A day at FUK on 4 January 2016, part 3/2016年1月4日福岡空港での飛行機たち（その3）

Then I went back to the usual spot on the end of Rwy 16. I was keep going to take pictures of planes takeoff and landing until the sunset.
その後いつもの撮影場所である滑走路16エンドに戻って日が暮れるまで撮影を続けました。


A Korean Air flight KE790 to Seoul was taking off at 3:59 pm.
午後3時59分に大韓航空のソウル行きKE790便が離陸。

The KE789/790 afternoon flights will be used on B737-900s on a daily basis. However, an increasing number of passengers on winter season, thus the airline has changed to the wide body aircraft, Boeing 777-200s for a limited of time until 26 March.
KE789/790午後便だと通常B737-900機が入りますが、冬季の利用客増加で3月26日までの期間限定でB777-200型ワイドボディ機に変更しています。

3 minutes after, an Air China flight CA916 to Shanghai was taking off.
3分後に中国国際航空のCA916便上海行きが離陸。

A China Southern Airlines flight CZ334 to Guangzhou was taking off at 4:22 pm.
午後4時22分に中国南方航空のCZ334便広州行きが離陸。

The company was flying back to Fukuoka with 3 flights per week from 30 March 2015.
2015年3月30日から同社の福岡線は週3便で運航再開しました。

A Dragon Air flight KA381 to Hong Kong was taking off at 4:33 pm.
午後4時33分に香港ドラゴン航空のKA381便香港行きが離陸。

A few minutes later, a Hong Kong Express flight UO636 from Hong Kong was landing.
数分後香港エクスプレスの香港発UO636便が着陸。

A Delta Airline flight DL599 from Honolulu was landing at 5:13 pm.
午後5時13分にデルタ航空のホノルル発DL599便が着陸。

It's the last photo taken on the day. When I was looking outside, the sky is getting very dark. I finished up my photo work and went back to home then.
この日最後に撮影した写真です。辺りを見上げると空がだんだんと暗くなってきたので、写真撮影を終えて帰宅しました。

A day at FUK on 4 January 2016, part 2/2016年1月4日福岡空港での飛行機たち（その2）

After the runway change, I moved to the spotters place next to the south runway 34. Here is the popular spot for plane enthusiasts. You can see planes takeoff and landing up close when north wind blows.
滑走路変更後飛行機ファンたちの撮影の名所である南側滑走路34隣に移動しました。ここには撮影場所が設けられていて、北風だと離発着する飛行機を間近に見ることができます。

I want to keep uploading my taking pictures of planes from here.
ここで撮影した飛行機を引き続きUPしていきたいと思います。

At 2:32 pm: A Juneyao Airlines flight HO1390 to Shanghai was waiting for takeoff.
午後2時32分：離陸待ちの吉祥航空HO1390便上海行き。

At 2:57 pm: A China Eastern Airlines flight MU536 to Beijing via Qingdao was waiting for takeoff.
午後2時57分：離陸待ちの中国東方航空MU536便青島経由北京行き。

At 3:02 pm: An Asiana Airlines flight OZ133 to Seoul was waiting for takeoff.
午後3時02分：離陸待ちのアシアナ航空OZ133便ソウル行き。

This flight is usually operated by Airbus 321s, but they'll be sent the wide body aircraft, Boeing 767-300s on peak season.
当便は通常A321機で運航していますが、多客期にはB767-300ワイドボディ機で飛来しています。

At 3:24 pm: A Dragon Air flight KA380 from Hong Kong was landing.
午後3時24分：香港ドラゴン航空の香港発KA380便が着陸。

The company's Fukuoka route was used A330-300s daily for a limited period of time from 18 December to 5 January.  
同社の福岡便は12月18日から1月5日までの期間限定で毎日A330-300機を使用していました。

At 3:36 pm: A Philippine Airlines flight PR425 to Manila was waiting for takeoff.
午後3時36分：離陸待ちのフィリピン航空マニラ行きPR425便。

At 3:38 pm: An Air China flight CA954 to Beijing via Dalian was waiting for takeoff. After that, it has been changed to the north runway again for takeoff and landing.
午後3時38分：離陸待ちの中国国際航空の大連経由北京行きCA954便。その後離発着を再び北側滑走路に変更。

Then I went back to the usual spot on the end of Rwy 16 and kept taking my photo works until 5 pm.
その後いつもの撮影場所である滑走路16エンドに戻って5時過ぎまで撮影を続けました。

To be continued...
続く...

A day at FUK on 4 January 2016, part 1/2016年1月4日福岡空港での飛行機たち（その1）

On Monday, I went to the airport to see the last KLM flight from Fukuoka in the morning. After that I was watching planes takeoff and landing until 5 pm. I felt that there is a trend of increase flights from Asian countries especially from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
月曜日（4日）はKLM福岡便のラストフライトを見たくて朝10時ごろから行きました。その後夕方5時過ぎまでいたのですが、近年アジアからの便、特に中国、香港、台湾から増便傾向にあることを改めて感じさせてくれる一日でした。

Let's start uploading.
それではUPをしてゆきます。

At 12:28 pm, A China Airlines flight CI196 from Kaohsiung was landing on Rwy 16.
午後12時28分にチャイナエアライン(中華航空）の高雄発CI196便が滑走路16へ着陸。

One hour later, the plane was returned to Kaohsiung on flight CI197.
飛行機は1時間後CI197便で高雄へ戻っていきました。

At 1:46 pm, a Hong Kong Express flight UO1601 to Hong Kong was taking off on Rwy 16.
午後1時46分に香港エクスプレス航空のUO1601便香港行きが滑走路16から離陸。

From 25 October 2015, the airline increased their previous 10 flights per week on the route to 2 flights per day.
2015年10月25日から同社の福岡便はそれまでの週10便から1日2便に増便しました。

Just after the Hong Kong Express plane was taking off, the China Eastern Airlines (MU) plane from Beijing was landing.
And a runway change was done to the opposite side, 34 immediately.
香港エクスプレス機が離陸後すぐに北京発の中国東方航空（MU）機が離陸。そしてすぐに反対側の34へ滑走路変更。

When the plane was landing, it was coming to a Sky Team livery! I was amazed to see MU's special livery.
飛行機が着陸した瞬間になんとスカイチーム塗装機で来ていたのでわくわくしながら見ていました。

Then I moved to the spotters place next to the south runway 34 and kept taking my photo works.
その後南側滑走路34隣の撮影スペースへ移動し撮影を続けました。

To be continued...
続く...

The last KLM flight from Fukuoka/KLM福岡便ラストフライト

As I mentioned on my blog before, I took pictures of a KLM flight KL870 to Amsterdam yesterday. It's the last flight of KLM to Fukuoka on this day, so I want to take pictures of it. I left home at 10, and headed off to the usual spot on the end of Rwy 16. It only took 40 minutes by bicycle. When I arrived there, some plane spotters came here already. Like me, they take pictures of the last KLM flight out of Fukuoka.
昨日（1月4日）はKLMオランダ航空のアムステルダム行きKL870便のラストフライトを撮影しに行きました。朝10時に家を出て自転車で向かい、40分後いつもの撮影場所である滑走路16エンドへ到着。すでにそこには大勢の飛行機マニアたちがKLM福岡便のラストフライトを撮ろうと駆けつけて来ていました。

The plane was started push back at 11:18 am. The aircraft registration number PH-BQM was used for flight of the day. It's one of the KLM Asia (荷蘭亞洲航空) livery that will be used for their Taipei route.
飛行機は午前11時18分にプッシュバックを開始。機体番号はPH-BQMで台北線を運航しているKLMアジア航空（荷蘭亞洲航空, KLM Asia Airlines）塗装の1機となっています。

The plane was taking off on Rwy 16 at 11:33 am. 
飛行機は午前11時33分に滑走路16から離陸。

When I was looking at the sky, I'd like to say thank you and hope to come back again.
青空を見上げながらまた戻ってきてほしいとつくずく思いました。

My schedule on next Monday

A lovely happy new year to everyone.

I'm going to take pictures of a KLM flight KL870 to Amsterdam on January 4. It's the last flight of KLM to Fukuoka on this day, so I want to take a picture of it.

This is my blog about the first flight to Fukuoka in April 2013.

 

Good-bye KLM, and Finnair welcomes to Fukuoka

The KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced that will be discontinued the Amsterdam - Fukuoka route on January 5, 2016. The 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 their current load factor on the route is not too bad, however it has been turned into a deficit route because of the weaker yen in recent years.

It is seems to not to be a direct flight between Fukuoka and Europe, but few days later the Finnair announced that will be launching a service connecting the Vantaa Airport in Helsinki and Fukuoka on May 8 of the same year. The airline expands its fourth route to Japan which is currently operating to three major cities in Japan, Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

This route will be operated 3 flights per week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. It is connecting both cities over 10 hours and using Airbus a330-300 aircraft on the route.

According to one Japanese blog, it is better to go to Helsinki with Finnair than go to Amsterdam with KLM that is currently in service because of its convenient for transit. And Finnair, which are member of the One World in the same airline alliance with Japan Airlines (JAL), it is likely to become code-share flights with JAL. 

Satsuma Students House, Ichikikushikino

Finally, we visited to the Satsuma Students House (薩摩藩英国留学生記念館 Satsuma-han Eikoku Ryugakusei Kinenkan), a museum in Hashima, Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima.

Hashima (羽島) is a fishing port located on the coast of East China Sea in Ichikikushikino (いちき串木野) city. Like the most rural area in Japan, the population is greatly decreased in recent years because there's no other way to live. Until now there's only one tourist spot, the Hashima onsen hot springs. But in July 2014, the long-awaited the Satsuma Students House was open to the public.

Before coming here, I was looking for the information on the Internet. The official site of Satsuma Students Museum (in Japanese) tells the history of museum construction. In April 1865, 19 young samurai of the Satsuma Domain was the secret journey to Britain. The Satsuma Students, who started smuggling at the risk of life, are widely see and hear the world, brings a new civilization, and they have contributed to the modernization of Japan in various fields.

Unfortunately the museum was *closed on this day, so we could only see the monument for Satsuma students going to study in the UK.

Hashima is the best place for sunset.

Before going back to home, we want to see the Sendai nuclear power station. Like all other nuclear stations in Japan, once it has been a shutdown after the Fukushima nuclear accident tsunami caused by the earthquake on March 11, 2011. Despite the high opinion of the opposition of local residents, the government decided to restart the nuclear plant in August. When passing through the gate, the police was standing patrol in order to avoid a large-scale opposition meeting.

Note: *...According to the official site, the museum will be closed on Tuesdays. However in the case of a public holiday, the following Wednesday becomes a closed day.