The Quantas Queen of the Skies 747s are slowly disappearing

Quantas Queens of the Ski

Last few Quantas 747s are slowly going away with special flights coming up (source from airliner):

The special 747 flights are:

Nov 9 Sydney-Brisbane QF524

Nov 11 Brisbane-Sydney QF529

Nov 23 Sydney-Adelaide QF743

Nov 25 Adelaide-Sydney QF736

Dec 31 Sydney-Melbourne QF417

Jan 1 Melbourne-Sydney QF438

Feb 15 Sydney-Melbourne QF439

Feb 17 Melbourne-Sydney QF40

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