#AUSTRIA #Approach #INN #Snow

Zawas, hello, dear readers,

this is not the straight way, but definitely the way today for INN:




Thanx to once again:

http://www.gcmap.com/




Thursday, 06.02.2014

DUS (Flughafen Düsseldorf)
INN (Flughafen Innsbruck Kranebitten)



The video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRfyk9ITs_M


Service airberlin AB 8842 operated by TuiFly
Scheduled:  12.55  //  14.10


INN is covered at the visited airports map, but with an departure only. The approach is still missing, till now!:


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And some 200 places more!:


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The checked airlines are here:


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And the recorded plane types, too:


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Just some one or two visited countries:


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The Tripreporter 2013 data:


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And this is 2014:


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Ok, no extra security this way and for a view to the screen. But wait, what about the Hugo Junkers Lounge?. Comfy seaters, apron views, a cup of tea or two,
Earl Grey maybe, scones, stop, this is not England, ok, cookies and maybe also someone to talk to?


It is and therefore the lounge time calmed down to close to nothing!


Time for the gate B55 it is and this one is parked down there.
D-AHXF is a 737-700, exactly what the schedule shows me, another one without an individual name.
Since 17.12.2007 with TuiFly and nowadays in AB colours, five examples are in the fleet.
It´s leg no. 44 on type and just by surprise a new entry to the log.
There are no incidents to show here


Sunny it is, 7 degrees, at least here at the "Dusseldorf Airport". What about the destination?


12.45 am, ten minutes ahead to schedule and 50 minutes to fly, really?. So fast?. It seems so, takeoff from "Two-Three-Left" like arrivals.
Not a bad view with a good number of  these open dark grey oldfashioned leather seats around.  Legroom is ok here


Cabin crew is two male FA´s, both middle aged, one nice, one ok and also a nice woman.
Cockpit crew is from Germany, the "Pilot" with a short welcome during boarding and he is definitely in a good mood today with several more informations inflight.
Flight level is 36000 feet, no route details checked.
The very same thing again like on the previous service, well loaded upfront and space enough in the rear cabin.
The whole row 24 is open.
70 % and no biz to see this time, VFR and the ski crowd maybe?


The man with the hat again!


Up we go ready for blue sky, mountains, sun and snow!


Well it seems, the one at the controls up there does a good job today!


Bavarian lakes and mountains


Strange to follow it en detail, flat land, some lakes coming up and really sudden, the mountains


Yeah, looks like good with the snowy peaks


And some valleys in between


More mountains ahead


It seems the guys at the front office enjoy their job today, at least with this announcement:
"Dear passengers due to strong traffic around Innsbruck we are forced to do a full circle around Germany´s highest mountain peak, the Zugspitze, till we are allowed for the final approach into the Inn valley".
Now that sounds perfectly good, trust me!


Perfectly clear sky and low level circling above the peaks, imagine how fast the remaining free windows in the rear cabin are taken


Yes, the Zugspitze down there


The winglet up for the blue


And further down for the Inn valley


That´s the way to fly, isn´t it?


INN here we come


Lower and lower


And just for the case, the Zugspitze again


Ok, ok, thats what I like


Oh, yes, it feels good to go this way!


For the majestic Zugspitze this way


INN upper left hand side


Hop above the peaks
 

And down for the valley


Well, the direction fit´s!


Stunning it looks like


And always these winglet in front of the blue!


Finals for the "Flughafen Innsbruck Kranebitten"


Very short finals for the 2000 meters runway "Zero-Eight"


Flaps down


Chasing the shadow


And the majestic peaks above


Touchdown with heavy breaks at 2.00 pm,
ten minutes ahead to schedule. Perfect sunny sky and 7 degrees, well, the standard February in Austria, definitely!


Stunning views around also here



Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, all the same, this way!


England and Ireland this way.
Ah, terrible, all my massive, expensive, ultra cool, neon green, ski equipment don´t made it today!. Better to catch the Spassbus right now


4.00 Euro´s by bus for the city center and as a native german speaker just by surprise I understand what the driver talks this time.
Maybe he´s not originally from Austria!.
It looks like so good here with the snowy mountains around.
What should you do at the train station?. Maybe catch a train!. First class, of course. Really?. Not really, but ÖBB sold a special Ticket called Sparschiene Schweiz at 29.00 Euro´s first class all the way for ZRH airport, 4.00 hours, not bad, isn´t it?


What about some hiking?


And the train is ontime, Austrian punctuality


Riding along the Inn valley


In direction for such exciting places like Ötztal and Pitztal


Now I need the skies, definitely, St. Anton am Arlberg


Till really, ZRH!.

And also the, hopefully, next upcoming part of the story!.
The Tripreporter.