Dutch carrier KLM will stop flying the iconic Boeing 747 to St. Maarten airport--where planes pass just over the head of beachgoers on their descent--by the end of the week. Photo: Paul Leonard ...

The KLM plane, for example ... This aircraft is a Boeing 747 carrying 234 passengers and 14 crew. It is a chartered flight bound from Amsterdam to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.