INNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3582 posts, RR: 71 Posted (5 years 3 months 8 hours ago) and read 1311 times:
Hello!
Usually, my trip reports are very ( VERY ) long, but this time I want to shorten it a bit, but show lots of images.
I went to Nice, France, for holidays, and found a good price on Swiss Air Lines' website, 101 Euros for ZRH-GVA r/t only, and 69 Euros for GVA-NCE r/t on EasyJet. This is inclusive taxes and fees! Not expensive at all!
I arrived at Zurich 2 days before my flight, did lots of photography and also visited my aunt.
On the 27th of July, I went to ZRHs best early morning spot for the first time. The parking garage number 3!
Here are a few impressions of that day:
Weather in Geneva was very hot, about 34°C! I spent a few hrs on the viewing terrace on the top of the terminal.
Second Leg:
Routing: Geneva GVA - Nice NCE
Flt. Num: EZS 929
T. ( Scheduled / Actual ) 20.25 / 20.26
Arr. T. ( Scheduled / Actual ) 21.25 / 21.20
Aircraft / Reg Num.: Airbus A319-111 / HB-JZC
Seat Num.: 15F
That flight was very full, 118 passengers onboard!
We took off during a very nice sunset, with an amazing view of the airport, Lake Geneva and Mt. Blanc - All visible on that image:
The descend into Nice is amazing, no matter if during night or day, a 270° turn above the sea with a final approach low above the water.
Here are some impressions:
Downwind:
Airport in sight ( we landed on 04L )
After we left the active: ( these shots were taken at ISO 1600, with shutter speed 1/50 or lower, it actually was night! )
Terminal 1 with Transavia 73G, Austrian Arrows CRJ and Vbird 320 visible:
Flightdeck shot of our Airbus:
I spent 1 very nice week with my family, we had lots of fun.
2 days got dedicated for spotting, 1 day at Nice Airport, and another at the Monte Carlo Heliport. Here are 2 images:
Dens From Switzerland, joined Sep 2001, 289 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 2 hours ago) and read 1186 times:
Hello,
Very nice trip report. I also Flew the Geneva-Nice route this summer. All flights on time and full.
It is strange that there were not many people on board on the ZRH-GVA-ZRH. I flew this route about 10 times and it was always full. One time, the plane was an Airbus A310 and one other time an Airbus A330!!!
INNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3582 posts, RR: 71 Reply 4, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1119 times:
Chris:
I'm glad you like my image
Dens:
I was wondering about so few passengers too, they have several daily flights with A321s, A320s....
Avros would do the job, too.
BTW: Should have been some years back when you flew on an A310 heh
cheers,
AirTeamImages - take the high road and others will follow
RJ100 From Russia, joined Nov 2000, 4038 posts, RR: 51 Reply 6, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1076 times:
Hi
Nice trip report. Very cool pictures!
Seems like LX is losing pax in GVA to other airlines (no big surprise to be honest). The latest reports on marketshares show it too, with decreasing numbers in ZRH, GVA and BSL...
Once again, nice trip report!
RJ100
Next: Basel-Düsseldorf-St. Petersburg-Düsseldorf-Basel on Lufthansa
AGD From Canada, joined Aug 2004, 204 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 923 times:
Hey Florian!
Nice trip report here! Very cool photos. That makes a report much more enjoyable. I hope you had a great time on the "Promenade des Anglais" in Nice. Wish I could come back there anytime soon.
As for Zurich, what advises/tips would you give to another photographer (let's say myself , comin' in September 30th hehe) for spotting on a short period? What did you plan to get the best of your stay in Zurich?
INNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3582 posts, RR: 71 Reply 11, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 849 times:
Alex:
Spotting is not that great anymore since the Terminal B ( with the terrace on the roof ) does not get any traffic anymore.
The best thing would be the early morning, between 6 and 9am, from the parking garage number 3. Look at the very first images of this report, they are from the parking deck!
Otherwise, the heliport is highly recommendable, you would need a car to get there, though.
cheers,
Florian
AirTeamImages - take the high road and others will follow
AGD From Canada, joined Aug 2004, 204 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (5 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 812 times:
Florian,
Thank you very much for the information. For sure I wanna get those early morning shots from the parking garage. That's a must! Btw, great pictures you got from up there!
As for the Heliport, our hotel is quite near this location (Park Inn). So hopefully we won't have to pay for a car rental.
Alphafloor From Chile, joined Jun 2004, 1258 posts, RR: 52 Reply 13, posted (5 years 2 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 768 times:
INNflight, thanks you very much for this report with so nice pictures !
It is always with a special taste that I read reports regarding my home airport.
Sn26567 From Belgium, joined Aug 2004, 122 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (5 years 2 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 706 times:
Excellent pics of GVA. I lived for 5 years close to that airport, and I appreciate every photographic opportunity to see it again.
At my time easyJet was not flying there yet, and Swissair was the dominant carrier. Since then there has been a lot of change at GVA. SWISS is more and more moving away, and easyJet dominates the airport. Pity!
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