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
A6-EER Airbus A380-861 Emirates Airline
B-1530 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-1738 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-2043 Boeing 777-39LER Air China
B-2418 ** Airbus A321-231 China Southern Airlines
B-2671 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5045 ** Boeing 737-79L Air China
B-5176 ** Boeing 737-86N Air China
B-5197 ** Boeing 737-86N Dalian Airlines
B-5342 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5398 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5436 ** Boeing 737-86N Air China
B-5447 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5518 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5696 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5728 ** Boeing 737-89L Shandong Airlines
B-5851 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-5957 Airbus A330-343X Air China
B-6102 Airbus A330-343X Air China
B-6106 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-6326 ** Airbus A321-213 Air China
B-6327 ** Airbus A321-213 Air China
B-6383 ** Airbus A321-213 Air China
B-6517 ** Airbus A330-243 Sichuan Airlines
B-6541 Airbus A330-243 Air China
B-6883 ** Airbus A321-232 Air China
B-6967 ** Airbus A320-214 Air China
B-7832 ** Boeing 787-9 Air China
B-7898 ** Boeing 787-9 Air China
B-8493 ** Airbus A320-232 Air China
HL7773 ** Airbus A320-232 Asiana Airlines
HL8278 ** Airbus A321-231 Asiana Airlines
HS-TKY Boeing 777-3D7ER Thai Airways International
SU-GCG Airbus A330-243 EgyptAir
TC-JJS Boeing 777-3F2ER Turkish Airlines
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-1513 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-1640 ** Airbus A321-231 China Eastern Airlines
B-1645 ** Airbus A321-211 Juneyao Airlines
B-1646 ** Airbus A321-211 Juneyao Airlines
B-1671 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-1681 ** Airbus A320-216 Juneyao Airlines
B-1772 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-1840 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-1933 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-1965 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-2009 ** Boeing 777-31BER China Southern Airlines
B-2063 Boeing 777-2J6 Air China
B-2413 ** Airbus A320-214 China Eastern Airlines
B-2487 ** Boeing 747-89L Air China
B-2498 ** Boeing 767-36D Shanghai Airlines
B-2563 ** Boeing 767-36D Shanghai Airlines
B-2567 ** Boeing 767-36D Shanghai Airlines
B-2570 ** Boeing 767-36D Shanghai Airlines
B-2688 ** Boeing 737-86D Shanghai Airlines
B-2725 Boeing 787-8 China Southern Airlines
B-3078 ** Bombardier Challenger 850
B-5074 ** Boeing 737-79P China Eastern Airlines
B-5140 ** Boeing 737-8Q8 Shanghai Airlines
B-5162 ** Boeing 737-85C Xiamen Airlines
B-5219 ** Boeing 737-75C Xiamen Airlines
B-5293 ** Boeing 737-79P China Eastern Airlines
B-5298 ** Boeing 737-79P Shanghai Airlines
B-5370 ** Boeing 737-8Q8 Shanghai Airlines
B-5461 ** Boeing 737-86D Shanghai Airlines
B-5546 ** Boeing 737-86N Shanghai Airlines
B-5548 ** Boeing 737-86N Shanghai Airlines
B-5549 ** Boeing 737-86N Shanghai Airlines
B-5560 ** Boeing 737-86N Shandong Airlines
B-5589 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-5610 ** Boeing 737-86D Shanghai Airlines
B-5641 ** Boeing 737-81B China Southern Airlines
B-5688 ** Boeing 737-85C Xiamen Airlines
B-5691 ** Boeing 737-86N Shanghai Airlines
B-5730 ** Boeing 737-86D Shanghai Airlines
B-5731 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-5745 ** Boeing 737-81B China Southern Airlines
B-5780 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-5796 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-5808 ** Boeing 737-79P Shanghai Airlines
B-5821 ** Boeing 737-79P China Eastern Airlines
B-5827 ** Boeing 737-76D Shanghai Airlines
B-5831 ** Boeing 737-86D Shanghai Airlines
B-5953 ** Airbus A330-343X China Eastern Airlines
B-5969 ** Airbus A330-343X China Eastern Airlines
B-6006 ** Airbus A320-214 China Eastern Airlines
B-6062 ** Boeing 737-84P Hainan Airlines
B-6065 ** Boeing 737-84P Hainan Airlines
B-6077 ** Airbus A330-243 China Southern Airlines
B-6085 ** Airbus A330-343X China Eastern Airlines
B-6095 ** Airbus A330-343X China Eastern Airlines
B-6097 ** Airbus A330-343X Shanghai Airlines
B-6100 ** Airbus A330-343X China Eastern Airlines
B-6120 ** Airbus A330-343X China Eastern Airlines
B-6128 ** Airbus A330-343X China Eastern Airlines
B-6296 ** Airbus A320-214 Shenzhen Airlines
B-6309 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6310 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6317 ** Airbus A321-231 China Southern Airlines
B-6332 ** Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-6343 ** Airbus A321-231 China Southern Airlines
B-6369 ** Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-6376 ** Airbus A320-232 China Eastern Airlines
B-6395 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-6432 ** Airbus A319-115 China Eastern Airlines
B-6502 ** Airbus A330-343X China Southern Airlines
B-6512 ** Airbus A330-343X Air China
B-6530 ** Airbus A330-343X Air China
B-6547 Airbus A330-223 China Southern Airlines
B-6561 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6572 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-6612 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6619 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-6640 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-6642 ** Airbus A321-231 China Eastern Airlines
B-6643 ** Airbus A321-231 China Eastern Airlines
B-6662 ** Airbus A321-211 China Southern Airlines
B-6695 ** Airbus A320-232 China Eastern Airlines
B-6705 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6707 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6751 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6753 ** Airbus A321-231 China Eastern Airlines
B-6866 ** Boeing 737-89P Shanghai Airlines
B-6871 ** Airbus A320-214 China Eastern Airlines
B-6913 ** Airbus A321-231 China Southern Airlines
B-6949 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-6965 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-6970 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-6986 ** Boeing 737-85N Shandong Airlines
B-7181 ** Boeing 737-89L Air China
B-7185 ** Boeing 777-31BER China Southern Airlines
B-7369 ** Boeing 777-39PER China Eastern Airlines
B-7372 ** Boeing 737-89P China United Airlines
B-7375 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-7397 ** Boeing 737-89P Shanghai Airlines
B-7637 ** Boeing 737-89P Shanghai Airlines
B-7638 ** Boeing 737-89P Shanghai Airlines
B-7862 ** Boeing 737-89P Shanghai Airlines
B-7863 ** Boeing 737-89P Shanghai Airlines
B-7898 Boeing 787-9 Air China
B-7966 ** Boeing 737-89P China Eastern Airlines
B-7975 ** Boeing 737-85N Shandong Airlines
B-8163 ** Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-8232 ** Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-8236 ** Airbus A320-214 Juneyao Airlines
B-8288 ** Gulfstream G550
B-8315 ** Airbus A321-231 Juneyao Airlines
B-8317 ** Airbus A321-211 Juneyao Airlines
B-8359 scrape Airbus A330-323X China Southern Airlines
B-8398 ** Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-8406 ** Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-8537 ** Airbus A321-231 Juneyao Airlines
B-8539 ** Airbus A321-231 Juneyao Airlines
B-8540 ** Airbus A321-231 Juneyao Airlines
B-8556 ** Airbus A320-214 China Eastern Airlines
B-8572 ** Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-8645 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-8647 ** Airbus A320-214 Spring Airlines
B-8653 scrape Airbus A321-211 China Eastern Airlines
B-9942 ** Airbus A320-214 China Eastern Airlines
B-9957 ** Airbus A321-211 Juneyao Airlines
B-MAQ ** Airbus A321-231 Air Macau
Regards,
Grant Robinson
Oxford Aviation Group
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