Captain's choice tour 2008/09 winter

[matthew mcdonald]

Does anybody have any information on this year's captain's choice tour and if the aircraft will be making an appearence in Australia. Also if there is a website that I can go to to find out any info on it it would be appreciated if someone could post it.

Thanks heaps in advance
Matt

[Joseph Saragozza.]

hi matthew,
i have found this website for you regarding some informative information.
also, i was going through some picture on the net and i have found that the 06/07 season was a First Choice Boeing 757, G-OOBA
and the 08/09 season will also be a 757 G-MONJ under Monarch Airlines

from the information on the site i think they all depart from Australia (sydney) but only two are on a private 757, the rest are on a normal schedule QF flight.

Wonders of Asia & Africa- departs Sydney 31 January 2009 and also 20 Feb 2009
Equatorial Explorer- departs Sydney 11 March 2009


WEBSITE:
http://www.captainschoice.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_home.asp

FIRST CHOICE 757 - G-OOBA
http://http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5923939&nseq=40

MONARCH AIRLINES 757 - G-MONJ
http://http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6422859&nseq=2

i also believe QANTAS was also apart of this charter, flying a 747.
it would be great if someone could post some pics of the QF jet.

hope this was helpful matthew

joe

[Nathan Long]

It was G-MONJ last year as well and went through Cairns.

[matthew mcdonald]

Thanks alot Joseph that is exactly what I was after. I saw G-OOBA when it came out in the First Choice livery and I would love to see Monarchs one.

Thanks again, much appreciated

[Brian Wilkes]

G-MONJ is in a special livery now!

[lloyd fox]

Monarch schedules for Sydney

29JAN arr 1710 ex akl dep 31 jan at 1115 to dps
18feb arr 2050 drw dep 20feb at 1115 to dps
10mar arr 2050 from drw dep 11mar at 1230 to apw.

PS You are also getting a Austrian A319 OVER the new year

Cheers Lloyd

[matthew mcdonald]

Thanks so much for that lloyd i really appreciate it.

[Joseph Saragozza.]

you welcome mate.
here are the pics again, i posted the link wrong.
hope these work


FIRST CHOICE 757 - G-OOBA
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5923939&nseq=2

MONARCH AIRLINES 757 - G-MONJ
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6422859&nseq=2

[matthew mcdonald]

So is this aircraft still arriving at 5:10 pm this Thursday as previously posted.

Any help would be appreciated.

[phil.l]

Rumour has it a Icelandair B757 coming in tomorrow. Anyone else heard anything?

[Paul Hunter]

Yes,

Icelandair 757 TF-FIA should arrive about 12.30pm from Apia.

Regards.

[Greg McDonald]

Any idea how long it's staying?

[Paul Hunter]

If its doing the usual Abercrombie & Kent "Nine world wonders tour" it will probably depart sometime Friday morning for Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Regards.

[phil.l]

Thanks Paul.

[Kieran Wells]

very disappointed...was at the mound in atrocious weather between 11.45 and 1.25 and no arrival :(

[Nigel C]

It's arrived now. Parked on Bay 25 at T1.

Just been moved to Bay 98 at Dom-6.

[Kieran Wells]

so will we be seeing both monarch and icelandair in at the same time and both leaving on Friday morning??

[Sarah C]

The Monarch Airlines Boeing 757 has just touched down on 34R.

[Nick W]

Pics anyone? :D

[Tim Bowrey]

Pics anyone? :D

Taxiied along Charlie not Alpha so the photos had really bad heat haze. I will out on up. It was "Monarch 9932" at Gate 51 I think.

Any ideas for times of both 75's?

[phil.l]

Rego anyone? please.

[phil.l]

Just found out it`s G-MONJ

[Tim Bowrey]

Grose heat haze. TF-FIA(the other 757 in) is set to leave just after 11am or there abouts tomorrow morning I think.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i191/Marlb0ro/Tims%20Stuff/IMG_4580.jpg

[Nick W]

Thanks Tim ;)

[Sarah C]

Just an update - the Iceland air is still at Bay 98 but there is activity around it. The Monarch is right over by the M5. It would be nice if someone managed a photo of both in one shot but it looks unlikely.

[Matt_L]

Just an update - the Iceland air is still at Bay 98 but there is activity around it. The Monarch is right over by the M5. It would be nice if someone managed a photo of both in one shot but it looks unlikely.

GA ramp/eastern park was absolutely chockers when I was out yesterday to see the Monarch arrive. With TF-FIA parked there, obviously just no space to put the Monarch there as well- Reg Grundys 737 arrived back in Syd early yesterday evening too which added to the congestion.

FWIW, Monarch let pax off on bay 51 - the one just near the construction area.
2 in one shot seems unlikely unfortunately!

[NickN]

Please tell me the Monarch aircraft will still be here this weekend.

And yes the GA area has resembled a Westfields carpark the last week or so.

[lloyd fox]

NickN

The departure time is in the thread .My post reply 6.

Sometimes i wonder why i post info if people cant read.:confused:

[Sarah C]

FWIW, Monarch let pax off on bay 51 - the one just near the construction area. 2 in one shot seems unlikely unfortunately!

Yeah, the parking lot over in the GA area must be making YSSY happy.........think of all the income they are making :p

Looks like Tim got a great shot even with the heat haze. The usual suspects have now parked in front of it so you will have difficulty spotting it from the Mound.

[lloyd fox]

No Nick all you had to do was read the thread but that takes time doesnt it???