Winter Sunshine - Dubai, Phuket & Bangkok - Dave Anderson & Dave Rose
Spotting Information and hotels
Photo Albums - Phuket Bangkok (BKK) Bangkok (DMK)
The logs only include new aircraft seen each day on the trip.
For a number of years
now we have had a “spotting holiday” in the winter, a
combination of a sunshine break for our wives and some exotic
aircraft for us to see. After seeing some great reports for
Phuket, Thailand this was to be our destination for 2017. The
Grand West Sands resort sits on the opposite side of the airport
and has access to the beach which, very much like Saint Martin
in the Caribbean has very low approaches in from the sea and
over the beach. With plenty to do for the women, spa, pools,
beach, shopping etc and two rooms that overlooked the airport
for us this was an ideal spot. With Bangkok being only an hours’
flight away (and around £60 for both flights) we decided to leave the women in the spa one day and
head up to the two airports for a “cheap day out”. In order to
break the journey we also planned to overnight in Dubai both
going out and coming back, giving us the chance to sample a
delightful fish restaurant we had been to last time as well as
top up the Emirates and FlyDubai fleets.
With Emirates being
our choice of airline as the business class experience in the
A380 is second to none, flights were booked from Manchester.
Arriving at 10.30am for our 1.30pm flight this gave us plenty of
time to relax in the lounge overlooking the airport, we did
recall on the way down of the days in the 80’s getting the bus
to Heathrow and sleeping in the airport bus station !
| 25-Jan-17 | Manchester Airport | ||
| 9V-SMA | Airbus A350 941 | Singapore Airlines | |
| AP-BMK | Airbus A330 203 | Shaheen Air International | |
| B-8287 | Airbus A330 343E | Hainan Airlines | |
| D-AIUV | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Lufthansa | |
| D-IHKW | Cessna 525 Citation Jet 1+ | Corporate | |
| G-JZHO | Boeing 737 8MG | Jet 2 | |
| G-PRPE | de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402 | Flybe | |
| G-TCXB | Airbus A330 243 | Thomas Cook Airlines | |
| N842PA | Gulfstream G4 | Corporate | |
| N916FD | Boeing 757 27B(SF) | Federal Express | |
| OE-LWI | Embraer Emb-195 200LR | Austrian Airlines | |
| TC-JTH | Airbus A321 231(SL) | THY Turkish Airlines | |
| VP-CGS | Dassault Falcon 7X | Volkswagen Air Service |
The flight to Dubai was in A6-EDJ, coincidentally the same aircraft we flew to Dubai on last time, uneventful and became more enjoyable with copious amounts of free flowing Grey Goose Vodka and Champagne as the flight went on. Landing around midnight and with our flight to Phuket not until the following lunchtime we had booked into the Dubai International hotel for a good night’s sleep. The hotel is inside the terminal, so no need to clear customs or collect baggage, ideal for long transits, there are no views to speak of from the rooms, I could see the front end of a 380, that was about it. Fully refreshed the next morning we had breakfast and sat near a gate over looking the runway using FR24 & Plane Finder there wasn’t much missed other than the 20+ parked bizz on the far side that didn’t move. Soon it was time to board 777 A6-ENF for the six hour flight to Phuket. During taxi, this tasty thing was awaiting departure EP-OPI and during initial climb-out from 12R, we had a view of Sharjah
| 26-Jan-17 | Dubai, UAE (not inc Emirates/FlyDubai) | ||
| 4K-AZ81 | Boeing 767-32LER | Azerbaijan Airlines | |
| 4L-AMS | Airbus A300 B4-203F | The Cargo Airline | |
| 9K-CAN | Airbus A320-232 | Jazeera Airways | |
| A4O-BAB | Boeing 737 81M | Oman Air | |
| A4O-DG | Airbus A330 243 | Oman Air | |
| A6-CJE | Airbus A319 115X CJ | Corpoarte | |
| A7-AEI | Airbus A330-302 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-AID | Airbus A321 231 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BCG | Boeing 787 8 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BCP | Boeing 787 8 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BDB | Boeing 787 8 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BEC | Boeing 777-3DZER | Qatar Airways | |
| A9C-CF | Airbus A321 231 | Gulf Air | |
| AP-BLK | Airbus A320 216 | Pakistan International Airlines | |
| AP-BLZ | Airbus A320 216 | Pakistan International Airlines | |
| B-5970 | Airbus A330 323E | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-LAM | Airbus A330 343X | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| D-AALH | Boeing 777-FZN | Aerologic | |
| EP-FQR | Airbus A320 214 | Qeshm Air | |
| EP-IEE | Airbus A320-211 | Iran Air | |
| EP-LCL | McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 | Kish Air | |
| EP-MMF | Airbus A340 642 | Mahan Air | |
| EP-OPI | Fokker F-100 | Iranian Naft Airlines | |
| FAE-051 | Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 600 BJ | Ecuadorian Air Force | |
| F-GZNE | Boeing 777 328(ER) | Air France | |
| G-VIIL | Boeing 777-236(ER) | British Airways | |
| G-VWAG | Airbus A330-343 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | |
| HZ-ARB | Boeing 787 9 | Saudia | |
| HZ-AS32 | Airbus A320 214 | Saudia | |
| HZ-AS41 | Airbus A320 214 | Saudia | |
| HZ-ASQ | Airbus A321 211 | Saudia | |
| JY-AYX | Airbus A320-232 | Royal Jordanian | |
| N25HJ | Honda HA-420 Hondajet | Honda Aircraft Company | |
| N613FE | McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 F | Federal Express | |
| OD-MRM | Airbus A320 232 | Middle East Airlines | |
| P4-KDB | Airbus A321 231 | Air Astana | |
| SU-GDD | Boeing 737-866(W) | Egypt Air | |
| TC-JJR | Boeing 777 3F2ER | THY Turkish Airlines | |
| TC-TJT | Boeing 737 8HC | Corendon Airlines | |
| UR-CNF | Boeing 737 3ZO | Eritrean Airlines | |
| VH-OQA | Airbus A380-841 | Qantas | |
| VH-OQK | Airbus A380-842 | Qantas | |
| VP-CXF | Airbus A320 214 | Flynas | |
| VP-CXO | Airbus A320 214 | Flynas | |
| VP-CZW | Boeing 737 7JW | Corporate | |
| VT-AXJ | Boeing 737 8HG | Air India Express | |
| VT-AXM | Boeing 737 8HG | Air India Express | |
| VT-EXC | Airbus A320-214(W) | Air India | |
| VT-GHA | Boeing 737 86N | Air India Express | |
| VT-IAN | Airbus A320 232(SL) | IndiGo | |
| VT-IAR | Airbus A320 232(SL) | IndiGo | |
| VT-IFU | Airbus A320 232 | IndiGo | |
| VT-JBB | Boeing 737-8HX(W) | Jet Airways | |
| VT-JGT | Boeing 737 85R | Jet Airways | |
| YK-AKD | Airbus A320 232 | Syrianair |
In the build up to
the trip we had been monitoring the weather for Phuket and it
wasn’t good, January the driest month of the year was having the
wettest time for many years and the forecast was still showing
thunder storms and rain every day. Landing just before midnight
it was raining, but by the time we had collected baggage and
found “George” the driver it had stopped and never rained again
for the whole time we were there.
After checking in at
the hotel we were shown to our rooms, always a bit of
trepidation are they the ones with the view? can we see and take
photo’s? no worries on that account the rooms were perfect. Well
for one of us a little too perfect, being a light sleeper the
noise of a 737 outside the front window powering up for
departure had me awake most of the night, the airport operates
24/7. Luckily nearly every aircraft that moved through the night
were Chinese, so with the bedroom curtain open and the ipad on,
the first batch of overnighters were logged.
| 27-Jan-17 | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| On arrival and overnight | |||
| A7-CEF | Bombardier Global Express XRS BD-700-1A | Qatar Executive | |
| B-1657 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| B-1939 | Boeing 737 87L | Shenzhen Airlines | |
| B-2347 | Airbus A320 232 | Chongqing Airlines | |
| B-2490 | Boeing 767 34PER | Hainan Airlines | |
| B-5170 | Boeing 737 808 | Air China | |
| B-5178 | Boeing 737 86N | Air China | |
| B-5643 | Boeing 737 81B | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-5799 | Boeing 737 86D | Shanghai Airlines | |
| B-6387 | Airbus A321 231 | Sichuan Airlines | |
| B-6715 | Airbus A320 232 | China Eastern Airlines | |
| B-8647 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| HL7743 | Boeing 777 2B5(ER) | Jin Air | |
| HL7746 | Airbus A330 323X | Asiana Airlines | |
| HL8010 | Boeing 777 3B5ER | Korean Air | |
| HL8051 | Boeing 737 8AS | Jeju Air | |
| HS-ABC | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABO | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABU | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBL | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-LUQ | Boeing 737 8GP | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-PPH | Airbus A320 232 | Bangkok Airways | |
| VH-VKK | Boeing 787 8 | Jetstar Airways |
Our first day was spent on the beach, with arrivals at a steady flow all day long, there were only small gaps for a swim in the sea to cool down, temps were around 30deg and blue skies made photography awesome. Photography is good all day long with the sun mainly from behind, but by mid afternoon the sun had come around and the little shade we had was gone, it was a bit hot. So after a few cool beers in the bar we returned to our balcony, they had at that point changed runway direction giving us great photo’s of departing aircraft, very convenient.
| 27-Jan-17 | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| A6-EBV | Boeing 777 31HER | Emirates Airlines | |
| A6-ETB | Boeing 777 3FXER | Ethihad Airways | |
| A7-BAO | Boeing 777 3DZER | Qatar Airways | |
| 9H-VFJ | Bombardier 605 Challenger | VistaJet Malta | |
| 9M-AFD | Airbus A320 214 | AirAsia | |
| 9M-AHG | Airbus A320 216 | AirAsia | |
| 9M-AQU | Airbus A320 216(SL) | AirAsia | |
| 9M-AQX | Airbus A320 216(SL) | AirAsia | |
| 9M-AQY | Airbus A320 216(SL) | AirAsia | |
| 9M-FYF | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Firefly Airlines | |
| 9M-LNC | Boeing 737 8GP | Batik Air Malaysia | |
| 9M-MLF | Boeing 737 8FZ | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9M-MSJ | Boeing 737 8H6 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9M-MXK | Boeing 737 8H6 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9V-JSJ | Airbus A320 232 | Jetstar Asia | |
| 9V-JSN | Airbus A320 232 | Jetstar Asia | |
| 9V-JSV | Airbus A320 232(SL) | Jetstar Asia | |
| 9V-MGF | Boeing 737 8SA | SilkAir | |
| 9V-MGQ | Boeing 737 8SA | SilkAir | |
| 9V-SLG | Airbus A320 232 | SilkAir | |
| 9V-SLQ | Airbus A320 233 | SilkAir | |
| 9V-TAN | Airbus A320 232 | tigerair Singapore | |
| 9V-TAO | Airbus A320 232 | tigerair Singapore | |
| 9V-TJR | Airbus A320 232 | tigerair Singapore | |
| A7-AEE | Airbus A330 302 | Qatar Airways | |
| B-1670 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| B-2491 | Boeing 767 34PER | Hainan Airlines | |
| B-7167 | Boeing 737 84P | Lucky Air | |
| B-HTD | Airbus A321 231 | Cathay Dragon | |
| B-HYG | Airbus A330 343X | Cathay Dragon | |
| G-OMYT | Airbus A330 243 | Thomas Cook Airlines | |
| G-TUIF | Boeing 787 8 | Thomson Airways | |
| HL7532 | Boeing 777 3B5 | Korean Air | |
| HS-ABX | Airbus A320 214 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBG | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBH | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBJ | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBM | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBO | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBS | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBT | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBV | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBX | Airbus A320 251N(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBY | Airbus A320 251N(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BRK | Boeing 737 3Z0 | Orient Thai Airlines | |
| HS-CPA | Beech 350 Super King Air | Corporate | Seen at DTV as LN-BAB! |
| HS-CPG | Hawker-Siddeley 125 850XP | Siam Land Flying Company | |
| HS-DBE | Boeing 737 83N | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBO | Boeing 737 8AS | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBP | Boeing 737 8FZ | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBT | Boeing 737 88L | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBU | Boeing 737 88L | Nok Air | |
| HS-JCN | Airbus Helicopters EC.130 T2 | Advance Aviation (Thailand) | |
| HS-LTK | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTL | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTR | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-NGG | Boeing 737 8Q8 | NewGen Airways | |
| HS-PPD | Airbus A320 232 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PPJ | Airbus A320 232 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PPK | Airbus A320 232 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PZA | Aerospatiale ATR 72 600 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PZB | Aerospatiale ATR 72 600 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PZD | Aerospatiale ATR 72 600 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PZF | Aerospatiale ATR 72 600 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-TEJ | Airbus A330 322 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEO | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEP | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TGG | Boeing 747 4D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TJB | Boeing 777 2D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TJC | Boeing 777 2D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKN | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKO | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKU | Boeing 777 3D7ER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKX | Boeing 777 3D7ER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TXC | Airbus A320 232 | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXG | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXL | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXP | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXQ | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXR | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-VKA | Airbus A320 214 | Thai VietjetAir | |
| HS-VKC | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Thai VietjetAir | |
| N577JF | Dassault Falcon 7X | Corporate | |
| OY-VKF | Airbus A330-243 | Thomas Cook Airlines | |
| VH-VKG | Boeing 787 8 | Jetstar Airways | |
| VP-BJB | Boeing 777 21B | Nordwind Airlines | |
| VP-BLC | Boeing 767 3Q8ER | Royal Flight | |
| VP-BOO | Boeing 757 204 | Royal Flight | |
| VP-BPB | Boeing 757 231 | Azur Air | |
| VP-BUV | Boeing 767 3Q8ER | Azur Air | |
| VQ-BQF | Boeing 777 3M0ER | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | |
| VQ-BUD | Boeing 777 2Q8ER | Nordwind Airlines |
Day 2 was another
relaxing day at the beach, being a Saturday it wasn’t as busy,
though still a steady flow of good stuff, bit more time for a
swim and a snooze for some of us after spending another night
logging Chinese jets coming and going. Today was Chinese New
Year and the number of visiting Chinese aircraft was
considerably more than normal, Thailand being a very popular
destination for them at this time of year. We ate in the hotel
each night with some very good quality restaurants to choose
from, there is also a buffet option for those on a budget.
| 28-Jan-17 | Phuket Thailand | ||
| A6-EBD | Boeing 777 31HER | Emirates Airlines | |
| A6-ETA | Boeing 777 3FXER | Ethihad Airways | |
| A7-ACO | Airbus A330 302 | Qatar Airways | |
| 9M-AFZ | Airbus A320 216 | AirAsia | |
| 9M-AHE | Airbus A320 216 | AirAsia | |
| 9M-AQS | Airbus A320 216 | AirAsia | |
| 9M-LNS | Boeing 737 8GP | Batik Air Malaysia | |
| 9M-MSB | Boeing 737 8H6 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9M-MSD | Boeing 737 8H6 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9M-MXH | Boeing 737 8H6 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9V-JSL | Airbus A320 232 | Jetstar Asia | |
| 9V-JSR | Airbus A320 232 | Jetstar Asia | |
| 9V-MGH | Boeing 737 8SA | SilkAir | |
| 9V-MGI | Boeing 737 8SA | SilkAir | |
| 9V-MGP | Boeing 737 8SA | SilkAir | |
| 9V-SLL | Airbus A320 233 | SilkAir | |
| 9V-TAE | Airbus A320 232 | tigerair Singapore | |
| A7-BEF | Boeing 777 3DZER | Qatar Airways | |
| B-1622 | Airbus A320 232(SL) | Capital Airlines | |
| B-1710 | Boeing 737 87L | Shenzhen Airlines | |
| B-1721 | Boeing 737 86D | Shanghai Airlines | |
| B-1892 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| B-2492 | Boeing 767 34PER | Hainan Airlines | |
| B-5312 | Boeing 737 8Q8 | Air China | |
| B-5409 | Boeing 737 808 | Lucky Air | |
| B-5646 | Boeing 737 81B | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-5765 | Boeing 737 84P | Hainan Airlines | |
| B-5841 | Boeing 737 8Q8 | Okay Airways | |
| B-6396 | Airbus A320 214 | Juneyao Airlines | |
| B-6951 | Airbus A320 232 | China Eastern Airlines | |
| B-6978 | Airbus A321 231 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-9950 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | China Eastern Airlines | |
| B-HLI | Airbus A330 342 | Cathay Dragon | |
| B-HTH | Airbus A321 231 | Cathay Dragon | |
| D-AXGE | Airbus A330 202 | Eurowings | |
| EI-XLD | Boeing 747 446 | Rossiya Airlines | |
| G-OBYH | Boeing 767 304ER | Thomson Airways | |
| G-TUIG | Boeing 787 8 | Thomson Airways | |
| HL7532 | Boeing 777 3B5 | Korean Air | |
| HL8062 | Boeing 737 8AS | Jeju Air | |
| HL8063 | Boeing 737 8AS | Jeju Air | |
| HS-AAB | Boeing 767 383ER | Asia Atlantic Airlines | |
| HS-ABA | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABD | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABY | Airbus A320 214 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBB | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBF | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBR | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-DBR | Boeing 737 86N | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBS | Boeing 737 86N | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBV | Boeing 737 88L | Nok Air | |
| HS-KCS | Cessna 750 Citation X | Corporate | |
| HS-LTQ | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTY | Boeing 737 9GP | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-NGE | Boeing 737 8Q8 | NewGen Airways | |
| HS-PGU | Airbus A320 232 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PPG | Airbus A319 131 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-TEN | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEP | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEU | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TGF | Boeing 747 4D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKP | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKR | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKX | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TQC | Boeing 787 8 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TXE | Airbus A320 232 | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXO | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-VKB | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Thai VietjetAir | |
| N550AU | Gulfstream G550 | Corporate | |
| N888MX | Dassault Falcon 2000LX | Corporate | |
| OH-LTS | Airbus A330 302 | Finnair | |
| SE-RFR | Boeing 767 38AER | TUIfly Nordic | |
| VH-VKA | Boeing 787 8 | Jetstar Airways | |
| VP-BMC | Boeing 767 3Q8ER | Ikar Airlines | |
| VP-BOY | Boeing 767 3G5ER | Ikar Airlines | |
| VQ-BIL | Boeing 777 3M0ER | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | |
| VQ-BOG | Boeing 767 341ER | Ikar Airlines | |
| VQ-BUO | Boeing 767 33AER | Azur Air |
Day 3 Our trip to
Bangkok with the girls booked in for some spa treatment, it was
up early for a 6am Air Asia A320 flight to Bangkok Don Muang
airport, just over an hour later we had arrived and ready for
action. This is the old International airport that is shared
with the Military, Govt Flights and Navy, lots of stuff based
here but many hidden and hangered away from view, we managed to
log a few but none of the six C130’s that are parked tail on.
There is also a very good museum here, but time prevented a look
at this, for next time. The civil airport is now home to mainly low
cost operators, Air Asia, Nok and Thai Lion being prominent,
there are two viewing galleries both very similar, enclosed and
facing the runway. The layout is a very long terminal / ramp
that parallels twin runways with the mil side on the far side.
Photography is through glass and in the morning into the sun,
afternoons would be ok. There are also a number of stored
aircraft and a scrapping area with a few gems in. After
a few hours here we decided to head off to the main
International airport, transport to the other airport can be
either taxi, they wanted around £25 or a free shuttle bus.
Reports of around an hour by taxi or up to two hours by bus had
been posted, we happened to walk out of the terminal just as the
bus was leaving so we jumped on that. If there is a requirement
for a ladies F1 driver, she drives an airport shuttle coach in Bangkok,
just over 35 minutes later we were there, nothing overtook us
and we left most taxies for dead, very interesting journey.
| 29-Jan-17 | Bangkok Don Muang, Thailand | ||
| 16150 | CASA 295 | Royal Thai Army | |
| 9M-AFU | Airbus A320 216 | AirAsia | |
| 9M-AQB | Airbus A320 216 | AirAsia | |
| 9M-LCJ | Boeing 737 8GP | Batik Air Malaysia | |
| 9V-OFE | Boeing 787 8 | Scoot | |
| B.L15-1/47 | Airbus A319 133CJ | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| B.L16-01/52 | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| B.L16-03/52 | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| B.L16-04/52 | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| B-LAS | Gulfstream G450 | TAG Aviation Asia | |
| HS-ABE | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABF | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABG | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABK | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABN | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABP | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABS | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABV | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABW | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-ABZ | Airbus A320 216 | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBE | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBN | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BBW | Airbus A320 216(SL) | Thai AirAsia | |
| HS-BKA | Boeing 767 3W0ER | Orient Thai Airlines | |
| HS-BRU | Boeing 737 3J6 | Siam Air Transport | |
| HS-CMV | Boeing 737 4Z6 | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| HS-DBA | Boeing 737 8AS | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBB | Boeing 737 8AS | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBC | Boeing 737 85P | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBD | Boeing 737 8AS | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBG | Boeing 737 8FH | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBJ | Boeing 737 83N | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBW | Boeing 737 88L | Nok Air | |
| HS-DBX | Boeing 737 88L | Nok Air | |
| HS-DQA | de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402NG | Nok Air | |
| HS-DQB | de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402NG | Nok Air | |
| HS-DQD | de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402NG | Nok Air | |
| HS-DQE | de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402NG | Nok Air | |
| HS-DQH | de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402NG | Nok Air | |
| HS-DRC | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Nok Air | |
| HS-EEE | Boeing 737 86J | Siam Air Transport | |
| HS-KLA | British Aerospace Jetstream 31 01 | Air Andaman | Stored |
| HS-KUO | NAMC YS-11 A 223 | Withdrawn from use | Scrapping area |
| HS-LTH | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTI | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTJ | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTM | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTO | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTT | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LTV | Boeing 737 9GP(ER) | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LUH | Boeing 737 8GP | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LUI | Boeing 737 8GP | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LUJ | Boeing 737 8GP | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-LUO | Boeing 737 8GP | Thai Lion Air | |
| HS-MDL | Douglas MD82 | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-NGA | Boeing 737 401 | NewGen Airways | |
| HS-NGB | Boeing 737 4H6 | NewGen Airways | |
| HS-NGD | Boeing 737 4Q3 | NewGen Airways | |
| HS-PCC | Airbus A310 222 | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-PGG | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PGW | Airbus A320 232 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-RCC | Airbus A321 211 | RSU Airlines | |
| HS-SKR | Cessna 208 Caravan B | Thai Flying Services | |
| HS-TAR | Airbus A300 B4-622R | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-TAS | Airbus A300 B4-622R | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-TDB | Boeing 737 4D7 | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-TEC | Airbus A330 321 | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-TLA | Airbus A340 541 | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-TLB | Airbus A340 541 | Withdrawn from use | Stored |
| HS-TLD | Airbus A340 541 | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-TYS | Boeing 737 8Z6 | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| HS-TYT | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| HS-TYV | Airbus A340 541 | Royal Thai Air Force | |
| HS-UTW | Boeing 747 346 | Leasing Company | Stored |
| HS-VAK | Boeing 747 2U3B | Withdrawn from use | Stored |
| HS-XBA | Boeing 777 212(ER) | NokScoot | |
| HS-XTA | Airbus A330 343X | Thai AirAsia X | |
| HS-XTC | Airbus A330 343X | Thai AirAsia X | |
| HS-XTF | Airbus A330 343E | Thai AirAsia X | |
| PK-AXJ | Airbus A320 216 | Indonesia AirAsia X |
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
International airport has a few options for spotting, an
inside viewing gallery but has very poor views, two panes of
glass (about 1mtr apart) to photograph through, this would be a
last resort. The Phoenix hotel at the 19 end of the runway, but
no good for photo's in the afternoon or
the new hotel on the opposite side looking over to the
freight area and sun behind on afternoons. These locations are
ideal when landing 19R but no good if landing …. We had been
checking the runway in use for a few weeks and it wasn’t good,
all landing the wrong way and even when were were at at Don Muang we checked and
still the same. Well the runway gods shone and almost at the
same time as we arrived they had switched runways landing 19R, a
quick taxi ride (£2) took us to the
Suvarnabhumi Ville hotel.
The new roof top “Sky Bar” doesn’t open till 5pm but we had
emailed them prior to our visit and special arrangements were
made for us to use it, they wouldn’t take any money and as the
bar was closed but we nipped into the 7/11 next door for some
and snacks and bought some cold water from the hotel. You will see from the photo’s and
details of the hotel this is a superb place to view and
photograph from and with free wifi FR24 was used to log any
departures seen.
| 29-Jan-17 | Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Thailand | ||
| 4R-ALM | Airbus A330 343E | Srilankan | |
| 4X-ELA | Boeing 747 458 | ELAL Isreal Airlines | |
| 5Y-KZF | Boeing 787 8 | Kenya Airways | |
| 9M-MLI | Boeing 737 8FZ | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9V-JSO | Airbus A320 232 | Jetstar Asia | |
| 9V-STG | Airbus A330 343X | Singapore Airlines | |
| 9V-SVI | Boeing 777 212ER | Singapore Airlines | |
| 9V-TAQ | Airbus A320 232 | tigerair Singapore | |
| A4O-DI | Airbus A330 343E | Oman Air | |
| A5-BAB | Airbus A319 112 | Bhutan Airlines | |
| A6-EEJ | Airbus A380 841 | Emirates Airlines | |
| A6-EUN | Airbus A380 842 | Emirates Airlines | |
| A6-FEM | Boeing 737 8KN | FlyDubai | |
| A7-APG | Airbus A380 861 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BAV | Boeing 777 3DZER | Qatar Airways | |
| B-16483 | Boeing 747 45EF | EVA Air | |
| B-16705 | Boeing 777 35E(ER) | EVA Air | |
| B-16717 | Boeing 777 35E(ER) | EVA Air | |
| B-16719 | Boeing 777 36NER | EVA Air | |
| B-1702 | Boeing 737 89P | China Eastern Airlines | |
| B-1780 | Boeing 737 81B | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-18351 | Airbus A330 302 | China Airlines | |
| B-18661 | Boeing 737 8AL | China Airlines | |
| B-18711 | Boeing 747 409F | Air China | |
| B-1877 | Airbus A321 231(SL) | Air China | |
| B-1948 | Boeing 737 86D | Shanghai Airlines | |
| B-2067 | Boeing 777 2J6 | Air China | |
| B-5140 | Boeing 737 8Q8 | Shanghai Airlines | |
| B-5151 | Boeing 737 86N | Xiamen Airlines | |
| B-5319 | Boeing 737 8FH | Xiamen Airlines | |
| B-5487 | Boeing 737 85C | Xiamen Airlines | |
| B-5631 | Boeing 737 85C | Xiamen Airlines | |
| B-5640 | Boeing 737 81B | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-5707 | Boeing 737 85C | Xiamen Airlines | |
| B-5746 | Boeing 737 81B | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-5766 | Boeing 737 81B | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-6290 | Airbus A320 214 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-6598 | Airbus A321 231 | Sichuan Airlines | |
| B-8427 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| B-9909 | Airbus A320 214 | Shenzhen Airlines | |
| B-9940 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| B-HNB | Boeing 777 267 | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| B-HND | Boeing 777 267 | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| B-LAN | Airbus A330 343 | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| B-LDG | Airbus A300 F4-605GF | Air Hong Kong | |
| B-LNK | Airbus A330 243 | Hong Kong Airlines | |
| B-LRC | Airbus A350 941 | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| B-LRE | Airbus A350 941 | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| ET-ATJ | Boeing 787 8 | Ethiopian Airlines | |
| EZ-A778 | Boeing 777 22KLR | Turkmenistan Airlines | |
| F-GZNL | Boeing 777 328ER | Air France | |
| F-OLRB | Boeing 787 8 | Air Austral | |
| HB-JND | Boeing 777 3DEER | Swiss International Air Lines | |
| HL7402 | Boeing 747 4B5 | Korean Air | |
| HS-JAK | Boeing 767 2J6 | Jet Asia Airways | |
| HS-PGA | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PGF | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PGN | Airbus A319 132 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PGT | Airbus A319 132 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PGV | Airbus A320 232 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PGY | Airbus A319 132 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PPB | Airbus A319 133 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PPC | Airbus A319 132 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PPM | Airbus A319 132 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-PZG | Aerospatiale ATR 72 600 | Bangkok Airways | |
| HS-SPL | Cessna 208 Caravan B | Corporate | |
| HS-TBA | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TBB | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TBF | Airbus A330 343E | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TBG | Airbus A330 343E | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TDG | Boeing 737 4D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEF | Airbus A330 321 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEG | Airbus A330 322 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEH | Airbus A330 321 | Thai Airways International | Stored |
| HS-TEO | Airbus A330 343 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TEP | Airbus A330 343 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TES | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TET | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TGB | Boeing 747 4D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TGP | Boeing 747 4D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TGO | Boeing 747 4D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TGZ | Boeing 747 4D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-THC | Airbus A350 941 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TJA | Boeing 777 2D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TJG | Boeing 777 2D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TJH | Boeing 777 2D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TJR | Boeing 777 2D7(ER) | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TJS | Boeing 777 2D7(ER) | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKA | Boeing 777 3D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKB | Boeing 777 3D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKC | Boeing 777 3D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKD | Boeing 777 3D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKE | Boeing 777 3D7 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKK | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKL | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKR | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TKY | Boeing 777 3ALER | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TQF | Boeing 787 8 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TUC | Airbus A380 841 | Thai Airways International | |
| HS-TXB | Airbus A320 232 | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXF | Airbus A320 232 | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXH | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXJ | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXK | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXM | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXS | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| HS-TXU | Airbus A320 232(SL) | THAI Smile | |
| JA824J | Boeing 787 8 | Japan Airlines | |
| JY-BAG | Boeing 787 8 | Royal Jordanian Airlines | |
| LX-VCB | Boeing 747 8R7F | Cargolux | |
| N946FD | Boeing 757 236(SF) | Federal Express | |
| OE-LEF | Airbus A320 214 | Nikki leased to Bangkok Airways | |
| OE-LPA | Boeing 777 2Z9ER | Austrian Airlines | |
| OH-LWE | Airbus A350 941 | Finnair | |
| PH-BVD | Boeing 777 306ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PK-GMH | Boeing 737 8U3 | Garuda Indonesia | |
| PK-GNJ | Boeing 737 8U3 | Garuda Indonesia | |
| RDPL-34175 | Aerospatiale ATR 72 212A | Lao Airlines | |
| RP-C3346 | Airbus A330 343E | Cebu Pacific Air | |
| RP-C8780 | Airbus A330 343E | Philippine Airlines | |
| S2-AFM | Boeing 737 83N | Biman Bangladesh Airlines | |
| TC-JOL | Airbus A330 303 | THY Turkish Airlines | |
| TC-JJR | Boeing 777 3F2ER | THY Turkish Airlines | |
| UK-67005 | Boeing 767 33PER | Uzbekistan Airways | |
| UR-WRQ | Airbus A330 223 | Ukraine International Airlines | |
| VH-QPJ | Airbus A330 303 | QANTAS | |
| VN-A350 | Airbus A321 231 | Vietnam Airlines | |
| VN-A359 | Airbus A321 231 | Vietnam Airlines | |
| VN-A556 | Airbus A320 232 | Jetstar Pacific | |
| VN-A558 | Airbus A320 232 | Jetstar Pacific | |
| VN-A615 | Airbus A321 231 | Vietnam Airlines | |
| VN-A681 | Airbus A320 214 | VietjetAir | |
| VN-A699 | Airbus A320 214 | VietjetAir | |
| VP-BDL | Airbus A320 232 | Ural Airlines | |
| VP-BMC | Boeing 767 331ER | Ikar Pegas | |
| VQ-BBI | Boeing 767 328ER | S7 Airlines | |
| VQ-BOF | Airbus A321 211 | Ural Airlines | |
| VQ-BTB | Boeing 757 28A | Royal Flight | |
| VQ-BUC | Boeing 777 3M0ER | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | |
| VT-AND | Boeing 787 8 | Air India | |
| VT-IFW | Airbus A320 232 | IndiGo Airlines | |
| VT-JWV | Airbus A330 202 | Jet Airways | |
| XY-AGP | Embraer Emb-190 100IGW | Myanmar National Airlines | |
| XY-AGV | Airbus A319 111 | Myanmar Airways International |
| 29-Jan-17 | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| Through the night | |||
| B-1618 | Airbus A320 232(SL) | Tianjin Airlines | |
| B-1740 | Boeing 737 86D | Shanghai Airlines | |
| B-1896 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| B-1967 | Boeing 737 86D | Shanghai Airlines | |
| B-5132 | Boeing 737 8Q8 | Shanghai Airlines | |
| B-5336 | Boeing 737 8FH | Shandong Airlines | |
| B-5641 | Boeing 737 81B | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-5652 | Boeing 737 85N | Shandong Airlines | |
| B-6303 | Airbus A320 214 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-6311 | Airbus A320 214 | Juneyao Airlines | |
| B-6551 | Airbus A321 231 | Sichuan Airlines | |
| B-6622 | Airbus A321 231 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-6662 | Airbus A321 231 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-6901 | Airbus A320 214 | Juneyao Airlines | |
| B-6948 | Airbus A320 214 | Juneyao Airlines | |
| B-6963 | Airbus A320 214 | Juneyao Airlines | |
| B-8328 | Airbus A321 231(SL) | Sichuan Airlines | |
| B-8872 | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Spring Airlines | |
| B-9948 | Airbus A320 232 | Tianjin Airlines | |
| B-9978 | Airbus A320 214 | Juneyao Airlines | |
| HS-AAC | Boeing 767 322ER | Asia Atlantic Airlines | |
| HS-EMG | Hawker-Siddeley 125 800B | Corporate |
Day 4 was a tourist
day, we took the women to see some of the sights and a speed
boat trip out to Phi Phi Islands, great day out and well worth
doing, we still had a few minutes
before dark when we arrived back at the hotel and were greeted
by the Chinese based Deerjet corporate 787 Dreamliner
2-DEER.
| 30-Jan-17 | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| 2-DEER | Boeing 787 8 | Deer Jet | |
| 9M-AJI | Airbus A320 216(SL) | AirAsia | |
| 9M-MLK | Boeing 737 8FZ | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9V-SLP | Airbus A320 233 | SilkAir | |
| 9V-TAF | Airbus A320 232 | tigerair Singapore | |
| A6-ETA | Boeing 777 3FXER | Etihad Airways | |
| B-2343 | Airbus A320 232 | Chongqing Airlines | |
| B-6298 | Airbus A320 214 | Juneyao Airlines | |
| B-HLE | Airbus A330 342 | Cathay Dragon | |
| HL7573 | Boeing 777 3B5 | Korean Air | |
| UP-B5703 | Boeing 757 21B | Sunday Airlines | |
| VP-CSG | Gulfstream G650 | Corporate |
Day 5 – Our return to Dubai, departing at 9.30 on Emirates 777 A6-EPG we landed on time in Dubai, our plan to stay at the
old Sheraton in Dierra, we were having a few hours on the roof while the girls headed off to the Mall for some shopping, we
met them later for ourfish supper. Sadly as has been well broadcast photography is no longer allowed here and confirmed
when I asked at reception, it is ok to use FR24/SBS etc and discrete use of binoculars is OK so for logging number it is fine
but no photo’s. In fact for those that have been before the area that over looked the 19L has been blocked off with a bar and
bbq area, so would not have been as good as in the past. So it was just reggies, a few new ones as well as just about catching
most of the new Emirates / FllyDubai fleet that had been added since our last visit.
| 31-Jan-17 | Phuket, Thailand | ||
| 9M-MSG | Boeing 737 8H6 | Malaysia Airlines | |
| 9V-MGA | Boeing 737 8SA | SilkAir | |
| B-5273 | Boeing 737 73W | Deer Jet | |
| G-TUIH | Boeing 787 8 | Thomson Airways | |
| G-TUII | Boeing 787 8 | Thomson Airways | |
| HS-TER | Airbus A330 343X | Thai Airways International |
| 31-Jan-17 | Dubai, UAE | ||
| 9K-AKK | Airbus A320 214(SL) | Kuwait Airways | |
| 9K-CAK | Airbus A320-232 | Jazeera Airways | |
| A4O-DH | Airbus A330 343E | Oman Air | |
| A7-AEI | Airbus A330 243 | Qatar Airways | |
| A7-BCA | Boeing 787 8 | Qatar Airways | |
| A9C-AK | Airbus A320 233 | Gulf Air | |
| AP-BLJ | Airbus A320-232 | Shaheen Airways | |
| AP-BLW | Airbus A320 214 | Pakistan International | |
| AP-BMO | Airbus A321 211(SL) | Airblue | |
| B-5923 | Airbus A330 343E | Sichuan Airlines | |
| B-LAX | Airbus A330 343X | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| D-AALD | Boeing 777-FZN | Aerologic | |
| ET-ATQ | Airbus A350 941 | Ethiopian Airlines | |
| HZ-AKB | Boeing 777 268ER | Saudia | |
| HZ-AK21 | Boeing 777 368ER | Saudia | |
| HZ-AQ17 | Airbus A330 343E | Saudia | |
| N606FE | McDonnel Douglas MD-11F | Federal Express | |
| N887FD | Boeing 777 FS2 | Federal Express | |
| OO-TSA | Boeing 777 FHT | ASL Airlines Belgium | |
| P4-KBD | Airbus A320 232(SL) | Air Astana | |
| SU-GDD | Boeing 737-866(W) | Egypt Air | |
| UR-PSA | Boeing 737 8HX | Ukraine International Airlines | |
| VQ-BEL | Airbus A330-343 | Aeroflot | |
| VQ-BOZ | Airbus A321 211 | Ural Airlines | |
| VT-AXH | Boeing 737 8HG | Air India Express | |
| VT-AXM | Boeing 737 8HG | Air India Express | |
| VT-AYA | Boeing 737 8HG | Air India Express | |
| VT-EXD | Airbus A320-214(W) | Air India | |
| VT-GHB | Boeing 737 86N | Air India Express | |
| VT-GHC | Boeing 737 86N | Air India Express | |
| VT-GHD | Boeing 737 86N | Air India Express | |
| VT-IEQ | Airbus A320 232 | IndiGo | |
| VT-JBD | Boeing 737 85R | Jet Airways | |
| VT-JBE | Boeing 737 85R | Jet Airways | |
| VT-JBJ | Boeing 737 85R | Jet Airways | |
| VT-SZK | Boeing 737 8GJ | SpiceJet |
| 01-Feb-17 | Dubai, UAE | ||
| 5Y-CYD | Boeing 737 8HX | Kenya Airways | |
| T7-MAB | Airbus A319 133X | Corporate | |
| YA-PIC | Boeing 737 4Y0 | Pamir Airways | |
| 01-Feb-17 | Manchester | ||
| 9V-SMC | Airbus A350 941 | Singapore Airlines | |
| B-6539 | Airbus A330 343X | Hainan Airlines | |
Once again we sampled
the delights of the Emirates A380 Business Class experience from
Dubai to Manchester, our steed being A6-EEE, taking 7hrs 23
mins. It was nice to bag another Hainan A330 on arrival. So after a nice short
winter break in the sunshine and with the help of the runway
and sunshine gods we had a perfect time finished off reflecting on our trip
and where next in the bar at the rear of the 380 sadly as I was
driving at Manchester the cocktails were non alcoholic for me..
Till our next trip – where ????