilanden vaak mee gevlogen ook in mijn jongeren jaren .... vaarwel amigo thanks for keeping the people
Safe
I thought they might roll the plane side to side slowly after the final departure. Farewell! 😥😥😥
Me too but that’s what they did the day before. Sadly on this one there wasn’t a wing wave but with the sun I’ll take it. Excellent tour of the city too.
Arrogantie
Lol That truck had to come in at the worst possible time 😂.
Great video nonetheless, sad to see the Queen retire.
Yea. I was there and :(
Thanks! Yup, lesson learned- head elsewhere when they’re using this runway and you’ll be better off 😂
Wow, amazing sentimental video Ernest! I've always thought the KLM liveries were awesome!
Thanks a lot! Same here!
that makes me sad, the 747, especially in a KLM paint job looks so incredibly fenomenal. Quite unlike any other plane.
Same here. I agree!
Excellent work Ernest! Love the VHF chatter too. Very nicely done. Cheers, Ted
Thanks a lot Ted! Had to put that in the video ;)
PH-BFN holds a special place in my heart.
It ended the legendary KL785 serice AMS-SXM-CUR
I tried the upperdeck on it (AMS-LAX)
Yet why do i cry for an old airplane.
Because Its special and it always will be
Perfectly understandable. We’ve all got that one aircraft whom we hold a special connection with.
Fantastic catch, she will be missed by many
Thanks trapper! Indeed!
😢 Thanks Ernie for catching this!
Thanks for watching my friend!
crazy how their 747s would still be flying for another year or so had it not been for the coronavirus. might not sound like much but if you stay in a city with a daily klm 747 service, that's you seeing that aircraft another 300+ times. unfortunately, the time came much sooner than any of us had anticipated.
ckxrs Sadly yes. It was unfortunate for many of us to hear that they were being retired cause of the coronavirus.
Fantastic video
It really sucks to see the queen of skies go.
Definitely liked!!
Thanks! Sure does, such an iconic aircraft.
What a beautiful sendoff, excellent capture Ernest!
Thanks a lot Ali. Indeed!
Amazing videos! Sad to see the queen of all queens go. Love the conversation between the pilots and atc
Thanks Aaron! Yup, same here. I had to include that as soon as I heard it.
I flew on that very aircraft to Schipol back in sept 2019. I was so pleased to fly on a 747 one last time...
Espectacular
4:29 that F ***ing truck!!!
You and me both lol! Lesson learned, go elsewhere for these landings if possible ;)
That truck was a reminder that all of our biggest, most beautiful, and inspiring toys (and persons) leave us too early, too late, too suddenly. Breaking our hearts. I was angry when my Dad passed and when my first car died. Took me 20 years to forgive and get over the losses. Thank God for that Reminder truck! Breathe deeply slowly and count blessings from that which you lost!
Great Catch Ernest-keep up the good job
Thanks a lot David!
Amazing video! Sad to see the Queen of the Skies go. 😢
Thanks Simon. Indeed :(
The 747-400 still seems new to me. I use to work in the 747 -100 and 200 for PAN AMERICAN World Airways. Perhaps some airline may pick it up and continue flying it?
Unfortunately now it’s considered old technology and an expensive bird if we compare it to likes of the Boeing 777 and 787. Hopefully she’ll get picked up by another airline to continue life but at this point we’ve got no idea.
What will we get now from KLM? 777-300? 787-10? Sad to see these big guys go.
Yup. Starting Tuesday.
Sad to see it go. Great shot though Ernest!
Thanks Koray!
4:33 was the moment I lost my shoot because of that truck.
Me too Cyrus. Didn’t see you but I know what you mean, he had to slow down at that time 😂always those trucks.
@@ErnestGutschikAviation, I saw you with big crowed around you with one lady. :)
It’s so sad seeing the Queen of the Skies leaving us... 😢
Luckily, I filmed PH-BFT back in July; I’m proud of it! 🥰
Indeed. Glad you got to see it as I know many who sadly didn’t get the chance.
Good video. It's sad to see the Blue Queen go away.
Thanks, agreed!
Dad: why are you crying so damn loud?
Great movie, i'm making a KLM 747 farewell movie 2, may i use a few parts from your movie? You will get the credits 2 of course :)
Thanks! With credit- go right ahead.
Best Plane in history!
(And that fucking truck in 4:30)
Lol. Next time I’ll find another vantage point haha.
What a beautiful bird and what an amazing video ! Flew on this bird back in November coming in from Amsterdam.
Thanks! Indeed! Ah you’re lucky, how was the flight?
Ernest Gutschik Aviation amazing ! The crew was nice enough to let me visit the cockpit after we were parked in Toronto.
It's sad to see it go...I used to watch it's epic landings on the island of St Maartin year's ago...nice work my friend 👌
Indeed. Me too, those were always awesome to see.
Connie Kalitta could use!
He's busier than ever.
What a shame i been flying with bird several times. Very stable and pleasant flights.
So sad to see it go, gotta pick up the 1:200 model in this livery to keep it in memory forever
Me too, I didn’t even realize til yesterday that I have the Gemini 1:400 of this bird.
Those planes look brand spanking new. It's only 19 years old (PH-BFW), a young adult in human terms!
mechanicly they are in top notch condition.
The interiour is somewhat outdated.
Because they already were scheduled to retire in 2021 they didn't got the newest interiour with the last C inspection
alot of aging and or 4 engine aircraft will not return to the sky after this crisis.
Goodbye the Queen of the sky
And a strong farewell 🤘
At least she got some ceremony at Toronto. That's more than she got at her home base on her return...
CaptainDuckman But was the final flight greeted with a canon salute? I believe the outbound out of Mexico City was.
So sad they're gone now! I filmed the last arrival yesterday!
Indeed Jelmer! I’m heading to check your video out. I heard the message the crew told the spotters on approach. That was amazing.
@@ErnestGutschikAviation Yeah that message was amazing!
Really. KLM to. Please tell me Virgin Atlantic still uses their 747's.
RIP 747 400 KLM
Great footage!!
Thanks a lot!
Beautiful bird, everybody's favourite Queen of the Skies. Well done Ernest, that's a historic catch...
Thanks Ken! Agreed!
Noooo 😭
Qantas is retiring its last 747 at the same time too!
Yup. Sadly I never got to see that bird.
I saw PH-BFT at about 4:00pm yesterday coming into the gate on that bridge between terminal 1 and 3. Saw a guy in a Blue BMW 1 series shooting a picture. You here bro ?
Awesome! Nah that was my friend. We were all scattered around getting different shots and he opted to go there, I’ve been there before too but for other aircraft like the Air Europa that was just here a few days ago.
Ernest Gutschik Aviation Oh nice, I’m a huge aviation fanatic. Let me know of any updates.
The very last 747 is just about to touch down for the last time commercially
Dang. This really hurts
Nice to know she's not going to scrap just yet. A shame because there's nothing wrong with her! Damn the economics of flight!
For sure. Hopefully they’ll make use of her afterwards but for now, no idea.
6:03 best shot of the video
Thanks! It was a great rotation!
Ty ✌
No worries, thanks for the input. I’m not crapping out the final departure. For me, I found it was more important to include the farewell messages by ATC to the aircraft as opposed to the engine sounds. Since you’ll get engine sounds on departure every time but ATC farewell messages to the flight crew and the aircraft don’t happen every day and that’s what made this departure all the more special.
@@ErnestGutschikAviationWow im am an idiot... Smh i will edit out my comment. You are right on spot... my bad.
No worries. All good :)
I'm from Toronto.
I'm stuck in Asia right now. Cathay Pacific cancelled on me and screwed me over
I'm in Hoi An Vietnam right now.
Where my Toronto boyz at. Holla back
Is it just me or is anyone else crying ...
Bo_En Lai I did get a bit emotional too there, not going to lie.
👍
Bye bye Queen of the skies 7
7?
@@devanshkamdar8244 it's a salute
😎7
🥺😩😢😭😭😭😭😭
The queen is dead, long live the queen.
But right now theres a klm 747 flight from mexico city to Amsterdam
This is the final flight out of Toronto. Mexico City was the day after.
😢
KLM Boeing 747-406M - PH-BFS - City Of Seoul - KL644 - Photos from inside with left wing and shadow landing in Amsterdam - 2020.03.21
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y1wK8LMHHC7hI5kSz8GzOgaRthulzFIi?usp=sharing
Bruh, I never got to experience it. Like, ever.
I want to dislike it (for KLM to see our sadness), but I can't
I totally understand. Miss seeing this bird in the skies.
Get out the way 4:28
Yup. Lesson learned, for future Runway 05 shots I’m heading elsewhere ;)
💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
😥
:(
You’re wanted in the kik chat...
On my way!
Why are they ruining air travel making these new garbage planes let me fly on the 747 or 707 or 757 or 737-200
A340 any day
Oh noo