Friday, February 5, 2016

CHARTER FLIGHT FOR HAJJ 2015 -1





CHARTER FLIGHT FOR HAJJ 2015


Charter operation, based in Madinah. 
Our job were to pick up passengers, the Jemaah for the Hajj from various countries in West Africa to Madinah. Places or airports that we went were Niamey in Niger, Banjul of Gambia, Dakar in Senegal, Lome in Togo and Bamako in Mali. 


                            
          Using the faithful A330 which can carry 378 passengers and mostly full all the time.

                                       
       Stop over at Bamako, staying at Radisson Blu. This hotel was stormed by terrorist on the 20 Nov 15, about 70 days after we left, leaving 27 dead.

          
                                  Our transport from the hotel in Madinah to the airport.
      
         
                Jemaah arrived at Madinah, smiling face, ready to perform the fifth pillar of Islam.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Night Flying

    Flying from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur at night, under the moonlight. It was 13 Rejab, slightly short of full moon. Managed to capture the moment using my new toy, HERO4  Black.






Monday, March 2, 2015

The Red over the Amazon.



Doing charter operation for Conviasa Air of Venezuela. Flying from Buenos Aries to Caracas.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

JOURNEY FROM MADRID TO CARACAS

The starting point, Gate No T5 at Terminal 1 of ADOLFO SUAREZ MADRID BARAJAS, MAD or LEMD.



Taxi out from T1 to the holding point of Runway 36L


Passing through T2 an T3



The Terminal 4



Ready for take off at Runway 36L



The lift off, quite heavy with full passenger and 75 ton of fuel.



Over the sea, near the Azores. Cloudy sky.



The cockpit view of the Atlantic.



Reaching the Caribbean, some islands were visible, better view if we fly further North.


The mountain range shadowing Caracas city , view from the North.



Final approach on the Simon Bolivar Intl Airport, Maiquetia, Venezuela.



The landing at Runway 10.



Taxi to the apron.


Parking at Gate no 12.

  


The summury of the flight taken from FR24.