Why did concorde stop flying?

Air France and British Airways blamed low passenger numbers and rising maintenance costs. read more

In MPG per passenger, Concorde got 17 mpg per passenger, so when the cost of Jet fuel increased that gave both France and England a gracious way to shut down Concorde flights, as being the only countries flying a supersonic airliner gave both countries a sense of pride. read more

Other reasons why the attempted revival of Concorde never happened relate to the fact that the narrow fuselage did not allow for "luxury" features of subsonic air travel such as moving space, reclining seats and overall comfort. read more