On October 24th, 2003, 27 years of supersonic history came to an end when BA operated its final passenger carrying Concorde service from New York JFK to London Heathrow, huge crowds gathered for its arrival.

The aircraft touched down at the UK's busiest airport at 16:05 local time on the day in question. This marked one of three closely-spaced Concorde arrivals, and the service from New York was loaded with 100 celebrities enjoying a final trip on the plane. The other arrivals were from Edinburgh, and a circular trip around the Bay of Biscay.