15 Mar 2024

Concorde makes journey along New York's Hudson River

10:58 am on 15 March 2024
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14: A retired British Airways Concorde supersonic airliner is moved by a barge past the Statue of Liberty on the Hudson River on March 14, 2024 in New York City. The Concorde, one of a fleet of seven once owned by British Airways, departed the Weeks Marine in Jersey City, N.J. for its return to the Intrepid Museum following a months-long restoration project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The Concorde and barge sail past the Statue of Liberty in New York. Photo: Getty Images / Michael M Santiago

The Concorde supersonic aircraft has returned to its home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum at Pier 86 in Manhattan following a journey by boat along the Hudson River.

The plane has undergone a months-long refurbishment period at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The plane is one of a fleet of seven once owned by British Airways.

People lined the banks of the Hudson River as a barge carried the Concorde back to the museum.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 14: People watch as retired British Airways Concorde supersonic airliner is moved by a barge on the Hudson River on March 14, 2024 in New York City. The Concorde, one of a fleet of seven once owned by British Airways, departed the Weeks Marine in Jersey City, N.J. for its return to the Intrepid Museum following a months-long restoration project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Photo: Getty Images / Michael M Santiago

The Intrepid Museum's said Concorde, the fastest commercial aircraft in the world, has been a museum staple since its arrival to Pier 86 in 2003.

"The months-long restoration project included removal of the aircraft's paint coating, sanding, and recoating, using the same colours and markings that made Concorde a true aviation legend," it said.

Public tours of the jet will resume on 4 April, museum officials said.

BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 13: A retired British-Airways Concorde supersonic airliner is moved on a barge up the Hudson River on March 13, 2024 seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. The Concorde, one of a fleet of seven once owned by British-Airways, departed the Brooklyn Navy Yard following a months-long restoration project at the GMD Shipyard en route to the Weeks Marine in Jersey City, N.J. for overnight storage before it is returned to the Intrepid Museum.  (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Photo: AFP / Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 13: A retired British-Airways Concorde supersonic airliner is moved on a barge up the Hudson River on March 13, 2024 seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. The Concorde, one of a fleet of seven once owned by British-Airways, departed the Brooklyn Navy Yard following a months-long restoration project at the GMD Shipyard en route to the Weeks Marine in Jersey City, N.J. for overnight storage before it is returned to the Intrepid Museum.  (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Photo: Getty Images/ Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

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