The "Schildbürgerstreich" around six Boeing 747-400s parked by Lufthansa at Twente Airport has come to an end. The Netherlands has issued a special permit that enables the carrier to “pull out” the six jumbo jets.

For three Boeing 747-400s, this also means the last trip. These are flown to the United States of America and are scrapped there or serve as spare parts donors. Lufthansa sold the machines to a recycling company. A total of five Boeing 747-400s, two of which are parked in Lourdes, were sold to GE Aviation Materials.

The other three jumbo jets parked in Twente must be flown out by mid-2021 at the latest. The Dutch government is granting a kind of "hangover" in this context, because Lufthansa should find a buyer by then. By the way: A scrapping company is also located in Twente, which could also take over the recycling.