Spotting, Changi International, 19 May 2006 - Part 1

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Changi, do as the spotters do! After completing the interview, I wanted to spot at Changi International and decided to walk there. Big mistake. Took me an hour and fifteen minutes, all because I wanted to save on some taxi fare (which would have cost me a mere S$5 anyway). And you thought Singaporeans were kiasu, huh? All was not lost however. On my long trek to Changi's Terminal 1, I chanced upon this:


Unclear on the big picture? Try this then:


Better? Thought so. That's an aircraft crossing, right over a busy freeway. Shame about the trees though.

And to make things even better, there was a pedestrian crossing not too far away from the aircraft crossing where you can get clear views of this:







This time though it was shame about the lightposts. But anyway, after finally getting to Terminal 1 and downing a bottle of isotonic drink, here are the views from the obervation lounge:

FedEx MD-11 in the distance

The tailplane of JetStar Asia's A320

The midsection of the same plane

The whole plane after pushback. Took this after heading to and back from Terminal 2 on the skytrain. The observation mall there is horrible, ala Kuching International's.

Nose shot, specially for Tharan who requested it. But this isn't the only one!

JetStar A320 rear shot

China Airlines' 738 arrives

The money shot: VN's A321. Could've sworn I saw a B757 at first!

Do you prefer the old livery?

Or the new one?


Loads of pics coming soon...