Riyadh/King Khalid

Departed at 03:00 from Terminal 4 on Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777 368ER HZ-AK23 for a 6 hours and 40 minutes flight to Heathrow. It was only a 7 hour transit and movements past midnight not unsurprisingly slowed down. Overall though over the two days, well worth a quick stop and I will go back.

The following log is in country prefix, then airline, type and reg order. No photographs taken today, some provided for this blog post, from the day before.

A6-EQE, Boeing 777 300ER, Emirates Airline (42350)
ET-AUR, Boeing 787 9, Ethiopian Airlines (38793)
HZ-NS25, Airbus A320 251NSL, Flynas (9163)
HZ-NS32, Airbus A320 251NSL, Flynas (10179)
HZ-ASG, Airbus A320 214, Saudi Arabian Airlines (5223)
HZ-AS58, Airbus A320 214SL, Saudi Arabian Airlines (7718)
HZ-AST, Airbus A321 211, Saudi Arabian Airlines (5314)
HZ-AQ26, Airbus A330 343E, Saudi Arabian Airlines (1797)
HZ-AK20, Boeing 777 368ER, Saudi Arabian Airlines (41058)
HZ-AK23, Boeing 777 368ER, Saudi Arabian Airlines (42261)
HZ-AR11, Boeing 787 9, Saudi Arabian Airlines (40045)
VT-GHI, Boeing 737NG 800/W, Air India Express (43898)
VT-IFQ, Airbus A320 232SL, IndiGo (5683)

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Heathrow

Showed my face quickly at my LHR workplace, grabbed my car and headed home to celebrate with the wife, what was left of my Birthday.

G-POWX, Embraer EMB-190 LR, Titan Airways (19000543)

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If you stuck with the all these reports till the end, you might be interested in a few stats

4459 aircraft were logged including 1104 duplicates which were seen again later on the trip, and of these I made 1588 as frames and another 387 as scrapes. This compares favourably with the 2024 trip where I made 1589 as frames and another 299 as scrapes. Targeting different countries does keep the frame counter ticking and China is worth doing more than once.

15 airports visited – Heathrow, Shenzhen/Bao’an, Guangzhou/Baiyun, Xiamen/Gaoqi, Manila/Ninoy Aquino, Cebu/Mactan, Jakarta/Soekarno Hatta, Singapore/Changi, Singapore/Seletar, Paya Lebar, Kuala Lumpur, Muscat, Dubai, Dubai World Central/Al Maktoum, Riyadh/King Khalid

3 museums visited – Manila/Ninoy Aquino (Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum), Cebu/Mactan (Mactan Air Base Aircraft Park), Paya Lebar (Republic of Singapore Air Force Museum)

Airbus x 1581, Boeing x 1300, Comac x 43, Embraer x 30, ATR x 25, DHC x 16, McDonnell Douglas x 3

Business Jet x 152

General Aviation x 169

Helicopters x 80

Active Military x 123

Museum x 37

 

Target countries visited, airlines and totals noted…….

China – 9 Air x 19, Air Changan x 3, Air China x 100, Air China Cargo Airlines x 4, Air Road Cargo x 1, Air Travel x 2, Capital Airlines x 16, Central Airlines x 3, Chengdu Airlines x 6, China Air Cargo x 1, China Cargo Airlines x 2, China Eastern Airlines x 138, China Express Airlines x 1, China Postal Airlines x 6, China Southern Airlines x 357, China Southern Cargo x 9, China United Airlines x 7, Chongqing Airlines x 16, Colorful Guizhou Airlines x 1, Dalian Airlines x 3, Donghai Airlines x 12, Fuzhou Airlines x 6, GX Airlines x 1, Hainan Airlines x 87, Hebei Airlines x 7, JD Airlines x 5, Jiangxi Air x 5, Juneyao Air x 16, Kunming Airlines x 6, Longjiang Airlines x 2, Lucky Air x 4, North-Western Cargo x 3, Okay Air x 7, Qingdao Airlines x 2, Ruili Airline x 2, SF Airlines x 23, Shandong Airlines x 36, Shanghai Airlines x 10, Shenzhen Airlines x 119, Sichuan Airlines x 39, Spring Airlines x 36, Suparna Airlines x 5, Tianjin Air Cargo x 2, Tianjin Airlines x 9, Tibet Airlines x 4, Uni-Top Airlines x 1, Urumqi Air x 2, West Air x 9, XiamenAir x 100, YTO Cargo Airlines x 2, Zhejiang Loong Airlines x 26

Philippines – Aero K Airlines x 1, AirPhil Express/PAL Express x 14, AirSwift 4, Asian Spirit x 1, Cebu Pacific Air x 70, Leading Edge Air Services Corporation x 1, PAL Express x 15, Philippine Airlines x 39, Philippines AirAsia x 18, Royal Air Philippines x 1, SEAir International x 1, Sunlight Express Airways x 2

Indonesia – AB Airlines x 1, Airfast Indonesia x 1, Asia Cargo Airlines x 2, Batik Air x 40, Batik Air Malaysia x 4, BBN Airlines Indonesia x 2, Citilink x 35, Citilink Cargo x 1, Express Cargo Airlines x 2, Garuda Indonesia x 61, Indonesia AirAsia x 16, Lion Air x 20, My Indo Airlines x 1, Nam Air x 3, Pelita Air Service x 13, Rimbun Air x 4, Sriwijaya Air x 3, Super Air Jet x 37, TransNusa Air Services x 8

Singapore – Scoot x 56, Singapore Airlines x 109

Malaysia – AirAsia x 76, AirAsia X x 10, Batik Air Malaysia x 28, Firefly x 8, Malaysia Airlines x 62, Mjets Air x 5, Raya Airways x 4

Oman – Oman Air x 25, Salam Air x 15

United Arab Emirates – Air Arabia x 3, Emirates Airline x 121, Etihad Airways x 11, flydubai x 67, SolitAir x 1

Saudi Arabia – Alpha Star Aviation x 2, Flyadeal x 14, Flynas x 27, Saudi Arabian Airlines x 49

Neighbouring countries, airlines and totals noted…… 

Hong Kong – Air Hong Kong x 4, Cathay Pacific Airways x 35, Greater Bay Airlines x 2, Hong Kong Air Cargo x 1, Hong Kong Airlines x 2, Hong Kong Express Airways x 2

Macau – Air Macau x 8

Cambodia – AirAsia Cambodia x 2, Air Cambodia x 2, Cambodia Airways x 3

India – Air India x 13, Air India Express x 8, Air India x 13, IndiGo x 27, SpiceJet x 1

Japan – All Nippon Airways x 12, Japan Airlines x 8, Jetstar Japan x 1, Zipair Tokyo x 1

South Korea – Air Zeta x 2, Asiana Airlines x 2, Jeju Air x 2, Jin Air x 1, Korean Air x 13, T’way Air x 1

Taiwan – China Airlines x 13, EVA Air x 9, Starlux Airlines x 4

Thailand – Bangkok Airways x 1, K-Mile Air x 3, Orient Thai Airlines x 3, Thai AirAsia x 5, Thai Airways International x 11, Thai Lion Air x 5, Thai VietJetAir x 2

Vietnam – Sun PhuQuoc Airways x 1, VietJetAir x 16, Vietnam Airlines x 17

Other countries – ACT Airlines x 1, Aegean Airlines x 1, Aero Dili x 1, Aeroflot Russian Airlines x 4, Aerostan x 3, Air Algerie x 1, Air Baltic x 2, Air Astana x 2, Air Atlanta Icelandic/Saudi Arabian Airlines x 2, Air Blue x 2, Air Caledonie International x 1, Air France x 3, Air Niugini x 2, Air Peace x 1, Air Tanzania x 2, AirSial x 1, AJet x 2, Arkia x 1, Ascend Airways x 1, Atlas Air x 1, Azerbaijan Airlines x 1, Bakhtar Afghan Airlines x 1, Belavia x 1, Berniq Airways x 1, Biman Bangladesh Airlines x 3, Bridges Air Cargo x 1, British Airways x 8, Cargolux Airlines International x 2, CentrumAir x 3, Condor Flugdienst x 1, Corendon Airlines Europe x 2, Cyprus Airways x 1, Daallo Airlines x 1, Delta Air Lines x 1, DHL Aviation ME x 1, Discover Airlines x 1, Drukair Royal Bhutan Airlines x 1, Edelweiss Air x 1, Egyptair x 5, El Al Israel Airlines x 1, Enter Air x 1, Ethiopian Airlines x 9, Ethiopian Cargo x 3, Eurowings x 3, FedEx Express x 22, Fiji Airways x 1, Finnair x 2, Fits Aviation x 1, Fly One x 1, Fly4 Airlines x 1, Fly Cham, x 1, GetJet Airlines x 1, Gulf Air x 8, Himalaya Airlines x 1, Iran Air x 2, Iran Airtour Airlines x 2, Iraqi Airways x 3, Israir x 2, Jazeera Airways x 3, JetBlue Airways x 1, JetOneX x 1, Jetstar Airways x 5, Kalitta Air x 1, Kenya Airways x 1, KLM cityhopper x 1, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines x 2, Kuwait Airways x 4, Lao Airlines x 2, LOT Polish Airlines x 1, Lufthansa x 4, Lufthansa Cargo Airlines x 1, Lufthansa City x 1, Mahan Air x 2, Middle East Airlines x 3, MSC Air x 1, Myanmar Airways International x 4, National Airlines x 1, Nepal Airlines x 1, Network Aviation/QantasLink x 1, Norse Atlantic Airways/IndiGo x 1, One Air Ltd x 1, Orient Thai Airlines x 1, Pakistan International Airlines x 2, Pegasus Airlines x 2, Qanot Sharq Airlines x 1, Qantas x 10, Qatar Airways x 20, Qeshm Air x 1, Royal Air Maroc x 1, Royal Brunei Airlines x 4, Royal Jordanian Airlines x 3, RwandAir x 2, S7 Airlines x 1, SCAT Airlines x 1, Sepehran Airlines x 2, Smartwings x 1, SriLankan Airlines x 7, SunExpress x 1, Swiss International Air Lines x 1, TAAG Angola Airlines x 1, Terra Avia x 3, Texel Air x 2, Titan Airways x 1, Transavia x 1, Turkish Airlines x 13, Turkmenistan Airlines x 1, Uganda Airlines x 1, United Airlines x 5, United Parcel Service x 10, Ural Airlines x 1, US-Bangla Airlines x 6, Uzbekistan Airways x 2, Virgin Atlantic Airways x 1, Virgin Australia x 2, Vueling Airlines x 1, Wamos Air x 1, Western Global Airlines x 1, Wizz Air x 1

 

Photo credits: Grant Robinson

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Grant Robinson
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