Log Far East Trip Part I, LHR/DOH/CAN/SZX/KUL

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ksmd11 Posted: Mon, Nov 17 2008 10:53 AM

Log Far East Trip 01-14/11 Part I;

Took advantage of some cheap tickets with Qatar Airways and booked a LHR-CAN/HKG-LHR for £430

Heathrow 01/11;

Met up at the visitors centre at 10 with Messrs Blagg, Hopkins, Huggins, Ayres and Bryan
for our 1415 Qatar departure to Doha, logged;

N662UA B767 United
TC-JMD A321 Turkish
YU-BNA FA50
N66SG LJ
7T-VJT B736 Algerian
VP-BTQ A320 Pulkovo
PH-BGD B73G KLM

Flew to Doha on Qatar A340/600 A7-AGC QR 012 (34 ins leg room in economy on QR and a superb avod system)

Doha 02/11;

Plenty of stuff here but being dark meant couldn't get most of it. No piers at the terminal, all pax bussed
in, after transit to departures, views afforded in the far corner by a Costa Coffee shack.

A7-AEG A330 QR
A7-BAI B773 QR
A7-ADJ A320 QR
A7-ADZ A321 QR
A7-ACJ/AFL/AFN A332 QR
PH-AOH A330 KLM

Saw 2 Jet AW 737, Indian Exp 737 and Indian AL 320 but couldn't get any of them, any offers???

Flew to Guangzhou on Qatar A330/200 A7-ACK QR 874

Guangzhou 02/11;

Got through immigration pretty quick and transferred to the China Southern Pearl hotel for 1 night.
Prices pretty good except we arrived during the Canton fair and pirces increased for the duration of the fair,
costing us around £90 for a twin, normally around £50-60 i think, includes buffet breakfast. Floors 3-6 and
odd numbered rooms between 09 and 29 should give good views. We had 321 and 515. 3rd floor okay but occasionally
tree's got in the way so higher floors better-we used 515 mostly.

B-6196 A319 Shenzhen
PK-YVA A319 Batavia
B-2920/5068/5155 B737 China Southern
B-6357 A320 Shenzhen
B-6158/6160/6161/6200/6242/6243 A319 China Southern
PK-GEE B738 Garuda
B-2282/6342/6353/6356 A321 China Southern
B-2332 A300 China Eastern
B-2060 B777 Air China
B-2350/2353/6291 A320 China Southern
B-2584/2590/2670/5023/5064 B737 Air China
B-6056/6059 A330 China Southern
JA631J B76F JAL Cargo
JA310J B737 JAL
B-3062/3063 E145 China Southern
B-2816 B757 China Southern
B-5085 B737 China Eastern
B-5038 B737 Xiamen
B-5076 B737 Shangahi
B-2567 B767 Shanghai
B-8080 G4
ET-ALH B767 Ethiopian

Guangzhou 03/11;

Got an extended checkout for room 515 till 1800, cost half the room rate again but between 5 was reasonable.

China Southern-
A319 = 6208/6241/6160/6162/6242/6209/6200/6243/6220/6039/6203/6158/6202
A320 = 6283/6288/6290/2408/2367/6287/6291/2353/6289/6252/6292/2406/2350/2407/6283/2406/6263/2351
A321 = 6342/6353/6356/6339/2283/2282/6318/6265/2288/6355/6307/6317
A330 = 6500/6502/6057/6058
B777 = 2057/2052/2056/2055/2051/2054
B737 = 2926/5020/2694/2596/2583/5021/5155/5022/2929/5122/5126/5128/5120/5165/5157/
       5189/5237/2915/2959/5190/2930/2539/2693/2936
E145 = 3066/3065/3060/3061

Air China-
B737 = 5211/2530/2597/5226/2580/5229/2612/2604/2949
A319 = 6225/6037/6048/6044/6236
A330 = 6131/6131
B744 = 2458
B767 = 2499
A320 = 2355
A321 = 6361

Shenzhen-
A320 = 6315/6286/6357/6352/6316/6358/6360/6377/6351
B737 = 5345/5322/5075
A319 = 6159/6196/6197

Shanghai-
B737 = 5088
B757 = 2880/2858/2850/2842/2875
B767 = 2563

Hainan-
B737 = 5405/2676/5338/2990/2159/2677/5403

China Eastern-
B737 = 5084/5100/2684/5101/5242/2572/2985
A319 = 2332
A320 = 6370/2379/6335/6003/2398/2213/2228/6010/6262/2336/6346

Deer Jet-
A319 = 6157/6179/6177

East Star-
A320 = 6390/6350/6336

Xiamen-
B737 = 2998/5161/5125/5309/5212

Sichuan-
A320 = 2342/6185/6347
A321 = 2371

China Xinhua-
B737 = 2942/2943/2945

N538UA B757 Northwest
JA18AN B73G ANA
JA315J B738 JAL
9M-AHC A320 AirAsia
B-6155 A319 United Eagle
9V-TAF A320 Tiger
B-6250 A320 Spring
B-17911 MD90 Uni Air
B-2938 B737 West Airlines
HL7740 A330 Asiana
9V-SVG B777 Singapore
B-2961 B737 Shandong
D-ALCL MD11 Lufthansa
JA207A A320 ANA
JA8980 B767 JAL
JA312J B738 JAL
HS-TEH A330 Thai
JA607J B767 JAL
B-2345 A320 Chongqing
B-2968 B737 Shandong
A7-ACH A330 Qatar
JA611A B767 ANA
9M-MMC B737 Malaysian
B-7699 CRJ  Kumpeng
B-6320 A320 Spring
5Y-KQX B767 Kenyan
D-AIHC A346 Lufthansa
F-GNIF A340 Air France
ET-AMF B767 Ethiopian
VN-A502 FK70 Vietnam (daily flight from Hanoi, arrives about 1930, only international dest the F70's fly apparently
so very pleased to see it!)

Got a taxi to Shenzhen airport, took about 1.15 hrs and cost about £100 but between 5 was ok. The public bus to Shenzhen city was about £8 each but still quite away from the airport. Stayed at the airports Sunway Hotel for one night,
opposite the termianl and very reasonably priced, about £45 for a twin with buffet breakfast. Logged B-5083 Hainan 737 and B-2982 China Xinhua B737 from our rooms before retiring.

Shenzhen 04/11;

After a good brekkie set about spotting from our room for the day, we had rooms on the 7th floor facing the airport
but soon discovered that it wasn't easy reading stuff off. Aircraft were landing/taking off left to right.
Landings couldn't be read at all, some take offs already to high so after a little exploration ended up on the hotel roof
which gave us a bit more chance to get stuff. Went back downstairs to see the hotel management and they were fine with us being there. Again booked a late checkout, half the room rate.

China Southern-
A319 = 6018/6019/6020/6021
A320 = 2352/2393/2401/2368/2374/2365/2369/2391/2352/2459/2395/6277
A330 = 6086/6111/6112/6087
A321 = 2417/2281
B777 = 2054
B737 = 5166/5112/5147
B757 = 2859
MD90 = 2253/2259

Shenzhen-
B737 = 5106/5377/2933/2940/2932/5361/5050/5049/2939/5109/5365/5401/5079/2668/2687/5103/2972/5026/5363/2971
A319 = 6165/6153
A320 = 2416/5078/6296/6359

(struggled with the new livery shenzhen aircraft, black on red, awfull!)

Hainan-
B737 = 5090/2576/2157

Air China-
A319 = 6235/6038/6046
A320 = 2377
A330 = 6081/6072/6071
B777 = 2067
B737 = 2586/2590/5327/5202/2586/5223
B747 = 2460
B767 = 2557

China Eastern-
A320 = 2228/6011/2219/2359
MD90 = 2263
A300 = 2326/2319
B767 = 5001

Xiamnen-
B737 = 2991/5303/2659

Shandong-
B737 = 5206/2111/5066/5065

Sichuan-
A320 = 6027/6049

B-2987 B737 China Xinhua
B-6311 A320 Juneyao
B-6230 A320 East Star
9M-AFT/J A320 AirAsia
B-MHH SK76
B2498 B767 Shanghai
B-6151 A319 United Eagle
B-6198 A319 Deer Jet
B-2857 B757 Shanghai
B-KBH B738 Hong Kong AL
B-2441 B747 Jade Cargo
C-FBDR BD700
9M-AHG A320 AirAsia
B-2113 B737 Deer Jet
B-2517.2518 B737 Donghai AL
B-5053 B737 Yangtze River
9V-SBD A319 Silk Air
N599FE MD11 Fedex

Flew down to Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia A320 9M-AFJ. International check in opened exactly 2 hours before the flight
and the international departure lounge is quite small as well, being dark couldn't see a lot but some arriving aircraft
taxied past and were read off. There were some biz jets seen when taxiing out but couldn't get though, looked like
Ciation Excel's and maybe a H125.

Arrival into KUL was just after 1 am and transferred to the excellent Pan Pacific hotel for 1 night (what was left of it- £90 for a twin). Hotel is opposite the main terminal (airasia now use the new budget terminal, quite a way from the main terminal, plently of buses  go between the 2 except when we arrived they had stopped so had to get a taxi)

logged a few AirAsia's but main thing of note was;

RP-C3247 A320 Cebu Pacific

Kuala Lumpur 05/11;

spent the day on the excellent viewing area in the main terminal, should be able to get most aircraft, cargo maybe difficult if it doesn't move all day though;

AirAsia-
A320= 9M-AFL/J/T/U/V/H/P/Q/C/Z/E/W/A/S/R/K/D/F/N/O/I/B/M
      9M-AHJ/O/E/C/A/M/D/K/Q/N/I/G

Thai AirAsia-
A320 = HS-ABB

Indonesia AirAsia-
A320 = PK-AXC
B737 = PK-AWN/C/V/U/Q/T

Malaysian-
B737 = 9M-MMQ/K/C/R/H/Z/E/M/D/B/S/I/U/A/L/J/F/X/W/Y/V
       9M-MQE/N/C/F/O/P/G/Q/K/D
A330 = 9M-MKJ/C/E/S/W/G/R/I/F
B777 = 9M-MRN/E/Q/M/P/A/G/D/I/L/K
B747 = 9M-MPO/P/K/F/L
B74F = 9M-MPS, TF-AAA

9V-SLE A320 Silk
9V-SRC/I/L B777 Singapore
HL7482 B74F Korean
B-HNF B777 Cathat
VT-ESG A320 Indian AL
VT-JGS B738 Jet AW
VT-AXF B738 Air India Exp
HS-TNB A346 Thai
B-18719 B74F China AL
RP-C8018 MD80 Best Air
B-LAF A330 Cathay
B-18303 A330 China AL
VN-A344 A321 Vietnam
4R-ADE A340 Sri Lankan
9V-SVN B777 Singapore
PK-GWQ B737 Garuda
V8-RBP A319 Royal Brunei
A6-EYH A330 Etihad
A7-AEF A330 Qatar
B-16310 A330 Eva
A6-EBS B777 Emirates
PH-BFN B744 KLM
9V-JSD A320 Jetstar
B-HLH A330 Cathay
PK-LIQ B737 Lion
B-5028 B737 Xiamen
JA619J B767 JAL
N456FE A310 Fedex
3B-NBM A330 Air Mauritius

Part II to follow, next stop Jakarta

Kev Stokes