Seoul/Incheon

After checking out from the ibis Styles Ambassador Incheon Airport T2, we took the shuttle bus to Terminal 2 and spent time at Terminal 2 Observatory Deck. As we got closer to the check-in opening time for our next flight to Shanghai, we then took the train transfer around to Terminal 1. We were lucky tonight as there had been bad weather around Shanghai and FR24 confirmed that there had been many, many flight cancellations. Fortunately for us, although badly delayed, we were lucky enough to be able to board Spring Airlines Airbus A320-214 (B-8012) for a 1 hour and 40 minute flight to Shanghai/Pudong.

The following log is in country prefix, then airline, type and reg order and my photographs of aircraft can be seen at;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72177720322674258/

4K-BCI, Boeing 747 467F, Silk Way West Airlines (32571)
9M-XXE, Airbus A330 343E, AirAsia X (1075)
9M-XXV, Airbus A330 343E, AirAsia X (1589)
9V-SCB, Boeing 787 10, Singapore Airlines (60254)
9V-SCP, Boeing 787 10, Singapore Airlines (60266)
9V-SHG, Airbus A350 941, Singapore Airlines (309)
A6-BLF, Boeing 787 9, Etihad Airways (39651)
A6-EDV, Airbus A380 861, Emirates Airline (101)
A7-AOC, Airbus A350 1041, Qatar Airways (440)
A7-BAU, Boeing 777 3DZER, Qatar Airways (41739)
B-6733, Airbus A320 232, Air China (4566)
B-1816, Airbus A321 213, Air China (6013)
B-6973, Airbus A321 213, Air China (5573)
B-9919, Airbus A321 213, Air China (5743)
B-8583, Airbus A321 232SL, Air China (7722)
B-1526, Boeing 737NG 89L/W, Air China (41107)
B-223R, Boeing 737NG 86NBCF/W, Central Airlines (32683)
B-220L, Boeing 737NG 86NBCF/W, China Central Longhao Airlines (28608)
B-8017, Airbus A319 132SL, China Eastern Airlines (6593)
B-2229, Airbus A320 214, China Eastern Airlines (1911)
B-2413, Airbus A320 214, China Eastern Airlines (2493)
B-6008, Airbus A320 214, China Eastern Airlines (2049)
B-6830, Airbus A320 214, China Eastern Airlines (4776)
B-8498, Airbus A320 232SL, China Eastern Airlines (6900)
B-8576, Airbus A321 211SL, China Eastern Airlines (7339)
B-8978, Airbus A321 211SL, China Eastern Airlines (7641)
B-1838, Airbus A321 231SL, China Eastern Airlines (6203)
B-5962, Airbus A330 243, China Eastern Airlines (1588)
B-5968, Airbus A330 243, China Eastern Airlines (1603)
B-6776, Airbus A320 214, China Southern Airlines (4671)
B-8847, Airbus A320 214SL, China Southern Airlines (7464)
B-6895, Airbus A320 232, China Southern Airlines (5168)
B-9951, Airbus A320 232, China Southern Airlines (5671)
B-301A, Airbus A320 251NSL, China Southern Airlines (8286)
B-301G, Airbus A320 251NSL, China Southern Airlines (8331)
B-309X, Airbus A320 251NSL, China Southern Airlines (9133)
B-8869, Airbus A321 211SL, China Southern Airlines (7573)
B-1830, Airbus A321 231, China Southern Airlines (6049)
B-32CS, Airbus A321 253NXSL, China Southern Airlines (11053)
B-1509, Boeing 737NG 85N/W, Shandong Airlines (44916)
B-1745, Boeing 737NG 85N/W, Shandong Airlines (41621)
B-7565, Boeing 737NG 85N/W, Shandong Airlines (42154)
B-1713, Boeing 737NG 87L/W, Shenzhen Airlines (39161)
B-5612, Boeing 737NG 87L/W, Shenzhen Airlines (39146)
B-8012, Airbus A320 214SL, Spring Airlines (6591)
B-222L, Boeing 737NG 86NBCF/W, Tianjin Air Cargo (36541)
B-3267, Embraer EMB-195 LR, Tianjin Airlines (19000743)
B-5278, Boeing 737NG 75C/W, XiamenAir (38383)
B-1970, Boeing 737NG 85C/W, XiamenAir (39903)
B-221J, Boeing 757 223PCF/W, YTO Cargo Airlines (32380)
B-221T, Boeing 757 223PCF/W, YTO Cargo Airlines (32395)
B-MBM, Airbus A321 231SL, Air Macau (6324)
B-LAP, Airbus A330 343E, Cathay Pacific Airways (1343)
B-LRK, Airbus A350 941, Cathay Pacific Airways (70)
B-HNJ, Boeing 777 367, Cathay Pacific Airways (27509)
B-KJB, Boeing 737NG 800/W, Greater Bay Airlines (42279)
B-LPO, Airbus A320 214SL, Hong Kong Airlines (6776)
B-LEE, Airbus A321 231SL, Hong Kong Express Airways (7821)
B-LEH, Airbus A321 231SL, Hong Kong Express Airways (7929)
B-18116, Airbus A321 271NXSL, China Airlines (11917)
B-18307, Airbus A330 302, China Airlines (691)
C-FGEI, Boeing 787 9, Air Canada (37174)
C-FRSO, Boeing 787 9, Air Canada (37177)
D-ABTK, Boeing 747 430, Lufthansa (29871)
D-AIXJ, Airbus A350 941, Lufthansa (209)
EI-KEA, Boeing 767 3KYER/W, Air Astana (42220)
ET-ARE, Boeing 787 8, Ethiopian Airlines (34751)
F-HUVC, Airbus A350 941, Air France (616)
HL8385, Airbus A320 214, Aero K Airlines (4480)
HL8357, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Air Busan (10412)
HL8395, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Air Busan (10020)
HL8396, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Air Busan (10253)
HL8504, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Air Busan (10877)
HL8338, Boeing 737NG 86JSF/W, Air Incheon (30501)
HL8319, Boeing 737NG 8ASSF/W, Air Incheon (29917)
HL8387, Boeing 787 9, Air Premia (66407)
HL8388, Boeing 787 9, Air Premia (66409)
HL8389, Boeing 787 9, Air Premia (66816)
HL8517, Boeing 787 9, Air Premia (63314)
HL7789, Airbus A321 231, Air Seoul (4112)
HL7790, Airbus A321 231, Air Seoul (4142)
HL8073, Airbus A321 231, Air Seoul (2927)
HL8255, Airbus A321 231, Air Seoul (5035)
HL8004, Airbus A321 231, Asiana Airlines (6299)
HL8356, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (10206)
HL8364, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (8910)
HL8371, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (9226)
HL8398, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (10457)
HL8399, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (10633)
HL8510, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (11075)
HL8511, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (11208)
HL8533, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (11670)
HL8534, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (11610)
HL8582, Airbus A321 251NXSL, Asiana Airlines (12059)
HL7747, Airbus A330 323E, Asiana Airlines (803)
HL7754, Airbus A330 323E, Asiana Airlines (845)
HL7792, Airbus A330 323E, Asiana Airlines (1001)
HL7794, Airbus A330 323E, Asiana Airlines (1151)
HL7795, Airbus A330 323E, Asiana Airlines (1211)
HL8286, Airbus A330 323E, Asiana Airlines (1464)
HL7771, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (198)
HL8078, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (94)
HL8079, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (117)
HL8308, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (218)
HL8360, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (234)
HL8362, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (335)
HL8381, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (387)
HL8382, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (389)
HL8521, Airbus A350 941, Asiana Airlines (597)
HL7626, Airbus A380 841, Asiana Airlines (155)
HL7634, Airbus A380 841, Asiana Airlines (179)
HL7641, Airbus A380 841, Asiana Airlines (231)
HL7646, Boeing 747 409F, Asiana Airlines (30768)
HL7620, Boeing 747 419BDSF, Asiana Airlines (29375)
HL7420, Boeing 747 48EF, Asiana Airlines (25783)
HL7507, Boeing 767 38EF, Asiana Airlines (25761)
HL7700, Boeing 777 28EER, Asiana Airlines (30859)
HL7739, Boeing 777 28EER, Asiana Airlines (29175)
HL7755, Boeing 777 28EER, Asiana Airlines (30861)
HL7756, Boeing 777 28EER, Asiana Airlines (30860)
HL7775, Boeing 777 28EER, Asiana Airlines (30862)
HL8254, Boeing 777 28EER, Asiana Airlines (40198)
HL8541, Boeing 737MAX 8, Eastar Jet (62881)
HL8542, Boeing 737MAX 8, Eastar Jet (44304)
HL8543, Boeing 737MAX 8, Eastar Jet (44305)
HL8544, Boeing 737MAX 8, Eastar Jet (44308)
HL8507, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Eastar Jet (36802)
HL8549, Boeing 737NG 8SH/W, Eastar Jet (41345)
HL8523, Boeing 737MAX 8, Jeju Air (66538)
HL8524, Boeing 737MAX 8, Jeju Air (66539)
HL8316, Boeing 737NG 800/W, Jeju Air (64177)
HL8317, Boeing 737NG 800/W, Jeju Air (64178)
HL8337, Boeing 737NG 82R/W, Jeju Air (35983)
HL8339, Boeing 737NG 82R/W, Jeju Air (40011)
HL8527, Boeing 737NG 86JBCF/W, Jeju Air (32625)
HL7213, Boeing 737NG 86N/W, Jeju Air (36814)
HL8061, Boeing 737NG 8AS/W, Jeju Air (37514)
HL8087, Boeing 737NG 8AS/W, Jeju Air (35018)
HL8539, Boeing 737NG 8AS/W, Jeju Air (36570)
HL8301, Boeing 737NG 8BK/W, Jeju Air (29646)
HL8034, Boeing 737NG 8HX/W, Jeju Air (38101)
HL8334, Boeing 737NG 8JP/W, Jeju Air (39014)
HL8335, Boeing 737NG 8JP/W, Jeju Air (39015)
HL8336, Boeing 737NG 8JP/W, Jeju Air (39016)
HL7215, Boeing 737MAX 8, Jin Air (63444)
HL7217, Boeing 737MAX 8, Jin Air (63445)
HL7218, Boeing 737MAX 8, Jin Air (63441)
HL8353, Boeing 737MAX 8, Jin Air (63443)
HL7561, Boeing 737NG 8B5/W, Jin Air (29982)
HL7757, Boeing 737NG 8GQ/W, Jin Air (35790)
HL8225, Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W, Jin Air (38823)
HL8243, Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W, Jin Air (38825)
HL8014, Boeing 737NG 8SH/W, Jin Air (42051)
HL7734, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Jin Air (34207)
HL7743, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Jin Air (34208)
HL7750, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Jin Air (34209)
HL8505, Airbus A321 272NXSL, Korean Air (10977)
HL8506, Airbus A321 272NXSL, Korean Air (11094)
HL8509, Airbus A321 272NXSL, Korean Air (11191)
HL8530, Airbus A321 272NXSL, Korean Air (11405)
HL8532, Airbus A321 272NXSL, Korean Air (11565)
HL8556, Airbus A321 272NXSL, Korean Air (11444)
HL7524, Airbus A330 322, Korean Air (206)
HL7540, Airbus A330 322, Korean Air (241)
HL7550, Airbus A330 322, Korean Air (162)
HL7551, Airbus A330 322, Korean Air (172)
HL8002, Airbus A330 323E, Korean Air (1576)
HL8025, Airbus A330 323E, Korean Air (1611)
HL8027, Airbus A330 323E, Korean Air (1647)
HL7553, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (267)
HL7584, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (338)
HL7585, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (350)
HL7586, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (351)
HL7587, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (368)
HL7702, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (428)
HL7709, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (484)
HL7720, Airbus A330 323X, Korean Air (550)
HL7614, Airbus A380 861, Korean Air (68)
HL7615, Airbus A380 861, Korean Air (75)
HL7621, Airbus A380 861, Korean Air (126)
HL7622, Airbus A380 861, Korean Air (128)
HL7627, Airbus A380 861, Korean Air (130)
HL8349, Boeing 737MAX 8, Korean Air (63437)
HL8350, Boeing 737MAX 8, Korean Air (63438)
HL8240, Boeing 737NG 8BK/W, Korean Air (39447)
HL8241, Boeing 737NG 8BK/W, Korean Air (38129)
HL7725, Boeing 737NG 9B5, Korean Air (29999)
HL7726, Boeing 737NG 9B5, Korean Air (30001)
HL8221, Boeing 737NG 9B5ER/W, Korean Air (37633)
HL8272, Boeing 737NG 9B5ER/W, Korean Air (42173)
HL8273, Boeing 737NG 9B5ER/W, Korean Air (42174)
HL7601, Boeing 747 4B5ERF, Korean Air (33946)
HL7602, Boeing 747 4B5ERF, Korean Air (34301)
HL7603, Boeing 747 4B5ERF, Korean Air (34302)
HL7632, Boeing 747 8B5, Korean Air (40907)
HL7633, Boeing 747 8B5, Korean Air (40908)
HL7624, Boeing 747 8B5F, Korean Air (37656)
HL7609, Boeing 747 8HTF, Korean Air (37132)
HL7644, Boeing 747 8I, Korean Air (60411)
HL7574, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Korean Air (28444)
HL7575, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Korean Air (28445)
HL7598, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Korean Air (27949)
HL7764, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Korean Air (34214)
HL7765, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Korean Air (34212)
HL7766, Boeing 777 2B5ER, Korean Air (34213)
HL7202, Boeing 777 300ER, Korean Air (60377)
HL7203, Boeing 777 300ER, Korean Air (60378)
HL7204, Boeing 777 300ER, Korean Air (60380)
HL8346, Boeing 777 300ER, Korean Air (63434)
HL7534, Boeing 777 3B5, Korean Air (27950)
HL7573, Boeing 777 3B5, Korean Air (27952)
HL7782, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37643)
HL7783, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37644)
HL8006, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37652)
HL8007, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (43815)
HL8010, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (42120)
HL8011, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (42123)
HL8041, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (60375)
HL8208, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37645)
HL8216, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37647)
HL8217, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37648)
HL8218, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37649)
HL8250, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37650)
HL8275, Boeing 777 3B5ER, Korean Air (37651)
HL8077, Boeing 777 F, Korean Air (62697)
HL8005, Boeing 777 FB5, Korean Air (37642)
HL8251, Boeing 777 FB5, Korean Air (37639)
HL8515, Boeing 787 10, Korean Air (66878)
HL8535, Boeing 787 10, Korean Air (60300)
HL8536, Boeing 787 10, Korean Air (60301)
HL7206, Boeing 787 9, Korean Air (34815)
HL7207, Boeing 787 9, Korean Air (34816)
HL7209, Boeing 787 9, Korean Air (34818)
HL8082, Boeing 787 9, Korean Air (34811)
HL8390, Boeing 787 9, Korean Air (37388)
HL8393, Boeing 787 9, Korean Air (35168)
HL8092, Bombardier C Series 300, Korean Air (55018)
HL8212, Airbus A330 223, T’way Air (1155)
HL8227, Airbus A330 223, T’way Air (1200)
HL8500, Airbus A330 343E, T’way Air (1072)
HL8501, Airbus A330 343E, T’way Air (1058)
HL8513, Boeing 737MAX 8, T’way Air (62900)
HL8514, Boeing 737MAX 8, T’way Air (62913)
HL8306, Boeing 737NG 8AS/W, T’way Air (40308)
HL8326, Boeing 737NG 8AS/W, T’way Air (34992)
HL8047, Boeing 737NG 8BK/W, T’way Air (29675)
HL8329, Boeing 737NG 8KN/W, T’way Air (40239)
HL8354, Boeing 737NG 8KN/W, T’way Air (40246)
HL8086, Boeing 737NG 8Q8, T’way Air (38819)
HL8095, Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W, T’way Air (30725)
HS-THF, Airbus A350 941, Thai Airways International (123)
HS-THS, Airbus A350 941, Thai Airways International (235)
HS-XTC, Airbus A330 343E, Thai AirAsia X (692)
HS-XTI, Airbus A330 343E, Thai AirAsia X (978)
JA602F, Boeing 767 381F, ANA Cargo (33509)
JA803A, Boeing 787 8, Air Japan (34485)
JA818P, Airbus A320 214, Peach Aviation (7370)
JA826P, Airbus A320 214, Peach Aviation (8892)
N489MC, Boeing 747 412F, Atlas Air (26553)
N445MC, Boeing 747 4B5ERF, Atlas Air (33515)
N777SA, Boeing 777 FZB, Atlas Air (37989)
N760GT, Boeing 777 F, CMA CGM Air Cargo (68186)
N405DX, Airbus A330 941N, Delta Air Lines (1949)
N505DN, Airbus A350 941, Delta Air Lines (164)
N516DN, Airbus A350 941, Delta Air Lines (530)
N847FD, Boeing 777 F, FedEx Express (66257)
N873FD, Boeing 777 F, FedEx Express (40679)
N874FD, Boeing 777 F, FedEx Express (66263)
N374HA, Airbus A330 243, Hawaiian Airlines (1565)
N705CK, Boeing 747 4B5F, Kalitta Air (26413)
N706CK, Boeing 747 4B5F, Kalitta Air (27073)
N772CK, Boeing 777 F1H, Kalitta Air (35607)
N936CA, Boeing 747 446BCF, National Airlines (25308)
N853GT, Boeing 747 87UF, Polar Air Cargo (37572)
N29961, Boeing 787 9, United Airlines (37811)
N583UP, Boeing 747 4R7F, United Parcel Service (25867)
N630UP, Boeing 747 8F, United Parcel Service (65777)
N325UP, Boeing 767 34AF/W, United Parcel Service (27751)
N888KK, Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600 (73074)
OH-LWI, Airbus A350 941, Finnair (104)
PK-GHF, Airbus A330 941N, Garuda Indonesia (1948)
PK-GHG, Airbus A330 941N, Garuda Indonesia (1946)
RDPL-34199, Airbus A320 214, Lao Airlines (4639)
RP-C4124, Airbus A321 271NXSL, Cebu Pacific Air (10130)
RP-C8764, Airbus A330 343E, Philippine Airlines (1553)
RP-C8947, Airbus A320 216, Philippines AirAsia (3489)
SP-LRG, Boeing 787 8, LOT Polish Airlines (35944)
TC-JJI, Boeing 777 3F2ER, Turkish Airlines (40709)
VH-RDI, Bombardier Learjet 60 XR (60-411)
VH-VKG, Boeing 787 8, Jetstar Airways (36232)
VN-A666, Airbus A320 214, VietJetAir (3739)
VN-A633, Airbus A321 211SL, VietJetAir (7894)
VN-A647, Airbus A321 211SL, VietJetAir (8061)
VN-A670, Airbus A321 211SL, VietJetAir (8676)
VN-A673, Airbus A321 211SL, VietJetAir (7143)
VN-A539, Airbus A321 271NXSL, VietJetAir (12188)
VN-A398, Airbus A321 231, Vietnam Airlines (5427)
VN-A512, Airbus A321 272NSL, Vietnam Airlines (9294)
VN-A872, Boeing 787 10, Vietnam Airlines (60294)
VN-A874, Boeing 787 10, Vietnam Airlines (60290)
XA-AMR, Boeing 787 8, AeroMexico (36844)
XU-730, Airbus A320 251NSL, Sky Angkor Airlines (9173)
XY-ALK, Airbus A319 115, Myanmar Airways International (5193)

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Shanghai/Pudong

On arrival back in China, we again used the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) and applied for 144 hour one as we were also going to visit Shanghai/Hongqiao. Once public side side with luggage, follow the signs for “Hotel” or “Metro” and you should end up in a long corridor called “Wuzhou Middle Path” which connects Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. Half way along this walkway, follow the Hotel sign which should lead to a lift, go up and you will arrive outside the Da Zhong Airport Hotel, which is slap, bang in between the two terminals. It is a very strange design and only the end points of the North or South wings will give views of all the runways.

As we arrived late, we had no choice of rooms but the staff did try to help. Four of the rooms (8743, 8745, 8758 & 8760) in the South wing, faced North towards the closed walkway that used to connect the North & South Wings. This gave views of departures to the North as they came off runways 34L/34R & 35L/35R, but you couldn’t see any arrivals. When we checked back in two days later, we were earlier and so was able to request rooms 8800, 8801, 8802 & 8806 which are in the South facing bit of the South wing. From those you can see all arrivals on runways 34L/34R & 35L/35R and some departures if they climbed quickly enough. If the wind direction changes, you’d see all departures instead. I booked “Superior standard room (south)” through trip.com. You need level 7 or 8 to be able to see over the terminal buildings…..

8th floor room numbers 8803, 8805, 8807, 8809, 8811, 8813, 8815, 8817, 8819, 8821, 8823, 8825, 8827, 8829, 8831, 8833, 8835, 8837, 8839 & 8841 would give views to the East of 16L/16R & 34L/34R, looking out over Terminal 2. 7th floor room numbers on this side are the same but 87** (odds)

8th floor room numbers 8808, 8810, 8812, 8816, 8818, 8820, 8822, 8826, 8828, 8830, 8832, 8836, 8838, 8840, 8842, 8846, 8848, 8850, 8852 & 8856 would give views to the West of 17L/17R & 35L/35R, looking out over Terminal 1. 7th floor room numbers on this side are the same but 87** (evens)

The following log is in country prefix, then airline, type and reg order. I didn’t manage any photographs of aircraft during our whole time at Pudong, so include some of the visa process, terminal and hotel instead.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72177720322670800/

B-6791, Airbus A321 232, Air China (4771)
B-222H, Boeing 777 F, China Cargo Airlines (67769)
B-6927, Airbus A321 231, China Eastern Airlines (5309)
B-5920, Airbus A330 243, China Eastern Airlines (1375)
B-1240, Boeing 737NG 800/W, China Southern Airlines (63261)
B-327M, Airbus A321 271NXSL, Qingdao Airlines (10724)
B-6852, Airbus A320 214SL, Spring Airlines (4809)
B-8645, Airbus A320 214SL, Spring Airlines (7099)
B-9965, Airbus A320 214SL, Spring Airlines (5778)
B-32AX, Airbus A320 251NSL, Spring Airlines (10999)
B-5685, Boeing 737NG 84P/W, Suparna Airlines (38155)

Photo credits: Grant Robinson

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Grant Robinson
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