Throughout her 70-year reign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II travelled extensively around the world on many types of aircraft. Her history flying with flag carrier British Airways has been well documented over the years.
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The royal family are no stranger to luxury travel, jet-setting across the globe in chartered royal jets and lounging in 'secret' VIP suites before they board - but the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been known to fly on commercial airlines (first class, of course).
Surprising ... you assume they'd have a private jet, said passenger Jo Atkins. However, Prince William and Princess Catherine took a commercial flight to the Earthshot Prize Awards. The flight crew described the couple as utterly delightful.
On 2 November 1977, Queen Elizabeth II travelled for the first time aboard Concorde (aircraft G-BOAE). She then flew from the Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados, to London Heathrow, England. That occasion was also the first visit by a Concorde aircraft to Barbados.
It's all down to an unwritten rule that two royal heirs should never fly on the same flight together. The rule, although not official, has typically been followed over the years by the family in order to protect their royal lineage should anything happen to the plane.