My trip report from Riyadh to Jeddah on 6-6-2013
Origin: Riyadh- King Khalid Int'l Airport - OERK
Destination: Jeddah - King Abdul Aziz Int'l Airport - OEJN
Date: 06 June 2013
Aircraft: B777-268H
Reg. : HZ-AKL
Command: Capt. Shaker Al-Ghamdi
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HZ-AKL at gate 36 at RUH getting ready for departure to JED
HZ-AEH coming into gate after arrival
Gate and ground services getting ready to serve HZ-AEH
AEH getting refueling for its nexct rotation
Big brother B777 coming in after arrival from JED
SV B777 just arrived at RUH
HZ-AKL after push back from gate and with flaps 10
Cairo Air A320 passing us for active rwy 33R for departure
This small baby AEH decided to taxi before big brother so it delayed our taxi 3 to 4 min
Terminal view at RUH 15:15 local time
SV A320 rolling on 33R for dep.
AKL at almost at beginning or 33R
To be cont.
Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
AEH No. for dep.
AKL cleared for TO rwy 33R No.2
SV A320 No.3 in dep. que
Fly Dubai B737-800 No.4
SV A320 witing its turn after our dep.
AKL rotating 33R
RUH airport view
International airlines terminal at RUH
B777 at remaote bay
Light cargo activity today at cargo terminal
Left turn to Jed with immediate flaps up
AKL abeam rwy 15R at RUH
starting our descend at JED
Full speed breaks deployed
View of Jeddah city after establish ILS 34R
New JED airport construction site
Seconds b4 smooth touch down rwy 34R at JED
New ATC at JED
Crossing on thresh hold of re-Newly constructed rwy 16C/34C
Taxing
Finally at parking bay safely Al-Hamdulilah
SV A330 HZ-APH at JED with Cargo MD-11 HZ-AND
Phase out B743s and B741 HZ-AID at JED
To be cont.
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
Thanks for posting the great shots. Have thoroughly enjoyed the photographs. Look forward to more in the future. =D>
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
Thank u Waqar for ur reply .. appreciated.
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
nice shots for the domestic flight and thats too on T7 how is the pax load on such flight between 2 big cities?
Raihan SR Bakhsh
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EY-B77W, A345, A320, A319, EK-B773, B77W, A388, FZ-B738, GF-L1011, B732, A332, A320, A319, KU-A343, AB6, A310, A320, NL-A320, PK-B707/720, B733, B772, B77L, AB4, A310, A320, QR-A320, A321, A333, A359, A35X, B77W, B788, WY-B738, B739, A333
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
Thanks Raihans bhai for ur comments ... Pax load between RUH-JED usually 90 to 100 % full but on this flight it was almost 90%.
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
thank you AbdulAziz for the info, so deploying 777 on such route is feasible for SV. I think before 777, this route was served by B743s which SV retired after getting 777 from Boeing.
Raihan SR Bakhsh
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EY-B77W, A345, A320, A319, EK-B773, B77W, A388, FZ-B738, GF-L1011, B732, A332, A320, A319, KU-A343, AB6, A310, A320, NL-A320, PK-B707/720, B733, B772, B77L, AB4, A310, A320, QR-A320, A321, A333, A359, A35X, B77W, B788, WY-B738, B739, A333
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EY-B77W, A345, A320, A319, EK-B773, B77W, A388, FZ-B738, GF-L1011, B732, A332, A320, A319, KU-A343, AB6, A310, A320, NL-A320, PK-B707/720, B733, B772, B77L, AB4, A310, A320, QR-A320, A321, A333, A359, A35X, B77W, B788, WY-B738, B739, A333
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
Raihan bhai this route is the only profitable in KSA all airlines such NAS AIR and previously SAMA AIR tried to capture this route till now NAS AIR has a flight every 2h 30 min and SV has hourly a flight between these cities.
SV using all types of AC on this route from B747-400 , B777 , A330 , A321 & A320s and yes its feasible but for ur info. that even a flight is full I heard all local flights of SV are in lose bcz low prices of tkts on economy class .. rate between RUH-JED is 280 SR, if u know Qaisumah airport to JED is 410, and JED-Dammam 390 SR.
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SV using all types of AC on this route from B747-400 , B777 , A330 , A321 & A320s and yes its feasible but for ur info. that even a flight is full I heard all local flights of SV are in lose bcz low prices of tkts on economy class .. rate between RUH-JED is 280 SR, if u know Qaisumah airport to JED is 410, and JED-Dammam 390 SR.
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thank you for the information, lets see when Gulf Air & Qatar Airways (and i think a total of 3 operators were granted permission) starts their flights within Saudia as domestic operators, hope you get good competitive fares
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EY-B77W, A345, A320, A319, EK-B773, B77W, A388, FZ-B738, GF-L1011, B732, A332, A320, A319, KU-A343, AB6, A310, A320, NL-A320, PK-B707/720, B733, B772, B77L, AB4, A310, A320, QR-A320, A321, A333, A359, A35X, B77W, B788, WY-B738, B739, A333
flickr.com/photos/raihanshahzad
EY-B77W, A345, A320, A319, EK-B773, B77W, A388, FZ-B738, GF-L1011, B732, A332, A320, A319, KU-A343, AB6, A310, A320, NL-A320, PK-B707/720, B733, B772, B77L, AB4, A310, A320, QR-A320, A321, A333, A359, A35X, B77W, B788, WY-B738, B739, A333
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Re: Saudia B777 trip report RUH-JED
I think only QR will come GF is quite till now I am thinking there are no planes with GF how they will operate in KSA... but I don't think their will be competitive prices as I told u they think its very low fares ... NAS AIR when started their price sealing was SV price then they could not compete no their prices are not controlled RUH-JED most of times their prices goes to 550 till 600 SR ??!!
Now they are suspending all their operation in PAK
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Now they are suspending all their operation in PAK
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