@Philippe_Gilbert posted a new topic, subject "From the city of Gold to Asia's economic hub!". It read:

   So yesterday night I was looking for an interesting overnight flight to do and looked to see what Johannesburg had to offer as it was the FNF hub. I had options such as New York, Atlanta, London, and… Hong Kong! Well I decided to go with that since I had never done a flight from Africa to Asia and I would see some interesting sights along the way. I flew with Cathay Pacific B777-300ER and flight time was 12 hours and 28 minutes!
    
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    Preparing our flight in Johannesburg with many planes in the background including @Tyler_Shelton and @Jon_H!
    
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    Turning towards the east after takeoff!
    
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    A few hours into the flight and we are above Mayotte, a French overseas territory!
    
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    As the sun starts to set we fly above the beautiful Seychelles. I am hoping to fly to this beautiful place sometime in the future!
    
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    It's now completely dark outside and we're above the Maldives!
    
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    Colombo, Sri Lanka
    
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    After a few more hours we're above the big city of Bangkok, capital of Thaïland!
    
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    As we prepare to start our descent into Hong Kong, we pass the city of Haikou!
    
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    Landing during early morning in Hong Kong at around 5am.
    
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    Parked at the gate while a company A350 prepares for it's flight to New York!
    
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    ## `How many skyscrapers are in Hong Kong?`
    
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    ## `Thanks for reading!`

To which @Aviation2929 replied

    Great photos

To which @Ethan_Lee1 replied

    Great photos!
    
    what runway did you land on

After which, @Philippe_Gilbert added

    I landed on 07R…

After which, @Ethan_Lee1 added

    :(
    
    RW07R is mainly for takeoffs and RW07L for landings

@Philippe_Gilbert replied

    My flight landed on that…  
    
    
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So @Ethan_Lee1 replied

    Ethan_Lee1:
    
    > mainly for takeoff
    
    Yeah in rush hours both runways are used

Then @Sashaz55 said

    Great work! I'm loving these shots!


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