QF | Qantas Airways QF117 Flight Report | 22NOV2017

Hey guys! Long time no see!! Can't wait to sit in front of the computer to update my trips, so sit back and relax!

Qantas Check-in Counters. They have started to upgrade the check-in counters to automatic kiosks recently.

Guess you all are familiar with Sydney Airport International Terminal from my previous blogs. 

To... Hong Kong!

Anyway, I used their kiosks, but then it asked me to show my visa to HK, which I don't have. I have the HKID card instead, so I was told to go to their service desk to do the check-in and bag drop. And that means I have to wait in the queue...

Bye Sydney!

I paid for $55 (including GST) for the use of the Qantas Business Lounge.

Like how they set it up for both Windows and Mac OS users.

I went to shower once I got into the lounge. I had breakfast wrap upon arriving at the business class lounge, so I did not do much there. Went onto the web to hunt for some information about Taiwan, and printed some itineraries out. After that I had a cup of barista-made coffee and went onto Australian Aviation webpage and did some readings. It's a pity that I did not try their food.

Breakfast serving till 11am

Followed by All Day Dining.

Flight Information
Airline: Qantas Airways (QF)
Flight Number: QF117
Date: 22 November 2017
Route: Sydney (SYD) - Hong Kong (HKG)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400ER
Registration: VH-OEJ
Engines: GE CF6-80
Flight duration: 8 hours 26 minutes (planned)
Crew: 3+14
Pax: 316

Queen of the Skies, as always!

The flight delayed a bit due to a technical issue of the 744.

Departure Information
Airport: SYD/YSSY
Terminal: 1
Parking Bay: 31
Boarding time: 1300
Close Door Time: 1324
Taxi time: 10 minutes
Runway: 16R

Menu... But I ordered special meals beforehand.

And there we go! It's pork, quite delicious! I love the bread!

1.5 hours before landing...

Yum yum!

Then the crew invited me to head to J class around 45 minutes before landing.

Arrival Information
Airport: HKG/VHHH
Arrival Time: 1922
Runway: 07L
Terminal: 1
Gate: 24

G'Day fellow captains!

We had a bit of some conversation. After realizing I'm a uni student doing AvMan, these two cute guys got into some serious discussions. They started to complain about the ATC holding before we landed in HKIA. They told me that the 10 minutes of holding wasted quite a lot of fuel, and MONEY!

As always, they are the most intelligent guys! :)


Enjoy this a bit less than 6 min flight report on YouTube!