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By: - 26th April 2003 at 18:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
For cruise passengers of P & 0. Qantas operate a series of 744 charters in Europe to connect people to their ships from the UK. They fly to the likes of Izmir, Cyprus, Thessalonkia, Barcelona etc. Saves the aircraft being sat at LHR all day.
By: - 26th April 2003 at 20:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
no plane earns money sat on the ground...
By: - 26th April 2003 at 21:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Friday was ANZAC day for the Aussies and Kiwis. The flight may well have had something to do with the pilgrimage to Gallipoli.
By: - 26th April 2003 at 22:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
cheers guys, appreciate it! :)
By: - 27th April 2003 at 01:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Qantas designates all charter flights QF 6049.
i think they had a flight to Malta only 2 or 3 weeks back also.
By: - 27th April 2003 at 08:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
744
it was a special charter taking war veterans to gallipoli
By: - 27th April 2003 at 11:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Re: 744
Originally posted by steve rowell
it was a special charter taking war veterans to gallipoli
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By: A330Crazy - 26th April 2003 at 18:23
Hi all. I have been out in my back garden most of the afternoon, watching the planes come over getting ready to land at LHR. Quite a variety: Saudi Arabian 777, Yemenia A310, Nouvelair A320, Iberia A320's, Austrian A320, And general BA aircraft.
One that I did think was a little odd, was a Qantas 747-400. Firstly I thought... why is it coming over on a saturday afternoon? The QF flight's are usually very early morning flights.
So anyway, I came in doors and flicked teletext on, page 444, the terminal 4 arrivals. I managed to track the flight down, flight QF6049. Now for the second strange thing, It was coming from Izmir in Turkey???
It hadn't made a stop over there, not according to ceefax anyhow... it does usually say if there is a stop over in the flight.
So my question for all of you is, why was a Qantas 747-400 coming from Izmir in Turkey?
Seems quite strange to use such a large aircraft on that sort of route. If is was coming from Oz, and made a stop in Izmir, then it wouldn't seem strange at all.
Cheers guys :)