IRCRAFT : B777-200 ER
REG: HZ-AKB
SCHED DEP: 18:15
ACTUAL DEP:18:13
SCHED ARR: 19:00
ACTUAL ARR:18:55
TIME TAKEN:1:20 MINS(APPROX).
I arrived at DXB airport at 16:10, the counters of SV were open,
No crowds at all, just a few people. After that I went to a window to see the tarmac.
I saw an EK A330 taxi away , Jordan air, Korean Air & Oman Air parked here and there. A
fter immigration
process finished which was no problem and easy I got time to take a small round in the airport
and watch different airlines jets parked on the terminal building, Such as Saudia B777,
Srilanka A340-300 & EK B777, Other different a/c were taxiing, departing and landing at
DXB. The new terminal blocked the view of the runway from the immigration building so u have
to move
to terminal building to watch departures and landings on the runway. At 17:10 I felt too hungry
because I didnt have lunch in the afternoon( because of exams )so I went to the food court.
I chose an Arabic restaurant which was the only one without lines and got one sandwich and
vimto drink. It was delicious.
The view of
the tarmac from food court was very nice specially of Saudia B777 and SriLankan A340.. At 17:30
the
announcement for SV555 started then we boarded aircraft at 17:45. Doors were closed at 18:11 and
the announcement started explaining the flight details and emergency instructions. The plane
pushed back at 18:13 and taxied to active runway 30L for departure under command of Capt
something like Kiko......honestly!
During taxi DAS Cargo DC10 passed us because it started taxi before us so
he took off before us. Before entering the runway there was the usual "Please all Flight
Attendants,be seated for takeoff", Our Capt. Increased the throttle before entering the runway
then with full power of the GE90's we started climbing, the time at rotation was 18:30, After
takeoff we took
slight small turn to left side. Our altitude during the flight was 38000 feet. The route was
Dubai – pass by Qatar – On top of Bahrain then turning to enter Saudi airspace with pass through
Dammam and Jubail heading to Riyadh. The flight was bit turbulent after takeoff and when we
reached
near Qatar air space.
Dinner was served after 25 min of flight and it was plain rice with meat, vegetables
or chicken with apple juice and water.as usual, after dinner they served tea and coffee and the
sky sales serivce commenced.
At 18:20 the plane has started decent for RUH with couple of turns on both sides. Gear down
then flaps down and very slight application of spoilers. Finally we cleared to land on runway
33R, which is runs alongside the terminal...actually all the runways do. The
landing was quite smooth at 18:55 (KSA time) then the captain used full reversers to slow
down in addition to full spoilers. we entered the parking area from third taxi way heading to
Saudia international terminal. We parked at gate 25. The climate was clear in both Dubai and
Riyadh, The weather was hot (40c) in both cities.
At RUH I passed passport control quickly but the luggage came 25 minutes late ?????!!!!!!!!
very very poor Riyadh Airport ground service.
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posted by SaudiFlite on behalf of Azooz.
REG: HZ-AKB
SCHED DEP: 18:15
ACTUAL DEP:18:13
SCHED ARR: 19:00
ACTUAL ARR:18:55
TIME TAKEN:1:20 MINS(APPROX).
I arrived at DXB airport at 16:10, the counters of SV were open,
No crowds at all, just a few people. After that I went to a window to see the tarmac.
I saw an EK A330 taxi away , Jordan air, Korean Air & Oman Air parked here and there. A
fter immigration
process finished which was no problem and easy I got time to take a small round in the airport
and watch different airlines jets parked on the terminal building, Such as Saudia B777,
Srilanka A340-300 & EK B777, Other different a/c were taxiing, departing and landing at
DXB. The new terminal blocked the view of the runway from the immigration building so u have
to move
to terminal building to watch departures and landings on the runway. At 17:10 I felt too hungry
because I didnt have lunch in the afternoon( because of exams )so I went to the food court.
I chose an Arabic restaurant which was the only one without lines and got one sandwich and
vimto drink. It was delicious.
The view of
the tarmac from food court was very nice specially of Saudia B777 and SriLankan A340.. At 17:30
the
announcement for SV555 started then we boarded aircraft at 17:45. Doors were closed at 18:11 and
the announcement started explaining the flight details and emergency instructions. The plane
pushed back at 18:13 and taxied to active runway 30L for departure under command of Capt
something like Kiko......honestly!
During taxi DAS Cargo DC10 passed us because it started taxi before us so
he took off before us. Before entering the runway there was the usual "Please all Flight
Attendants,be seated for takeoff", Our Capt. Increased the throttle before entering the runway
then with full power of the GE90's we started climbing, the time at rotation was 18:30, After
takeoff we took
slight small turn to left side. Our altitude during the flight was 38000 feet. The route was
Dubai – pass by Qatar – On top of Bahrain then turning to enter Saudi airspace with pass through
Dammam and Jubail heading to Riyadh. The flight was bit turbulent after takeoff and when we
reached
near Qatar air space.
Dinner was served after 25 min of flight and it was plain rice with meat, vegetables
or chicken with apple juice and water.as usual, after dinner they served tea and coffee and the
sky sales serivce commenced.
At 18:20 the plane has started decent for RUH with couple of turns on both sides. Gear down
then flaps down and very slight application of spoilers. Finally we cleared to land on runway
33R, which is runs alongside the terminal...actually all the runways do. The
landing was quite smooth at 18:55 (KSA time) then the captain used full reversers to slow
down in addition to full spoilers. we entered the parking area from third taxi way heading to
Saudia international terminal. We parked at gate 25. The climate was clear in both Dubai and
Riyadh, The weather was hot (40c) in both cities.
At RUH I passed passport control quickly but the luggage came 25 minutes late ?????!!!!!!!!
very very poor Riyadh Airport ground service.
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posted by SaudiFlite on behalf of Azooz.
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