Plane spotting at Fukuoka Airport on 22 January 2021, part 2/2021年1月22日福岡空港の飛行機たち（その2）

After having lunch, I went back to the usual spot near the end of Rwy 16. I was keep going to take pictures of planes takeoff and landing until 4 o'clock.

昼食後いつもの撮影スポットである滑走路16エンドに戻って4時ごろまで撮影しました。

At 3:21 pm, a Cathay Pacific flight CX589 to Hong Kong was taking off. Unfortunately there's no passenger flights available next Friday, but I hope that it will be back soon😌

午後3時21分にキャセイパシフィック航空のCX589便香港行きが離陸。残念ながら来週金曜日（29日）は運休となったようですが、今後とも旅客便の運航を継続してほしいと思います。

An ANA flight NH258 to Tokyo Haneda was taking off after 20 minutes. The aircraft registration number JA743A is currently in use since the fuselage was received from Boeing in March 2013. Four years later, she became a special painted plane nicknamed C-3PO ANA (Star Wars) Jet. This is one of ANA's Star Wars Jet since 2017. I didn't see her for since a long time, I feel so lucky to have met her again😍  

20分後に全日空のNH258便東京羽田行きが離陸。機体番号はJA743Aでいわゆるスターウォーズジェット特別塗装機です。

Have a good trip to Tokyo✈😀

どうぞ楽しい旅行を✈😀

Plane spotting at Fukuoka Airport on 22 January 2021, part 1/2021年1月22日福岡空港の飛行機たち（その1）

On Friday, I went to the airport to see a Cathay Pacific flight. I heard a good news a week ago that Cathay Pacific will resume their passenger flights to Fukuoka once a week from this day. As you know that the airline was suspended the service in three years ago. On the other hand, Cathay Dragon, the sister company of Cathay Pacific, has gone into liquidation last October. After that they decided to take over the route, and operate a cargo flight three times a week from November 5 last year.

金曜日（22日）は飛行機を見に行きました。この日はキャセイパシフィック航空のCX588/589便が旅客便として飛来してくることをネットで知ったので、朝11時ごろに家を出て早速空港へ。さらに2時過ぎにはANAのスターウォーズジェットも来ていました😁

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Cathay Pacific welcome back to Fukuoka: The Cathay Pacific flight 588 from Hong Kong was landing at 11:51 am in the morning. They were flying back to Fukuoka on a cargo plane from last November, but she took passengers on board from now on😊    

午前11時51分にキャセイパシフィック航空の香港発CX588便が滑走路16へ着陸。キャセイの福岡便は昨年11月から貨物便として運航再開していますが、旅客便として飛来したのは3年ぶりのことです。

At 12:23 pm, an EVA Air flight BR105 to Taipei was taking off. 

午後12時23分にエバー航空のBR105便台北行きが離陸。

After that I had a delicious sweet and sour pork set meal at Hyokogen (飄香源) Chinese restaurant in Hakataekiminami which is close to the airport. This restaurant just moved from Hakataekihigashi at the end of the last year. The chef comes from Harbin so we can have an authentic taste of Northern China😋 

その後博多駅南の中華料理「飄香源」（ひょうこうげん）で黒酢豚定食を。この店は昨年末に博多駅東から移転してきたばかりで、中国東北部出身のオーナーシェフによる本場の味を堪能できます😋

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Plane spotting at Fukuoka Airport on 15 January 2021, part 2/2021年1月15日福岡空港の飛行機たち（その2）

After having lunch, I went back to the usual spot near the end of Rwy 16. I was keep going to take pictures of planes takeoff and landing until 5 o'clock.

昼食後いつもの撮影スポットである滑走路16エンドに戻って5時ごろまで撮影しました。

At 3:40 pm, a Philippine Airlines flight PR425 to Manila was taking off. 

午後3時40分にフィリピン航空のPR425便マニラ行きが離陸。

At 4:04 pm, a Japan Airlines cargo flight to Tokyo Haneda was taking off.

午後4時04分に日本航空の東京羽田行き貨物便が離陸。

A Cathay Pacific flight CX589 to Hong Kong was taking off in a few minutes. I heard a good news that the airline decided to resume passenger flights to Fukuoka once a week from next Friday😀 

数分後にキャセイパシフィック航空のCX589便香港行きが離陸。キャセイの福岡便は昨年11月からドラゴン航空を引き継ぐ形で運航再開していますが、来る22日から旅客便の運航を週1便で再開するようです。

At 4:37 pm, a Japan Airlines flight JL323 from Tokyo Haneda was landing. From September 3 last year, the airline has launched the specially designed airplane "Let's go Japan! - JAL Amabie Jet" 🗾(pronounced as ama-bi-e) which was created by mechanical engineering staff. The feature of this plane is drawing a round shape in the lower part. 

Do you really want to see it? Someday you will find a mermaid goddess that gives you good health😄  

午後4時37分に日本航空の東京羽田発JL323便が着陸。機体番号はJA613Jでした。JALは昨年9月3日から同社整備士たちなどが企画した「行こうぜニッポン！JALアマビエジェット」🗾を就航させています。特徴としては機体下部に円形の塗装が施されていること、すなわち飛行中にしか見られないことです。

At 4:59 pm, a Japan Airlines flight JL322 to Tokyo Haneda was taking off. It's the last one which is taken on the day.

午後4時59分：日本航空のJL322便東京羽田行きが離陸。この日最後に撮影した写真です。

Plane spotting at Fukuoka Airport on 15 January 2021, part 1/2021年1月15日福岡空港の飛行機たち（その1）

On Friday, I went to the airport to see planes takeoff and landing in the afternoon. I was lucky to see the Asiana Airlines Airbus a321 neo. She came to a regular flight of OZ/AAR 132 from Seoul. I also got a picture of the Amabie Jet (アマビエジェット) of Japan Airlines that began operating from last September😁

金曜日（15日）は飛行機を見に行きました。この日はアシアナ航空のOZ132/131便がA321neoで飛来してくる情報をネットで知ったので、朝11時ごろに家を出て早速空港へ。さらに夕方にはJALの「アマビエジェット」も飛来していました😁

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At 12:25 pm, an EVA Air flight BR105 to Taipei was taking off on Rwy 16.

午後12時25分にエバー航空のBR105便台北行きが滑走路16から離陸。

An Asiana Airlines OZ131 to Seoul Incheon was taking off after nine minutes. The aircraft registration number HL8364 was used for flight of the day. They put the latest model of Airbus a321 family, the neo series, into its short-haul routes from June 2019.

9分後にアシアナ航空のOZ131便ソウル仁川行きが離陸。機体番号はHL8364でした。当機は2019年6月に同社が投入したエアバスa321型機の最新鋭neoシリーズの1号機です。

After that I had a wonderful lunch at Fukurai Ya (福来家) Chinese restaurant near the airport. The chef comes from Dalian so we can have an authentic taste of Northern China😋 

その後近くの中華料理店「福来家」で麻婆豆腐定食を。ただコロナでしばらく休業していたので久しぶりに本場の味を堪能しました😋

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Plane spotting at Fukuoka Airport on 3 January 2021, part 2/2021年1月3日福岡空港の飛行機たち（その2）

After having lunch, I went back to the spotters place next to the south runway 34. I was keep going to take pictures of planes takeoff and landing until the half past five.

昼食後飛行機ファンたちの撮影スポットである南側滑走路34隣に戻って5時半ごろまで撮影しました。

I was lucky to see the Hello 2020 jet of All Nippon Airways. The aircraft registration number JA741A is currently in use since the fuselage was received from Boeing in April 2012. Six years later, she became a special painted plane like this. It is a great design drawing images of nature and buildings in Japan🗾 on the entire aircraft, and the silhouettes of each competition are arranged in a raw. And it is completely different from JA744A which I mentioned before. This one is simply designed that puts a title on the middle of plane, but the one is fully designed on both sides of the aircraft.   

午後4時42分に全日空のNH260便東京羽田行きが滑走路34から離陸。機体番号はJA741Aでした。当機は今年の東京オリンピック成功を祈願した「Hello 2020 Jet」特別塗装機の1機ですが、前述のJA744Aとの違いは機体全体に日本の自然や建物が描かれていて、それをバックに各競技のシルエットが配されたデザインとなっている点です。

Have a good trip to Tokyo😀

どうぞ東京での楽しいひとときを。

Plane spotting at Fukuoka Airport on 3 January 2021, part 1/2021年1月3日福岡空港の飛行機たち（その1）

Last Sunday, I went to the airport to see planes takeoff and landing in the afternoon. Since last year, the aviation industry in the world is greatly affected by the new coronavirus aka. COVID-19. In Fukuoka too, there are almost no overseas flights even during the New Year holidays. Although there are additional flights to major cites of Japan such as Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka but it seems that the number of reservations is less than usual.  

先週の日曜日（3日）は飛行機を見に行きました。新型コロナウイルスの余波で未だに国際線のほとんどが運休したままで、例年のような賑わいは全くなかったです😢その一方で国内線が年末年始、いわゆるお正月休みだったので機材の大型化や臨時便を運航するなどそれなりに見応えがあったと思います😐

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At 12:42 pm, an ANA flight NH260 to Tokyo Haneda was taking off on Rwy 34. The aircraft registration number JA840A was used for flight of the day. This is a fleet of ANA's Boeing 787-8 (B8) series mainly used their short and middle haul flights. But because of coronavirus, she's now flying in Japan only.

午後12時42分に全日空のNH260便東京羽田行きが滑走路34から離陸。機体番号はJA840Aでした。新型コロナウイルスの影響でANAはお正月連休でもボーイング787の国際線仕様を国内線に投入していました。

At 1:31 pm, a Philippine Airlines flight PR426 from Manila was landing.

午後1時31分にフィリピン航空のマニラ発PR426便が着陸。

After that a Solaseed Air flight 6J99 to Okinawa Naha was waiting for takeoff. 

その後ソラシドエアの6J99便沖縄那覇行きが離陸するところを見かけました。

At 2:28 pm, an ANA flight NH256 to Tokyo Haneda was taking off. The aircraft registration number JA744A is currently in use since the fuselage was received from Boeing in June 2013. Four years later she became a special painted plane nicknamed One heart let's go together 2020. This is another version of ANA's Hello 2020 Jet for Tokyo Olympics successful. 

The Olympics will be postponed due to COVID-19 so still flying to Japan at the monument😊 

午後2時28分に全日空のNH256便東京羽田行きが離陸。機体番号はJA744Aでした。当機は「心ひとつに!!行こう2020」特別塗装機の1機で今年の東京オリンピック成功を祈願したタイトルを機体に貼り付けています。

The time is already the half past two, so I have to take lunch. I bought doughnut🍩  at the nearest Family Mart convenience store. It's quite simply because my dinner for New Year🍴🎍😁

時刻はすでに2時半。夕食でおせち料理🍴🎍を食べるので昼食を簡単に済ませたいと思い、近くのファミリーマートでドーナツ🍩を買って再び34滑走路エンドの撮影スポットへ。

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Once upon a time: The last KLM flight to Fukuoka 5 years ago/5年前のKLM福岡便ラストフライト

I'm uploading the last KLM flight from Fukuoka again. The Dutch based airline✈ began operating a scheduled service to Fukuoka in April 2013. The load factor was even better immediately after the operation started, and there was also a time that has been increase 3 flights on the route to 4 flights per week. Although the load factor on a flight was not too bad, however it was decided to suspend the service on January 4, 2016 because of weaker yen at that time.

5年前の今日撮影したKLMオランダ航空の福岡便ラストフライトを再度UPします。同社の福岡便は2013年4月から週3便で就航。一時は週4便に増便しましたが、その後円安による路線収支悪化で結局3年も持たずに2016年1月で運休となりました😭

I don't want to say good-bye KLM😭 and hope to come back again😥😄

離陸する飛行機を見上げながらいつか戻ってきてほしいと思いました😥

The new year is coming!

 A happy new year to everyone.

The arrival of new year 2021🐂. We celebrated the New Year's Eve during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Last year, the coronavirus spread throughout the world in a blank of an eye, and as a result, most international flights were suspended. In Fukuoka too, there are almost no overseas flights for a few months. 

The impact of the coronavirus will be significant this year as well, but I hope it will be over soon😌