BAW 747 Inbound to LAX
For the past 15 hours, this British Airways B-747 has been cruising over the higher latitudes of the globe and finally, finally is on approach to Los Angeles International Airport. Inside this craft are up to 450 cranky, tired passengers and a spent aircrew, all of whom are glad that the ordeal is almost over.
Transcontinental flights are like that, trust me.
The better half and I visited her Mom a day early for Mothers Day today. Her house is about two miles east of the Airport and you can see a continuous flow of inbound aircraft. I also took pictures of two other 747s - one Lufthansa and one Air Pacific Fiji. That’s about one thousand three hundred and fifty tired and cranky passengers arriving at LAX today.
I don’t miss international air travel a bit, especially in a post-9/11 airport environment.
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2 Responses to “BAW 747 Inbound to LAX”
drjim on 11 May 2009 at 1613 #
yeah, I agree about long-distance air travel.
I’ve spent more time in those things than I care to admit!
Minstrel on 11 May 2009 at 1731 #
Yep - unless you fly in first or business class flights across the pond seem endless. If you have the premium class, they’re only seemingly interminable.
We are going to Phoenix Wednesday in a motorhome - even though it will be a long ride, we’ll be enjoying it a lot more than being in an airborne metallic tube.