German airline Condor on Wednesday officially retired the Boeing 757 from its fleet.
The type made one final journey for Condor, flying from Frankfurt to Vienna and back. On board were airline employees, reporters, and a group of aviation enthusiasts who won seats on the flights through an auction.
According to Aerospace Global News, the service back to Frankfurt took a looping, indirect route that, when viewed from above, roughly spelled out “7-5-7” over eastern Germany.
Condor has operated 34 757s over the years and was one of the last commercial airlines in Europe to still fly the type. Most recently, the aircraft was used to connect Frankfurt and Düsseldorf with vacation destinations like Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Hurghada, Egypt, and Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.
Condor’s last scheduled 757 services took place on Oct. 29 between Düsseldorf and Mallorca and on Nov. 2 between Frankfurt and Hurghada.
The airline exclusively operated the larger 757-300 variant, of which only 40 are in service around the world, per Cirium Fleet Analyzer Data.
The phaseout leaves Condor with an all-Airbus fleet. The 757s are expected to be replaced by A320neo- and A321neo-family aircraft.
