777 visits ALB

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 06-26-2002, 10:51 PM

I did not witness it in person, but I did see on the news tonight that an unusual visitor made an unscheduled landing at our little Albany International Airport.

It was a Continental Boeing 777 and I believe it was en route to Hong Kong.

Aircraft of this size and weight are capable of operating from Albany's runways but airliners do not find them economically feasible.

I believe this was the first time a 777 landed at ALB but back in the 1980s we would get a regular summer visitor in a 747SP from either Oman or the United Arab Emirates. A Sheikh would come to bid on race horses at auctions in Saratoga - the plane was part of the "royal flight." I have not seen this one in some time.

06-26-2002, 11:29 PM

What was the reason fo rthe diversion?

06-27-2002, 10:40 AM

Actually it was the inbound flight from HKG. There was severe weather in EWR and the crew was concerned about how long they would have to hold for clearance to EWR, so they put down in ALB and waited for EWR to clear up. It was purely weather related, not mechanical.

tech77jp · 06-28-2002, 12:14 PM

Hong Kong to Newark is a HELL of a long flight!!! How many hours is that?

The longest I've been on a commercial jetliner is Los Angeles to Kansai/Narita - hmm, which is farther?

9V-SVC · 06-28-2002, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by tech77jp
Hong Kong to Newark is a HELL of a long flight!!! How many hours is that?

The longest I've been on a commercial jetliner is Los Angeles to Kansai/Narita - hmm, which is farther?

About 15 hrs 30 mins .

HK to Newark is definately furthur then the Kansai to LAX route .

06-28-2002, 06:33 PM

Yeah we had some pretty bad storms here last night. I had family coming in from Seattle and they delayed and/or cancelled all outgoing and incoming flights out of KJFK and KLGA. Luckily, UAL 24 was one of the last undelayed flights (although they were 37 min late).

tech77jp · 07-01-2002, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by 9V-SVC

About 15 hrs 30 mins .

HK to Newark is definately furthur then the Kansai to LAX route .

No, well, obviously the Continental flight is farther. I meant Kansai to LAX or Narita to LAX. Sorry about that confusion (I'm not that stupid).

A bit of research made me realize that EWR-HKG was actually the third-longest flight in the world, and the trip usually takes 15 hrs. 40-45 minutes.

aero mini · 09-14-2008, 08:09 PM

I saw it in person!! There aslo was Times Union guy ther and said from Bejing to Newark. Emergency landed because a horrible storm. It was really big!!

Bill-ay · 09-14-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by aero mini

I saw it in person!! There aslo was Times Union guy ther and said from Bejing to Newark. Emergency landed because a horrible storm. It was really big!!

Great!

Sorry for the sarcastic response, but it was a couple of years since the last posting on this thread

Horizon CRJ700 · 09-14-2008, 11:31 PM

Oh, so this wasn't current.

I was a little confused.

Think about what your post adds before you dig up a dinosaur like this one.

Jboulin94 · 09-15-2008, 04:11 PM

hahahahahahaha, wow! How about looking at the date before posting?

06-26-2002, 10:51 PM	#1
ANTHONY F DUVA JR ^~.. Maximum R & B ..~^ Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Land of a thousand dances Posts: 3,064	777 visits ALB I did not witness it in person, but I did see on the news tonight that an unusual visitor made an unscheduled landing at our little Albany International Airport. It was a Continental Boeing 777 and I believe it was en route to Hong Kong. Aircraft of this size and weight are capable of operating from Albany's runways but airliners do not find them economically feasible. I believe this was the first time a 777 landed at ALB but back in the 1980s we would get a regular summer visitor in a 747SP from either Oman or the United Arab Emirates. A Sheikh would come to bid on race horses at auctions in Saratoga - the plane was part of the "royal flight." I have not seen this one in some time. __________________ FLY DUVA AIR's LUXURIOUS, DOUBLE-DECK BOEING "STRATO" CLIPPER !

06-28-2002, 12:14 PM	#4
tech77jp Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 435	Hong Kong to Newark is a HELL of a long flight!!! How many hours is that? The longest I've been on a commercial jetliner is Los Angeles to Kansai/Narita - hmm, which is farther? __________________ "Everything good in life is either illegal, immoral, or fattening." - Murphy http://www.soaringcapture.tk/

09-14-2008, 08:09 PM	#8
aero mini Junior Collector Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 27	Re: 777 visits ALB I saw it in person!! There aslo was Times Union guy ther and said from Bejing to Newark. Emergency landed because a horrible storm. It was really big!!

09-14-2008, 11:31 PM	#10
Horizon CRJ700 Insane Collector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KPDX Posts: 1,308	Re: 777 visits ALB Oh, so this wasn't current. I was a little confused. Think about what your post adds before you dig up a dinosaur like this one. __________________ Eighteen Reasons for more E-Jets Mould's: Air Canada, Aeromexico, Jetblue, Virgin Blue, Virgin Nigeria US Airways, KLM, Finnair, Lufthansa, Royal Jordanian, Flybe, Flybaboo, Northwest, Delta, JAL, Midwest, Mokuele, TAME Ecuador

09-15-2008, 04:11 PM	#11
Jboulin94 Wants an Aeroflot model! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,662	Re: 777 visits ALB hahahahahahaha, wow! How about looking at the date before posting? __________________

06-26-2002, 11:29 PM	#2
crownvic Guest Posts: n/a	What was the reason fo rthe diversion?

06-27-2002, 10:40 AM	#3
CAL 757-300 Guest Posts: n/a	Actually it was the inbound flight from HKG. There was severe weather in EWR and the crew was concerned about how long they would have to hold for clearance to EWR, so they put down in ALB and waited for EWR to clear up. It was purely weather related, not mechanical.

06-28-2002, 06:33 PM	#6
ccdj747400 Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah we had some pretty bad storms here last night. I had family coming in from Seattle and they delayed and/or cancelled all outgoing and incoming flights out of KJFK and KLGA. Luckily, UAL 24 was one of the last undelayed flights (although they were 37 min late).

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