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Monday, May 9, 2016

Plane Spotting At ICN ... Part 8

And as our Peach Airbus A320 taxis towards the concourse at Incheon International Airport, I got my change to do some more Plane Spotting!

The land of blue - capturing Incheon without the blue of Korean Air, well, is virtually impossible!

A Korean Air Boeing 777 is being towed...

Two Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330s, a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 777, Jin Air Boeing 737, a British Airways Boeing 787 Dream)liner, Cathay Pacific Boeing 777, a Delta Airbus A330 and a Finnair Airbus A330...

And some more beauties...

The Vietnam Airlines Boeing 777 looks stunning, but the Air Asia X Airbus A330 pales in comparison...

Thai Airbus A330 and an Alitalia Airbus A330...

A Lao Air Airbus A320...

The exotic find of the day - Air Astana Boeing 767 from Khazakstan...

An Air France Boeing 777 comes in from CDG, Paris...

Almost at our gate, next to the resplendent bird from Suwarnabhumi, Bangkok...

Back To Base...

Early this morning we set out from Kansai to head back to Incheon. It was a gloomy morning with the skies overcast with dark clouds and occasional bursts of showers...

The view from our hotel room window. In the distance, Terminal 2 of Kansai is visible...

A short 5 minute bus ride from the hotel brought us to Terminal 2 which was crowded at 6 AM. All those who had come home for the Golden Week were now headed back.

We were flying Peach again. We had planned to use the automated check-in and baggage drop facility, which unfortunately did not work and were forced to get into a longish check-in queue. And by the time we made through through security to the boarding gate, it was pouring hard.

Feeling Fruity, Feeling Peachy... again!

The cargo bay...

ANA Cargo fleet - Boeing 767 freighters...

My raindrop-kissed window...

The Sky Gate Bridge that connects the mainland to the airport island...

And we land into Incheon...

It's a bright day here. Hope to do some Plane Spotting before we disembark...

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Plane Spotting At KIX .... Part II

And my Plane Spotting mania at KIX - Kansai International Airport continues - I could do all this thanks to Neeti who willingly came along with me to see this view of the airport!

The Hawaiian Airbus A330 all set to head back home to Honolulu...

And there she's perfectly lined up on the taxiway...

A lineup of ANA jets with Asiana and Emirates adding some spice...

The Hawaiian Airbus A330 taxis towards the runway just as a Japan Airlines Boeing 737 makes its way towards the ramp...

A Japan Airlines Boeing 777 being towed away towards the technical area...

Pushback time for the Airbus A321 of Beijing Capital Airlines...

Time for some exotica - a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 in her retro livery...

ANA Boeing 767 pushes back...

The Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 heads to the runway...

The Turkish Airbus A330 all set to head back home to Istanbul's Attaturk International Airport...

And so does the Cebu Pacific - I must say a quick turnaround...

And it's time to head back, have a quick dinner and turn in for the night, before we head back to Incheon in the morning...

But not before checking out the displays here. And I found this model - of a East African Airways Super VC10 - a classic airliner that my parents flew on, often...

And another one from yesteryears - a model of a Pan Am Boeing 727...

And another one - a model of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 707 in its classic retro livery!

Plane Spotting At KIX .... Part I

And so here we are, back at Kansai International Airport, for the night, before we fly back home tomorrow. And there couldn't be a better thing to do here than to do some Plane Spotting...