VH-OEF

Aircraft:
Boeing 747-438ER
Reg: VH-OEF full info | VH-OEF photos
Serial #:
32910
Airline: Qantas
Photo Date: Dec 14, 2019
Uploaded: Dec 27, 2019
Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Int'l Airport - VHHH, China (Hong Kong)

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[1600px] Nothing quite beats seeing the Queen of the Skies taxi towards you under glorious sunlight. It is therefore a bittersweet moment for me as VH-OEF, named 'Sydney' and carrying the Oneworld special livery, rolls into stand N60 in HKG after a flight from her namesake city as QF127 - knowing that this may be the last time I see a Qantas 747 in Hong Kong. With only six B747-400ERs remaining in the fleet, the airline has not rotated the type on their Hong Kong route since the Winter 2018 season. It was only a last minute schedule change that saw the Queen grace the airport she served for so many years prior again. In any case, this will most certainly be VH-OEF's final spell in Hong Kong, as she is set to be retired a few months later in February 2020.

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Dec 14, 2019

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[1600px] Nothing quite beats seeing the Queen of the Skies taxi towards you under glorious sunlight. It is therefore a bittersweet moment for me as VH-OEF, named 'Sydney' and carrying the Oneworld special livery, rolls into stand N60 in HKG after a flight from her namesake city as QF127 - knowing that this may be the last time I see a Qantas 747 in Hong Kong. With only six B747-400ERs remaining in the fleet, the airline has not rotated the type on their Hong Kong route since the Winter 2018 season. It was only a last minute schedule change that saw the Queen grace the airport she served for so many years prior again. In any case, this will most certainly be VH-OEF's final spell in Hong Kong, as she is set to be retired a few months later in February 2020.