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Plane Spotting at London Heathrow International Airport - 1-June-2013
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I finally made it to Washington Dulles, my first time there since early March! It was great to click a few shots of some heavies during the afternoon rush hour of flights from Europe and the Middle East.
Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER
United Airlines Boeing 737-800
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300
United Parcel Service Airbus A300F parked on the cargo ramp
Saudi Boeing 777-200ER parked with a South African Airbus A340-300, which reaches IAD from Johannesburg via Dakar, Senegal
United Airlines Boeing 757-200
Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 parked next to Austrian 767-300ER
Last edited by sfernando34; 02-06-2013, 02:58 PM.Comment
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Nice shots! I am curious to know what time does this SA land and take off in IAD! Because SA send two daily flights to LHR from JNB as both SA flights land at LHR in the early morning 06:25/06:55 then they take off from LHR to JNB around 19:00/21:00 when aircraft spends around 13 hours in ground at LHRI finally made it to Washington Dulles, my first time there since early March! It was great to click a few shots of some heavies during the afternoon rush hour of flights from Europe and the Middle East.
Saudi Boeing 777-200ER parked with a South African Airbus A340-300, which reaches IAD from Johannesburg via Dakar, Senegal
. It's a matter of red-eye flight. Wiki mentions, From a marketing standpoint, the red-eye flights allow business travelers an opportunity to migrate eastward without having an impact on a full business day.
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Plane Spotting in London Heathrow International Airport - 05-June-2013
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Interesting! SAA does similar here at IAD. It arrives every morning shortly before 06:00. It then proceeds to sit at its gate until 17:55 when it departs back to JNB via DKR. I would think that South African must spend quite a bit on gate fees, as their aircraft sit idle at these airports throughout entire days. It's good for us spotters, as the South African A340s are the plane that you are gaurenteed to get a shot of if you visit IAD during daylight hours!Nice shots! I am curious to know what time does this SA land and take off in IAD! Because SA send two daily flights to LHR from JNB as both SA flights land at LHR in the early morning 06:25/06:55 then they take off from LHR to JNB around 19:00/21:00 when aircraft spends around 13 hours in ground at LHR. It's a matter of red-eye flight. Wiki mentions, From a marketing standpoint, the red-eye flights allow business travelers an opportunity to migrate eastward without having an impact on a full business day.Comment
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For some strange reason they never do. Not really sure why. But for the entire day, the South African A340 is always sitting at that gate. I would think that they pay a high gate fee for that! While Dulles is not a hugely busy airport compared to JFK, O'hare or Atlanta-Hartsfield, there is a fair amount of international traffic in the afternoon to that terminal. There must be some reason why they don't move it.Comment
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