Showing posts with label Thailand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thailand. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Plane Spotting At BKK .... Part 2



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!

Plane Spotting At BOM -- Part XI

The short trip to India comes to an end. I am all packed up and ready for some action back in Songdo, but not before some Plane Spotting action at my home airport, Mumbai!


A busy afternoon at Mumbai as I landed in from Delhi. And there are quite a few exotic birds on the ramp today - Oman Air's Boeing 737, the biggies from two of India's national carriers - Boeing 777 of Emirates (the de facto national carrier) and Air-India's Boeing 787 Dream)liner, and PIA - Pakistan International Airlines' Airbus A320...


Would calling a PIA bird exotic be justified? I leave it for you to decide...


The Air-India Dream)liner in the Star Alliance livery...


Jet Airways Boeing 777...


Saudi Arabian Boeing 747-400...


Back to the airport this morning to catch my flight to Bangkok and my next exotic find - Kenya Airways Boeing 737 - The Pride Of Africa...


Saudi Arabian Boeing 777...



And now it's Bangkok ahoy!

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Up In The Air .... Part 44



As the trip back home continues, it is time for some Up In The Air moments as I fly from Bangkok to Mumbai...


Liftoff from Suwarnabhumi...


...as Bangkok wakes up for the beginning of the weekend!



And the sunrays filter in through the thick cloud cover!


The Chao Phraya River...




And that one magical sight that makes you wish that time froze...


The golden sun rays make the ground below shimmer like gold...


Headings set...


And we fly over thick Monsoon clouds...


And when I woke up, we were descending into Mumbai, over the lush green Western Ghats...


The Monsoons have a magical effect on the Ghats, it turns the mountain range into a veritable hotspot teeming with life!



Even the steep escarpments are lush green...




But there is a haze, a haze caused by the moisture in the air...



The Thane Creek, and beyond that is home... Home sweet home!


Magical look of the mangroves...



And here, I am in India, till Tuesday morning!


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