We
made our holidays this year in Melbourne, Bora Bora and Auckland.
After an comfortably Check-In at Austrian Premium Check-In counter,
we walked to Austrian Business Lounge at the A-Gates.
We have made an upgrade to business class before flight.
Boarding was at gate A04. Our plane to down under was the Boeing 777-2Z9(ER)
OE-LPB which was the last 777
painted in the new Austrian livery. With a delay of 20 minutes we were
taxiing to runway 16 for departure.
During taxiing i had the change to take some pictures through the window.
Boeing
767-3Z9(ER) OE-LAY
Austrian 35 to Bombay |
Airbus
A330-223 OE-LAO
Austrian 93 to Washington |
Boeing
777-2H6(ER) 9M-MRC
Malaysian 23 to Kuala Lumpur |
After takeoff from runway 16 we passed Hungary
twoards the turkey black sea border.
The flight route continued from turkey over the
republic of Iran, where we had an beautiful sunset, to India.
The flight in business class was very comfortable.
After the bay of
Bengal we passed the island of Phuket and continued along the malaysian
peninsula twoards Singapore.
After approximately 11 hours flighttime we landed on runway 02C in Singapore.
After a 1 hour stop we continued our flight to Australia
via Changi's runway 02C.
The weather in Singapore was very foggy - over
Denpasar the route continued via Broome onto the australian mainland.
Passing the australien city Adelaide we flew along
the australian south coast twoards Melbourne, where we landed
on time at runway 16.
The next 3 days we spent in Melbourne. We also
made an trip to the 12 apostels on the south coase where we made an
helicoter
roundtrip - The highlight of this tour.
Melbourne
Skyline |
Melbourne
at night
|
12
Apostels near Port Cambell |
On friday the 18th of November we started to Auckland,
where we had 6 hours transfer bevor we continued
twoards Papeete. After check-in at Melbourne airport I had time to made
some pictures.
Boarding for our flight NZ 124 to Auckland was
at gate 07. Via runway 34 we took of twoards Auckland.
The landing was at runway 23L. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-232 ZK-OJC.
Melbourne
Tullamarine Airport |
NZ 124 Melbourne-Auckland
|
Approaching
Auckland Intl. |
During
our stop at Auckland we spent most time in the NZ-Lounge - with good
view onto the apron.
At 11.59pm we continued onboard NZ 40 to Papeete.
This time a Boeing 767-319(ER) ZK-NCN was our home
for the next 5 hours. Takeoff runway was 23L, the runway for landing
in Papeete was 04.
A lot of seats remained free during this flight,
Boeing
767-319(ER) ZK-NCN |
Start of the day over the south pacific
|
Approaching
Papeete Faa'a |
After a 1 hour stop and a funny check-in at
Papeete our last flight brought us finally to Bora Bora.
Air Tahiti's flight VT 268 started at runway 04 and after 45 minutes
we reached Bora Bora. Aircraft was an ATR 72-500 F-OHJT.
Port
of Papeete |
Approaching Bora Bora
|
ATR
72-500 F-OHJT |
We
spent the next 13 days at Bora Bora - white sandy beach, beautiful country
and very nice people made the
holidays unforgetable. At 24th of November we made an helicopter trip
over Bora Bora.
Unfortuately our holidays ended on the 30th of
November with the Air Tahiti flight VT 296 back to Papeete.
Aircraft was an ATR 72-500 F-OHJS. As our flight to Auckland was on
the 1st of December, we had 1 day at Papeete.
After
takeoff at Bora Bora |
Cabin view
|
Landing
at Papeete |
On the 1st of December we started early in the
morning to the airport. After check-in i had the opporunity to take
some pictures.
Boeing
747-428M F-GISB
AF 70 from Paris via Los Angeles |
Airbus
A340-313C F-OLOV
Tahiti 101 to Sydney via Auckland
|
Boeing
767-319(ER) ZK-NCF
NZ 23 to Auckland via Rarotonga |
Our flight departed Papeete at 7am. via Rarotonga
to Auckland. Aircraft was an Boeing 767-319(ER) ZK-NCF.
We reached Auckland airport at Dec. 2, 1:15pm local time.
Papeete airport |
Rarotonga
airport |
Boeing
767-319(ER) ZK-NCF |
The next 3 days we spent in Auckland - this
was my second visit to New Zealand.
Auckland
by night from skytower |
View
of Skyline from Auckland
|
Our
hotel - Hyatt Regency Auckland |
At the 5th of December our journey continued twoards
Vienna via Sydney. We decided to make an upgrade to business class,
as Air New Zealand would use their new 777 on this route. Unfortunately
they made an aircraft change to an 747.
So we had the possibility to fly on the upper deck of an 747. The aircraft
was a Boeing 747-419 ZK-NBV.
Takeoff runway in Auckland was 23L, the landing runway at Sydney 34L.
Upper
deck Boeing 747-419 ZK-NBV |
Over
the tasman sea |
The
city of Sydney |
The
flight to Vienna departs at 6:30pm local time. So I made a lot of picture
at the visitor terrace.
Airbus
A340-642 G-VOGE
Virgin Atlantic Airways |
Boeing
747-412 9V-SMR
Singapore Airlines
|
Boeing
747-4B5F/ER/SCD HL7499
Korean Air Cargo |
Onboard Austrian 2 to Vienna via Kuala Lumpur
our holidays ends. We also made an upgrade to business class.
Highlight of this flight was the visit to the flight deck.
Sydney
Kingsford Smith airport |
Sunset
over Australia
|
Boeing
777-2Z9(ER) OE-LPB
Flight deck |
On the following map you can see all
routes of the flights
All the pictures, I've made can be seen
in the following galleries
Vienna Schwechat International - November 14,
2005 (mehr)
Austrian 7 from Vienna to Melbourne - November 14, 2005 (mehr)
Melbourne
Tullamarine International - November 15, 2005 (mehr)
Rundtrip over the 12 Apostels - November 17, 2005 (mehr)
Melbourne
Tullamarine International - November 18, 2005 (mehr)
Air New Zealand 124 from Melbourne to Auckland - November 18, 2005
(mehr)
Auckland International - November 18, 2005 (mehr)
Air New Zealand 40 from Auckland to Papeete - November 18, 2005 (mehr)
Papeete Faa'a International - November 18, 2005 (mehr)
Air Tahiti 268 from Papeete to Bora Bora - November 18, 2005 (mehr)
Bora Bora Motu Mute - November 18, 2005 (mehr)
Roundtrip over Bora Bora - November 24, 2005 (mehr)
Bora Bora Motu Mute - November 30, 2005 (mehr)
Air Tahiti 296 from Bora Bora to Papeete - November 30, 2005 (mehr)
Papeete Faa'a International - November 30, 2005 (mehr)
Papeete Faa'a International - December 1, 2005 (mehr)
Air New Zealand 23 from Papeete via Rarotonga to Auckland - December
1, 2005 (mehr)
Rarotonga International - December 1, 2005 (mehr)
Auckland International - December 2, 2005 (mehr)
Auckland International - December 5, 2005 (mehr)
Air New Zealand 101 from Auckland to Sydney - December 5, 2005 (mehr)
Sydney Kingsford Smith International - December 5, 2005 (mehr)
Austrian 2 from Sydney to Wien - December 5, 2005 (mehr)
