United: Final Boeing 747 flight will be to Hawaii on Nov. 7

United Airlines will make its last-ever Boeing 747 passenger flight on Nov. 7. The carrier has added a special “farewell” flight from San Francisco to Honolulu that will serve as its final passenger operation on the beloved jetliner. There will be a “throwback” theme for the flight, with United’s crews donning 1970s-era “retro” uniforms and serving “1970s-inspired” menu options. In-flight entertainment options also will hail from the 1970s. It’s all part of an effort by the airline to recreate the atmosphere passengers would have been experienced on United’s first-ever 747 flight in 1970, which also flew from San Francisco to Honolulu. That retro vibe, United says, “will help send the Queen of the Skies off in true style.” As of Sept. 18, 13 374-seat Boeing 747s were still flying for United. The newly added San Francisco-Honolulu flight will supplant United’s Oct. 29 Seoul-to-San Francisco as the final 747 flight for the airline. That flight from Seoul – United Flight 892 – will be United’s last-ever international flight on the plane. As for the domestic San Francisco-Honolulu that’s been added for Nov. 7, seats went on sale on Monday shortly after 3 p.m. ET. Seats began at $551 for economy and $1,958 for business. They appeared to be selling briskly. <br/>