Aboard JAL's B747 [Japan Airlines] JL 10 NRT-ORD (Tokyo/Narita->Chicago/O'Hare) trip report [일본항공] JL 10 도쿄/나리타->시카고/오헤어 탑승기

JL 10 NRT-ORD (Tokyo/Narita->Chicago/O'Hare)

DEP NRT 11:10 18 SEP 2009

ARR ORD 07:55 18 SEP 2009

Flight Duration: 11:45

Aircraft: B747-400

After a two month long stay in Korea, it was time for me to return to Chicago. The return flight was same route as the route I took to get to Korea from Chicago.  It was through Japan Airlines, with an hour long stopover in Tokyo/Narita.  I took JL 960 (B747-400) from Seoul/Incheon to Tokyo/Narita in the morning of 18 SEP 2009.  I did not take any pictures for this flight unfortunately.  I did start taking pictures for the JL 10 flight, a 11:45-hour long flight from Tokyo/Narita to Chicago.

 

한국에서 두달을 보낸후 시카고로 돌아가야할 시간이 왔습니다. 미국으로 돌아가는 비행기는 왔던 대로 똑같이 일본항공을 타고 갔습니다. 여정은 JL 960편 (B747-400기)을 타고 서울/인천에서 9월 18일 아침 8시쯤 출발, 도쿄/나리타에 아침 10시쯤 도착하여서 1시간 레이오버뒤 아침 11시쯤 출발하는 시카고행 JL 10편 (B747-400기)을 타고 거의 12시간 비행뒤 시카고/오헤어 공항에 같은날 오전 8시쯤 도착하는 비행이였습니다.

 

Click here for Japan Airlines flight JL 9 from Chicago/O'Hare to Tokyo/Narita trip report

Click here for Japan Airlines flight JL 959 from Tokyo/Narita to Seoul/Incheon trip report

 

 

 

My plane, JL 10 bound for Chicago with special "Yokoso Japan" sticker

To the right of me was a Malaysian Airlines airplane that is probably bound for Kuala Lumpur.

A blurry shot of cabin

Starting to serve lunch after takeoff.

For lunch I chose the pasta. It was quite tasty but contained no meat.

Crossing over the Pacific nearing Washington State.

Since the sun was down for most of the flight, there was no need to shut the windows.

Crossing to the north of Seattle.

The breakfast came out around the time we were flying over South Dakota. I took the egg omulette with Sausage and Tomatoes

 

The inflight scene after breakfast.



I walked around to check out other parts of the plane and stretch.

My seat was right next to the man in the orange shirt.

The morning sun was rising near Iowa state.

 That's Chicago downtown down there!

 

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[Korean Air] KE 614 HKG-ICN (Hong Kong->Seoul/Incheon) trip report [대한항공] KE 614 홍콩->서울/인천 탑승기

KE 614 HKG-ICN (Hong Kong->Seoul/Incheon)

DEP HKG 15:25 29 JUN 2009

ARR ICN 19:55 29 JUN 2009

Flight Duration: 3:30

Aircraft: A330-300

Following my Korean Air KE 613 from Seoul to Hong Kong and my 4 day stay in Hong Kong and Macau (Trip Report here), it was time to travel back to Korea.  The flight was scheduled to leave in the afternoon from Hong Kong Airport, so I took the Airport Express from Hong Kong Island at around noon-time. The flight was a A330-300, the similar (if not same) aircraft that took me from Seoul to Hong Kong 3 days ago.

한국에 돌아갈 시간이 왔답니다. 제가 한국으로 타고 돌아갈 비행기 편명은 KE 614, A330-300 기종이며 오후 3시 반쯤 홍콩을 떠나는 비행기였습니다. 시간 넉넉하게 잡고 홍콩섬에서 오후 12시쯤 공항철도를 타고 홍콩국제공항에 12시 반쯤 도착하였습니다.



The scenes of Hong Kong Harbor from Airport Express

The city, as you can see, is highly developed.

On a bridge from Airport Express Terminal to Main Terminal.

A typical Norman Foster architecture element, bridge within buildings.

I stopped by at Burger King after passing through securities and customs.

From the food court, you can see a good view of the immense size of the airport terminal.

My ride to Seoul/Incheon. KE 614 A330-300.

I see Asiana B747-400 Combi pulling up after its flight from Korea.

A view from my seat

After take off.

 

We crossed over Taiwan Island. The airport you see down there is Taipei/Taoyuan Airport.

I would eventually fly to Taipei in 2013 (Trip Report here)

 

The line up of Korean Air Cargo aircraft is always impressive.

Arrived at the main terminal.

I will eventually board a Korean Air B777-300ER on my trip from Sao Paulo to LAX. (Trip Report here)

 

 

 

Thank you for reading my trip report!





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First time to Hong Kong! [Korean Air] KE 613 ICN-HKG (Seoul/Incheon->Hong Kong) trip report [대한항공] KE 613 서울/인천->홍콩 탑승기

KE 613 ICN-HKG (Seoul/Incheon->Hong Kong)

DEP ICN 13:05 26 JUN 2009

ARR HKG 14:10 26 JUN 2009

Flight Duration: 4:05

Aircraft: A330-300

I scheduled in a quick 4-day trip to Hong Kong from Seoul during my 3-month stay in Korea.  I had never been to Hong Kong, so I was surely excited for this trip. The trip was a round trip flight through Korean Air, outbound KE 613 and inbound KE 614, both with A330-300.  Korean Air was in the process of retrofitting their planes with seats with AVOD system at that time, but my plane did not have AVOD system in them unfortunately. Regardless, I was excited at the fact that I was visiting Hong Kong for the first time!

 

Click here for my return flight, KE 614

저의 귀국비행기 탑승기는 여기에~

 

홍콩에 처음으로 가게 되었습니다. 3박 4일로 짧고 굵게 다녀오기로 결심하였습니다. 대한항공으로 왕복편 이였구요, 출국은 KE 613 로, 귀국은 KE 614로 하게 되었습니다. 두 편 둘다 A330-300 기종이였고 AVOD 시스템은 그때는 없었습니다.

 

My flight's boarding was due to start at 12:35. I got here more than an hour earlier!

저의 비행기는 게이트 26번에서 12시 반쯤 탑승을 시작할 예정이었습니다.

Blue Korean planes everywhere.

It's a Korean Air heaven indeed in here.

Two jumbos behind my plane to Hong Kong.

A busy day here in ICN for Korean Air!

My boarding pass I chose to seat at the left window today, hoping to catch some views of Hong Kong before landing.

Some food court scenes near my gate.

Boarding time came and passengers were showing up.

I love this feeling of walking to my plane.

My seat, 36A.

As you can see, no TVs on seat yet (as of 2010, Korean Air installed TVs on all wide-bodies)

This scene would be hard to see nowadays. Today Korean Air has AVODs on most international flights.

To the left was a Frankfurt-bound B747-400

Our plane was right behind a Munich-bound Lufthansa A340.

The Lufthansa flight taking off.

 

And at around 13:20, our plane took off toward the south.

Flight route map on projector screen.

It was my first time aboard A330. The wing looked graceful on this plane.

Passing Jeju Island on the left.

The flight attendants started serving lunch around 1 hour after take-off..

The choice was chicken, fish, or Bibimbap. I chose the Bibimbap. A dessert ice cream followed.

After 3hours and 30 minutes of flight, the plane was descending into Hong Kong airspace.

Unfortunately, the plane landed from the west side of the Chek Lap Kok Airport Island, meaning I missed the whole city view of Hong Kong. Oh well, the weather was probably not good enough for me to see the city from the sky anyways.

It was raining due to typhoon effects

First time in Hong Kong! I'm thrilled!

The A330, now changed to KE 614 about to head back to Seoul/Incheon.

The scenes of busy Hong Kong Airport.

To immigrations customs I go!

My friend came to pick me up. He and I boarded the Airport Express MTR to Hong Kong Island.

This is a killer view from my friend's apartment.

The fancy Cantonese-style lobster dinner that night.

At the Victoria Peak.

Somewhere near Causeway Bay Times Square.

My 2nd day in Hong Kong was when the world found out about Michael Jackson's death.

The tasty dim sums I had for brunch.

Circular Escalators in Times Square.

From Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Heading over to Macau with friends!

 

Turbojet was a pleasant experience even with turbulent waters.

In Macau, the street signs are in Portuguese, Chinese, and English, since it used to be a Portuguese colony. We headed over to take the public transit for Ruinas de Sao Paulo.

The Macau View from Ruinas de Sao Paulo

Click here for my return flight, KE 614

저의 귀국비행기 탑승기는 여기에~

 

 

 

 

 

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