Checking in at London-Heathrow (LHR)
Waiting for a connecting flight. Lounging in Terminal 5.
Boarding the plane while company’s plane pushes back.
British Airways A320 commencing its taxi route.
Pushed back and waiting for the clearance. Local time: 17:10. United 777 takes off.
Takeoff qeueue is building up.
Almost ready to taxi. British A380 is taking of from 27L.
Checking flight controls. British 787 taxies next to us. Terminal 5B in the background.
Taxiing on the taxiway B. Terminal 4 in the distance. Local time: 17:50 – more than 40 minutes waiting for the taxi clearance!
Takeoff from London-Heathrow (LHR)
Continuing to taxi along the British 777 on the parallel taxiway A.
Approaching the runway. A380 is spooling the engines.
On Link 28 turning towards the holding point. Virgin Atlantic 787 right on our tail.
Takeoff from London-Heathrow (LHR) Runway 27L.
Climbing over the English landscape.
Flight over the Channel
After a short flight over the Channel we are overflying Dunkirk.
In the Belgian airspace we are approaching Brussels.
Landing at Brussels Airport (BRU)
Brussels in sight. Overflying the ring and close to Laeken (our previous home).
Descending further on a right downwind. Brussels Airport (BRU) in sight.
Slowing down.
Landing at Brussels Airport (BRU) on runway 25R.
A rare sight of Trade Air F100 on our taxi route.
Approaching the B gates.
ANA 787 parked in front of the terminal.
Docking at the B gates.
As we shut our engines down, Ryanair 737 pushes back for the next flight.
Route overview.