Hi all,
having arrived at Beijing, we disembarked at the International part of Terminal 3 for our onward flight to Shanghai. The taxi to stand on the way in showed what a vast airport this is! The immigration hall we had to pass through to get to the domestic part of the terminal was huge and full of many, many people. Virtually most of our transfer time was spent clearing the formalities with regards to the visa check and bag searches. As someone has already mentioned recently, they are very hot on all forms of batteries – make sure they are labelled with a rating.
In the end we need not have worried about the time this all took as our onward flight had been delayed. We were very happy to see that it was indeed to be a Boeing 787 that would take us to Shanghai 
9V-SKH, Airbus A380-841, Singapore Airlines (021)
A6-EER, Airbus A380-861, Emirates Airline (139)
B-6967, Airbus A320-214, Air China (5419)
B-8493, Airbus A320-232, Air China (7234)
B-6326, Airbus A321-213, Air China (3329)
B-6327, Airbus A321-213, Air China (3307)
B-6383, Airbus A321-213, Air China (3678)
B-6883, Airbus A321-232, Air China (5124)
B-6541, Airbus A330-243, Air China (1304)
B-5957, Airbus A330-343X, Air China (1570)
B-6102, Airbus A330-343X, Air China (1695)
B-5045, Boeing 737-79L, Air China (33410)
B-5176, Boeing 737-86N, Air China (34258)
B-5436, Boeing 737-86N, Air China (36813)
B-1530, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (44922)
B-1738, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (41325)
B-2671, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (30515)
B-5342, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (36484)
B-5398, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (36490)
B-5447, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (40015)
B-5518, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (36754)
B-5696, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (40019)
B-5851, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (41313)
B-6106, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (44924)
B-2043, Boeing 777-39LER, Air China (41441)
B-7832, Boeing 787-9, Air China (34309)
B-7898, Boeing 787-9, Air China (34310)
B-2418, Airbus A321-231, China Southern Airlines (2530)
B-5197, Boeing 737-86N, Dalian Airlines (36811)
B-5728, Boeing 737-89L, Shandong Airlines (40020)
B-6517, Airbus A330-243, Sichuan Airlines (1138)
HL7773, Airbus A320-232, Asiana Airlines (3496)
HL8278, Airbus A321-231, Asiana Airlines (5500)
HS-TKY, Boeing 777-3D7ER, Thai Airways International (42114)
SU-GCG, Airbus A330-243, EgyptAir (0666)
TC-JJS, Boeing 777-3F2ER, Turkish Airlines (44117)
B-7832, Boeing 787-9 of Air China was to be our stead for the 2 hour flight to Shanghai/Hongqiao………departing as CCA1855 just after 6pm.
Not as many logged as had been hoped due to the amount of time lost as explained above. Just enough seen to whet the appetite for our return here after doing Shanghai and Tianjin……..
Having arrived at Shanghai/Hongqiao Terminal 2 after a really smooth flight, we had a quick and easy transfer through to public-side where we found Boston based Garry Dunne waiting for us. He had flown over with Hainan on a Boeing 787 and told us that he didn’t need most of the Hainan 787s as they frequent Logan on a regular basis. You’ve got to drop some things on a trip right?!
We had rooms booked at the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Hotel-AirChina. These were “Executive Airport View” rooms and even though the views were supposed to be guaranteed, we did contact the hotel in advance by email to confirm our requirements.
Garry had already sussed out where the hotel was, so we were very quickly in our rooms and the spotting commenced. As the hotel is built into the terminal, it couldn’t be easier to find or better located for spotting to be honest. There is no way anything moving should be missed from this hotel and spotting is easy here even in the dark or with reduced visibility as the runway is not too far away. Seen until sleep was needed…..
B-6512, Airbus A330-343X, Air China (1087)
B-6530, Airbus A330-343X, Air China (1216)
B-7181, Boeing 737-89L, Air China (44912)
B-2487, Boeing 747-89L, Air China (44932)
B-2063, Boeing 777-2J6, Air China (29156)
B-7898, Boeing 787-9, Air China (34310)
B-6432, Airbus A319-115, China Eastern Airlines (5412)
B-2413, Airbus A320-214, China Eastern Airlines (2493)
B-6006, Airbus A320-214, China Eastern Airlines (2068)
B-6871, Airbus A320-214, China Eastern Airlines (4857)
B-8556, Airbus A320-214, China Eastern Airlines (7189)
B-9942, Airbus A320-214, China Eastern Airlines (5710)
B-6376, Airbus A320-232, China Eastern Airlines (3692)
B-6695, Airbus A320-232, China Eastern Airlines (4297)
B-6332, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (3262)
B-6369, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (3682)
B-8163, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (6814)
B-8232, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (6762)
B-8398, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (7023)
B-8406, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (7130)
B-8572, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (7254)
B-8653, Airbus A321-211, China Eastern Airlines (7360)
B-1640, Airbus A321-231, China Eastern Airlines (6499)
B-6642, Airbus A321-231, China Eastern Airlines (4198)
B-6643, Airbus A321-231, China Eastern Airlines (4209)
B-6753, Airbus A321-231, China Eastern Airlines (4638)
B-5953, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (1551)
B-5969, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (1595)
B-6085, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (0836)
B-6095, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (0851)
B-6100, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (0928)
B-6120, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (0720)
B-6128, Airbus A330-343X, China Eastern Airlines (0782)
B-5074, Boeing 737-79P, China Eastern Airlines (33008)
B-5293, Boeing 737-79P, China Eastern Airlines (39721)
B-5821, Boeing 737-79P, China Eastern Airlines (39737)
B-1513, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (41477)
B-1772, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (41470)
B-1933, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (41514)
B-1965, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (41473)
B-5589, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (40949)
B-5731, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (40951)
B-5780, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (39728)
B-5796, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (41306)
B-7375, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (41482)
B-7966, Boeing 737-89P, China Eastern Airlines (41492)
B-7369, Boeing 777-39PER, China Eastern Airlines (43286)
B-6662, Airbus A321-211, China Southern Airlines (4274)
B-6317, Airbus A321-231, China Southern Airlines (3217)
B-6343, Airbus A321-231, China Southern Airlines (3493)
B-6913, Airbus A321-231, China Southern Airlines (5237)
B-6547, Airbus A330-223, China Southern Airlines (1309)
B-6077, Airbus A330-243, China Southern Airlines (0818)
B-8359, Airbus A330-323X, China Southern Airlines (1714)
B-6502, Airbus A330-343X, China Southern Airlines (0958)
B-5641, Boeing 737-81B, China Southern Airlines (38916)
B-5745, Boeing 737-81B, China Southern Airlines (38948)
B-2009, Boeing 777-31BER, China Southern Airlines (43223)
B-7185, Boeing 777-31BER, China Southern Airlines (43227)
B-2725, Boeing 787-8, China Southern Airlines (34923)
B-7372, Boeing 737-89P, China United Airlines (61315)
B-6062, Boeing 737-84P, Hainan Airlines (43658)
B-6065, Boeing 737-84P, Hainan Airlines (41385)
B-6395, Airbus A320-214, Juneyao Airlines (3596)
B-6572, Airbus A320-214, Juneyao Airlines (3967)
B-6619, Airbus A320-214, Juneyao Airlines (4154)
B-6640, Airbus A320-214, Juneyao Airlines (4064)
B-6949, Airbus A320-214, Juneyao Airlines (5339)
B-6965, Airbus A320-214, Juneyao Airlines (5226)
B-8236, Airbus A320-214, Juneyao Airlines (6808)
B-1681, Airbus A320-216, Juneyao Airlines (6542)
B-1645, Airbus A321-211, Juneyao Airlines (6433)
B-1646, Airbus A321-211, Juneyao Airlines (6435)
B-8317, Airbus A321-211, Juneyao Airlines (6855)
B-9957, Airbus A321-211, Juneyao Airlines (5674)
B-8315, Airbus A321-231, Juneyao Airlines (6879)
B-8537, Airbus A321-231, Juneyao Airlines (7065)
B-8539, Airbus A321-231, Juneyao Airlines (7199)
B-8540, Airbus A321-231, Juneyao Airlines (7208)
B-6986, Boeing 737-85N, Shandong Airlines (41627)
B-7975, Boeing 737-85N, Shandong Airlines (61427)
B-5560, Boeing 737-86N, Shandong Airlines (38013)
B-6097, Airbus A330-343X, Shanghai Airlines (0866)
B-5827, Boeing 737-76D, Shanghai Airlines (39315)
B-5298, Boeing 737-79P, Shanghai Airlines (39743)
B-5808, Boeing 737-79P, Shanghai Airlines (39305)
B-2688, Boeing 737-86D, Shanghai Airlines (33471)
B-5461, Boeing 737-86D, Shanghai Airlines (35773)
B-5610, Boeing 737-86D, Shanghai Airlines (37906)
B-5730, Boeing 737-86D, Shanghai Airlines (39302)
B-5831, Boeing 737-86D, Shanghai Airlines (38059)
B-5546, Boeing 737-86N, Shanghai Airlines (39391)
B-5548, Boeing 737-86N, Shanghai Airlines (36807)
B-5549, Boeing 737-86N, Shanghai Airlines (37888)
B-5691, Boeing 737-86N, Shanghai Airlines (39402)
B-6866, Boeing 737-89P, Shanghai Airlines (42056)
B-7397, Boeing 737-89P, Shanghai Airlines (42153)
B-7637, Boeing 737-89P, Shanghai Airlines (42054)
B-7638, Boeing 737-89P, Shanghai Airlines (42066)
B-7862, Boeing 737-89P, Shanghai Airlines (44385)
B-7863, Boeing 737-89P, Shanghai Airlines (44389)
B-5140, Boeing 737-8Q8, Shanghai Airlines (30698)
B-5370, Boeing 737-8Q8, Shanghai Airlines (35271)
B-2498, Boeing 767-36D, Shanghai Airlines (27684)
B-2563, Boeing 767-36D, Shanghai Airlines (27309)
B-2567, Boeing 767-36D, Shanghai Airlines (27685)
B-2570, Boeing 767-36D, Shanghai Airlines (27941)
B-6296, Airbus A320-214, Shenzhen Airlines (2973)
B-1671, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (6318)
B-1840, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (6117)
B-6309, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (3014)
B-6310, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (3023)
B-6561, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (3819)
B-6612, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (4072)
B-6705, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (4331)
B-6707, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (4373)
B-6751, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (4499)
B-6970, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (5403)
B-8645, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (7099)
B-8647, Airbus A320-214, Spring Airlines (7159)
B-5219, Boeing 737-75C, Xiamen Airlines (34028)
B-5162, Boeing 737-85C, Xiamen Airlines (35047)
B-5688, Boeing 737-85C, Xiamen Airlines (41792)
B-3078, Bombardier Challenger 850 (8110)
B-8288, Gulfstream G550 (5329)
B-MAQ, Airbus A321-231, Air Macau (1926)
Regards,
Grant Robinson
Oxford Aviation Group
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