I flew a couple of times transatlantic on 747 upper deck (economy) and it was fine. But the beauty of the 747 was seeing it from the outside. I once spent an e

I flew a couple of times transatlantic on 747 upper deck (economy) and it was fine. But the beauty of the 747 was seeing it from the outside. I once spent an entire afternoon watching them take off and land at JFK (in 1990 I think) and I still remember it fondly. It was incredible, and beautiful.