Good point and not thinking, that is not possible I would say it was most likely around 2600ft. Just what flight radar showed at a point on map so obviously wrong. I have to say that I think people may have a perception that all these LHR movements are passengers. Passengers numbers are very low, even an Emirates A380 that can carry between 550 and 800 and the only airline still flying them are in some circumstances carrying as little as 9 passengers as someone on Twitter last week tweeted from LHR 9 passengers onboard. Nearly every plane is carrying either PPE, pharma, perishables or general cargo in its belly. We have a huge demand worldwide and at the moment its a growing industry. More freighter and dedicated freighter planes are coming into Heathrow. I'm told nearly every Virgin marked planes into LHR are freight which is something they obviously took up as well as BA. It is still reported as LHR is 95% freight operations and those that are passenger flights are being shared between many airlines. So you book with BA or Virgin and your likely to be flying on Air France, KLM Delta, American Airlines and others to name a few and with restrictions in place at least half empty. Can't vouch for other airports but if your thoughts are that thousands are flying into LHR from say Brazil each week, that is not the case.All 747 operational passenger planes have now retired from UK airports but Heathrow has now seen a new entry in 747 freighters appearing along with other types.
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