Landing at Bangkok's Suwarnabhumi airport in the afternoon haze was a bit of a dampener with not too much traffic around, but I had to spend my 8-hour layover here doing the best of Plane Spotting that I could...
A Qatar Airways Airbus A380 parked in the distance...
But a combination of haze and dusty windows meant all I could get was an unclear shot!
An Etihad Boeing 777...
The new Etihad livery is yet to be deployed across its fleet...
A Lufthansa Airbus A340 and a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 in the distance!
Kenya Airways' Boeing 787 Dream)liner...
"The Pride Of Africa"
Pushback for this bird from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport...
Today, she's operating as KQ860, on a fifth-freedom flight between Bangkok and Hong Kong...
This is why I do not enjoy spotting at Bangkok, the windows are covered with a film that obstructs a clear view of the ramp...
This is the best shot one can manage from inside the terminal. There you have a Jetstar Pacific Airbus A320, a China Spirit Airbus A320, Xiamen Air Boeing 737 and a Hainan Airlines Airbus A330...
The big bird, Thai's Airbus A380...
Oh wow - I spot an interesting bird - Royal Jordanian's Airbus A330 in the distance next to EVA Air's Boeing 777 and Cathay Pacific's Airbus A330...
I wish I could get a clearer shot of this lovely black and golden bird from Amman's Queen Alia Airport - she will fly onward to Hong Kong in some time operating another fifth-freedom flight!
Another exotic bird - Mahan Air's Airbus A340 from Tehran's Imam Khomenei airport. Now this is a controversial carrier - it is reportedly defying Western sanctions to fly into Syria and some allege the airline flies arms into Damascus!
