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A Legendary Flight Experience

Plane and Pilot

We crossed the threshold just a few feet above the tarmac, and our intrepid pilot announced, “This is what I call the Tennessee waltz.” Like a sailplane, we glided silently in a lazy, downward spiral until we were lined up with the runway at the correct altitude for our approach.

Runway 97
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Flying on New Year's Day With A New Airline from Frankfurt to Athens!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

What I like about the interior of the terminals at this airport is they offer good view of the tarmac which allow great opportunity to take good photos of the aircraft. Finally we reached the threshold and we were on our way. Another Condor's Blue livery (Sea livery) was spotted, this is an Airbus A321CEO. Goodbye Frankfurt!

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Trying Out Air India's Airbus A350-900 Business Class from Bombai to New Delhi!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

We reached the threshold of runway 27. As our flight landed at the international terminal, we were informed that we were to disembark the aircraft by the stairs, that means we get to see the aircraft on the tarmac and the airport bus would transport us to the domestic terminal. Let's check what movies are there.