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Kuching International Airport @ WBGG 2017

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TR actually flies...

1234--7 SIN-KCH 8.30pm-955pm

----5-- SIN-KCH 6.10pm-7.35pm

-----6- SIN-KCH 6.10am-7.35am

 

The Saturday timing is so weird!

 

It allows virtually two full days over the weekend in KCH and be ready for work/school in Singapore before Monday. It also works almost the same the other way, in fact even better as you can get out late Friday.

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It allows virtually two full days over the weekend in KCH and be ready for work/school in Singapore before Monday. It also works almost the same the other way, in fact even better as you can get out late Friday.

Kuching, your weekend getaway! Just a short hop away! 😀

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Got info that the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are scheduled to arrive on the 6th at 1.15pm. They will then fly off to Penang on the same day at 5.15pm.

 

Hi Prestley Shim, you got info that they were flying to WMKP on 1 Nov 2017...? 5.15pm? Any info. on next departure date & time from Penang?

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Hi Prestley Shim, you got info that they were flying to WMKP on 1 Nov 2017...? 5.15pm? Any info. on next departure date & time from Penang?

Hi I'm sorry but my source only has info for the KCH one as he is involved with the events in Kuching.

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AK is launching BTU-SIN from 27 Dec 2017. Wow, didn't see that one coming. Sibu folks must be fuming. :finger: Press release also said KCH-SIN increased to 16x weekly. That means an additional daily flight to the current 9 x weekly.

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Additional daily KCH-SIN effective 27 Dec 2017 - AK1773 / KCH-SIN/ 0730; returning as AK1774 / SIN-KCH/1415

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Welcome to Kuching, Sarawak His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales heir to the throne of England and Camilia, Duchess of Cornwall.

 

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Wow, nice catch Geo. Thank you for sharing. Btw any fighter escort for this HRH flight.

Thanks. anyway there wasnt any fighter escorting this HRH flight. But there's police air wing helicopter flying above the route of the convoy. Probably giving traffic info for the convoy.

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As a personal first for me and many other spotters, I got to witness the royal flight of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. He is joined by the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Rosemary Shands. The royal couple are on their last few legs of their Asian tour having started in Singapore then subsequently to Brunei, Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

The aircraft carrying them is a specially modified A330 MRTT dubbed the Voyager KC2 belonging to the Royal Air Force (RAF) powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. The aircraft left KUL from the Bunga Raya Complex at 11.50am and arrived in Kuching at 1.30pm. The aircraft was trackable on RadarBox24.

The Arrival

At 1.29, the landing lights and distinct figure of an A330 loomed into view.
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Slightly gusty on finals, prompting the flight crew to make some small last minute corrections.
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Smoking the mains of runway 25 for the very first time. Feel blessed to witness history touching down.
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Nose wheel down! Welcome to Kuching!
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Under-wing refuelling pods visible under each wing.
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wonder what they do in KCH for such a short stay...

 

Go eat kolok mee and Kuching laksa ?! :pardon:

(I would)

Edited by BC Tam

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Great coverage there, Geo and Prestley.

wonder what they do in KCH for such a short stay...

They visited the Sarawak Cultural Village, Semenggoh Rehabilitation Centre and the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre.

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On the ground

The RAF Voyager was parked at bay 7 facing east, the usual parking arrangement for dignitaries and VIPs visiting as the entrance to the VIP complex is just below. As such, bays 6 to 8 were unusable.

I just can't get used to an A330 parked like this so near me. It's just unusual.

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Viewing it from one floor higher.
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Registration ZZ336 with the RAF red and blue fin flash on the tail.
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As standard of most, if not all RAF aircraft, the RAF roundel is also seen at the front of the fuselage. Airstairs were decorated in the colors of the Sarawak flag.
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Cobham 905 under-wing refuelling pods, one on each wing. The KC2 version of the Voyager can refuel two combat aircraft at once.
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My favorite engine type on an A330, the Rolls Royce Trent 700.
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The Jalur Gemilang and the personal standard of the Prince of Wales.
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They visited the Sarawak Cultural Village, Semenggoh Rehabilitation Centre and the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre.

 

wow... less than 10hrs stay can make so many stops. :good:

Edited by Samuel Chy

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Scheduled departure was 5.15pm but they only started closing up at a few minutes past 6. All personnel who were boarding the aircraft were given a pat down right on the apron on the way to the aircraft, causing some delays. The Prince and Duchess themselves arrived late to the airport. Was expecting them to taxi out via B then onto A but they took the main apron and exited via H instead, giving me a final close up.

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At 6.27pm local time, they were airborne. Although they were only here for a few hours, it was nevertheless historic.
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wow... less than 10hrs stay can make so many stops. :good:

I can be with police escorts clearing the way for you and police helicopter looking out for traffic jams along the route to be taken. :)

 

Was wondering how many police traffic personnel on duty as escort as I heard both Prince Charles and Camilia went to seperate function.

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Police air wing helicopter flying ahead of the convoy to inform the police escorts on the ground if there's any heavy traffic jams.

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Flying off to Penang.

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Thank you for visiting Kuching Your Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilia, Duchess of Cornwall.

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I can be with police escorts clearing the way for you and police helicopter looking out for traffic jams along the route to be taken. :)

 

Was wondering how many police traffic personnel on duty as escort as I heard both Prince Charles and Camilia went to seperate function.

 

this make sense of it. :drinks:

 

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Welcome back His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Here for a few hours to join in the last day of the Sarawak Regatta. We were expecting him to bring his 747-8i like in January but the older A340-200 was used instead. Which was fine since I've never spotted one of those in Kuching. Registration V8-001.

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Kuching will be the center of convergence for many foreigners namely diplomats and heads of state here to attend the World International Islamic Econimic Forum. The president of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov arriving in Kuching earlier. Aircraft is a Dassault Falcon 8x bearing the registration RA-09606. The President of Indonesia is also expected between these few days.

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