{"id":1954,"date":"2016-08-18T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2017-08-17T10:06:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T02:06:02","slug":"20160818qr241","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/18\/20160818qr241\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Log of Qatar Airways Flight 241 from Doha to Istanbul G\u00f6k\u00e7en on August 18th, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post follows the previous one about flight QR871 from Shanghai to Doha.<\/p>\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Transit Entrance<\/p><\/div>
\n
\nThe images in this post are hosted on Imgur. Email me should there be any display problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

While waiting in line at transit screening at Doha airport, my father bumped into some (which means more than one) Chinese tour groups to Egypt. And he immediately started dreaming of our next trip to Egypt, obviously without considering how much more infiltrated by ISIS was Egypt than West Turkey<\/del>.<\/p>\n

It seemed that 4am was not sort of peak time for transiting at Doha airport, as we literally went through the screenings with little waiting.<\/p>\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Passenger Concourse<\/p><\/div>\n

And since our 6-hour transition was so long, I got the gate information of our next flight from Google Now, rather than the information screen at the airport.
\n

\"Google<\/a>

<\/br>One thing not so good about Google Now, as it hinted me to hurry for my next flight, by driving around the airport to departure.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

\"Seats<\/a>

<\/br>Seats in Doha Airport<\/br>I sort of liked these chairs, as their leather surface gave in just enough for you to feel comfortable<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\nOur gate was at the ground level for the shuttle buses (which is one floor below the main concourse with all the jet bridges), and there\u2019re virtually no power outlets on the ground level, we picked our seats on the main concourse.
\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Interior<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

I had to say, Qatar Airways did have an earlier flight to the bigger Ataturk Airport of Istanbul. But it seemed that our super-cheap fare wasn\u2019t available on that route, so we flew to the smaller, more remote Asian Gokcen Airport. It didn\u2019t hurt, as most budget airlines of Turkey operate from Gokcen Airport, where we would start our final flight of the day to Izmir.<\/p>\n

To kill the connection time, I decided to explore more about the airport while catching a few Pokemons, if I had the luck<\/del>.<\/p>\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Kids Playground<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Kids Playground<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Signature Bear<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Interior<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

At one moment I bumped into one of their food courts. But after finding the only western chain they had was Burger King (#BringBackMyMcDonalds), which priced its stuff at US rates (maybe more), where there\u2019re few seats left, I suddenly stopped feeling hungry any more.<\/p>\n

\"Sunrise<\/a>

<\/br>Sunrise at Doha Airport<\/p><\/div>\n

Several episodes of Japanese animations later, it\u2019s boarding time. Our lovely A321 (A7-AIA) was parked so distantly that we were literally given a tour of Doha Airport along the way. Although one could hardly call all the sands along the way \u201cscenery\u201d.
\nWell, on the bright side, you could marvel at man\u2019s power of turning such a barren land into the transportation hub of the world, with oil.<\/p>\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Facilities<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Facilities<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Facilities<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Boarding<\/a>

<\/br>Boarding Flight to Istanbul<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Boarding<\/a>

<\/br>Boarding Flight to Istanbul<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Of the previous two photos, I took the first one inside the shuttle bus while the second one outside. I found the glares in the first photo looked pretty nice.<\/p>\n

\"Onboard<\/a>

<\/br>Onboard Flight to Istanbul<\/p><\/div>\n

While, since it\u2019s the small and insignificant A321, the onboard entertainment pad of course wasn\u2019t as trendy as in the wide-body jets. Even the USB charging outlets didn\u2019t work (both me and my mom\u2019s). It wasn\u2019t until after the flight that we discovered that, there were power outlets beneath our seats.<\/p>\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha Airport Terminal<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Philippine<\/a>

<\/br>Philippine Airlines A333 (RP-C8786) and Etihad Airlines A320 (A6-EIK) At the Gate<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Thank God our takeoff was what by and large, on time. That meant our connection at Gokcen Airport should be fine.<\/p>\n

Then, maybe due to the dusty atmosphere of the Middle East, I basically adjust the contrast and clarity of every photo that followed, some drastically<\/del>.<\/p>\n

\"Doha\u2019s<\/a>

<\/br>Doha\u2019s Port and City<\/p><\/div>\n

Now long after takeoff, we were given a tour of downtown Doha, together with its shorelines habited by the superrich.<\/p>\n

\"Doha\u2019s<\/a>

<\/br>Doha\u2019s Main Port<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Downtown<\/a>

<\/br>Downtown Doha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Downtown<\/a>

<\/br>Downtown Doha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Downtown<\/a>

<\/br>Downtown Doha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Downtown<\/a>

<\/br>Downtown Doha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Exclusive<\/a>

<\/br>Exclusive Hotels in Doha<\/br>The St. Regis Doha and InterContinental Doha.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"High-End<\/a>

<\/br>High-End Housings on Doha\u2019s Shoreline<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Doha<\/a>

<\/br>Doha University<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Arab<\/a>

<\/br>Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Losail<\/a>

<\/br>Losail International Race Circuit<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Rural<\/a>

<\/br>Rural Qatar<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Rural<\/a>

<\/br>Rural Qatar<\/br>It\u2019s amazing to see agriculture in deserts like this with desalinated water.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Rural<\/a>

<\/br>Rural Qatar<\/br>The highway to Ras Laffan City.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Qatar\u2019s<\/a>

<\/br>Qatar\u2019s Shorelines<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sitra,<\/a>

<\/br>Sitra, Bahrayn<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Abu<\/a>

<\/br>Abu Ali Island of Saudi Arabia<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains in Iran<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Meal<\/a>

<\/br>Meal Services<\/br>To be honest, I wasn\u2019t a big fan of this meal. The beef was somewhat hard to chew, the rice was too dry, the thing in the upper-right corner definitely sucked. So only the cake tasted good, as I\u2019m a big fan of sweets.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\nSince I didn\u2019t get enough sleep on the flight to Doha, I tried to take a few naps after the meal services.
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains in Iran<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains in Iran<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"City<\/a>

<\/br>City of Khorramabad Under the Mountain<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains in Iran<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains of Turkey and River Euphrates<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains in Turkey<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Little<\/a>

<\/br>Little town of Ulas, Turkey<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Lake<\/a>

<\/br>Lake of Gelingullu Baraji<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"City<\/a>

<\/br>City of Yozgat, Turkey<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Ankara<\/a>

<\/br>Ankara Airport<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Ankara\"<\/a>

<\/br>Ankara<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Akinci<\/a>

<\/br>Akinci Air Base<\/br>A military base outside Ankara. During the July 2016 coup attempt Akinci runway thresholds were bombed to prevent pro-coup forces from landing or taking off.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains of Turkey<\/p><\/div>
\nNot long before landing the cabin crew attempted to pitch some duty-frees by pulling a cartful of cosmetics all around the plane. Oh please, Qatar Airways, upgrade your personal entertainment pads so that everyone can order stuff on their screen, if you know how people find catering carts annoying when they are blocked by them.
\n

\"Gulf<\/a>

<\/br>Gulf of Izmit<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Ships<\/a>

<\/br>Ships on the Sea of Marmara<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mountains<\/a>

<\/br>Mountains of Turkey<\/br>I guess they are building a new highway or railway, that one can clearly see strips on the mountains. That couldn\u2019t be the works of aliens?<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Osman<\/a>

<\/br>Osman Gazi Bridge across the Gulf of Izmit<\/br>Only recently completed.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Gebze<\/a>

<\/br>Gebze Alaettin Kurt Stadium in the Gebze Neighborhood<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Airport<\/a>

<\/br>Airport across the Gulf of Izmit<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Osman<\/a>

<\/br>Osman Gazi Bridge across the Gulf of Izmit<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Shorelines<\/a>

<\/br>Shorelines of Darica, Turkey<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Istanbul<\/a>

<\/br>Istanbul in the Distance<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Housings<\/a>

<\/br>Housings on the Tip of Buyukada Island<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Housings<\/a>

<\/br>Housings on Sedef Island<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Flying<\/a>

<\/br>Flying over Adalar Islands<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Ships<\/a>

<\/br>Ships along the Coast of Istanbul<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Buildings<\/a>

<\/br>Buildings on the Coast of Istanbul<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Asian<\/a>

<\/br>Asian Part of Istanbul<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Hill<\/a>

<\/br>Hill and Public Park in Asian Istanbul<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mosque<\/a>

<\/br>Mosque in Asian Istanbul<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Gokcen<\/a>

<\/br>Gokcen Airport<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Construction<\/a>

<\/br>Construction of Taxiways at Gokcen Airport<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Pegasus<\/a>

<\/br>Pegasus Airlines A320 (TC-DCJ) Parked<\/p><\/div>
\nWe encountered some delay on the taxiways, but we still arrived 5 minutes early, which should give us more than enough time for the connection.
\n

\"Gokcen<\/a>

<\/br>Gokcen Airport Terminal<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Parked<\/a>

<\/br>Parked Position of Our Aircraft<\/p><\/div>
\nFlight PC4122 will be on the next post.
\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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