St Maarten airport will no longer see packed 747 jumbo jets buzz its famous beach
Crowds gather on sand, cameras at the ready, as last flights skim their heads before precariously touching down by shore
THE hair-raising sight of mighty Boeing 747s skimming a beach before touching down on St Maarten is no more.
It's the end of an era for KLM's 747 flights to the Dutch Caribbean island which boasts one of the world's most terrifying approaches.
Friday was the last chance for crowds to gather on Maho beach, cameras in hand, to watch the aircraft skimming their heads at just 100ft on approach to Princess Juliana International Airport.
The jets have been flying to St Maarten and touching down on its astonishing beachside runway since 1990.
The airport will now be receiving a smaller Airbus with 243 passengers, nearly half what the four-engine 747s could seat.
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