Dubai (OMDB/DXB) - 2010 CIV

[Niels]

Hello,

On May 3rd, we departed Schiphol for our spotting trip to Tokyo (NRT and HND). Because Emirates was offering a nice deal to Hong Kong, we decided to fly via Dubai and add a roundtrip from Hong Kong to Tokyo with Cathay Pacific. A nice bonus was a flight on a B777-200LR without having to stay in it for 15+ hours. In Dubai we stayed at the Sheraton Deira, which offers nice views of the airport and the runways.

The following was seen on May 4th at arrival and between 07:00 and 18:00:

4K-AZ04 AIRBUS A319-111 AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES
5A-OND AIRBUS A319-111 AFRIQIYAH AIRWAYS
7O-ADQ BOEING 737-8Q8 (wl) YEMENIA YEMEN AIRWAYS
9K-ALA AIRBUS A310-308 KUWAIT AIRWAYS
9K-AMB AIRBUS A300B4-605R KUWAIT AIRWAYS
9K-CAB AIRBUS A320-214 JAZEERA AIRWAYS
9K-CAI AIRBUS A320-214 JAZEERA AIRWAYS
9K-EAA AIRBUS A320-214 WATANIYA AIRWAYS
9M-MKW AIRBUS A330-223 MALAYSIA AIRLINES
A4O-BD BOEING 737-81M (wl) OMAN AIR
A6-AJB EMBRAER 135BJ LEGACY UNTITLED (al jaber aviation)
A6-EAA AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAB AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAC AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAE AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAF AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAG AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAH AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAJ AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAJ AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAK AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAM AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAN AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAO AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAP AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAQ AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAR AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAS AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EBA BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBE BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBG BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBH BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBJ BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBK BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBM BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBN BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBO BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBQ BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBR BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBT BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBU BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBX BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBY BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBZ BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECB BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECC BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECD BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECF BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECG BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECH BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECI BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECJ BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECL BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECM BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECO BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECQ BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECR BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECV BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECW BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECX BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECZ BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EDA AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EDC AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EDD AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EDF AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EDH AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EFD BOEING 777-F1H EMIRATES SKYCARGO
A6-EFE BOEING 777-F1H EMIRATES SKYCARGO
A6-EKQ AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKR AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKS AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKT AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKU AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKV AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKW AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKX AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKZ AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EMD BOEING 777-21H EMIRATES
A6-EME BOEING 777-21H EMIRATES
A6-EMF BOEING 777-21H EMIRATES
A6-EMG BOEING 777-21HER EMIRATES
A6-EMI BOEING 777-21HER EMIRATES
A6-EMJ BOEING 777-21HER EMIRATES
A6-EMK BOEING 777-21H EMIRATES
A6-EML BOEING 777-21HER EMIRATES
A6-EMM BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMN BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMP BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMR BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMT BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMU BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMV BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMW BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-ERB AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERC AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERD AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERH AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERJ AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERM AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-ERN AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-ERO AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-ERP AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-ERQ AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-ERT AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-EWA BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-EWC BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-EWD BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-EWE BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-FDA BOEING 737-8GQ (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-FDB BOEING 737-86Q (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-FDC BOEING 737-8KN (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-FDD BOEING 737-8KN (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-FDE BOEING 737-8KN (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-FDF BOEING 737-8KN (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-FDG BOEING 737-8KN (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-MDG BOEING 747-228F SCD MIDEX AIRLINES
A6-PHC BOEING 737-33A AVE
A6-PHG BOEING 737-3Q8 ALL WHITE (ave)
A7-ACD AIRBUS A330-203 QATAR AIRWAYS
A7-ADD AIRBUS A320-232 QATAR AIRWAYS
A7-ADI AIRBUS A320-232 QATAR AIRWAYS
A7-AFP AIRBUS A330-203 QATAR AIRWAYS
A9C-AA AIRBUS A320-214 GULF AIR
A9C-AF AIRBUS A320-214 GULF AIR
A9C-AG AIRBUS A320-214 GULF AIR
A9C-BAW AIRBUS A319-111 BAHRAIN AIR
A9C-EI AIRBUS A320-212 GULF AIR
A9C-LJ AIRBUS A340-313X GULF AIR
AP-BCF BOEING 737-340 PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
AP-BEC AIRBUS A310-308 PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
AP-BGO AIRBUS A310-324ET PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
AP-BGS AIRBUS A310-325ET PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
AP-BJA AIRBUS A321-231 AIRBLUE
B-HLU AIRBUS A330-343X CATHAY PACIFIC
B-HUL BOEING 747-467F SCD CATHAY PACIFIC CARGO
B-HUO BOEING 747-467F SCD CATHAY PACIFIC CARGO
D2-TEE BOEING 777-2M2ER TAAG ANGOLA AIRLINES
D-AIHA AIRBUS A340-642 LUFTHANSA
EC-KCX MDC MD-83 UNTITLED (swiftair)
EI-CZD BOEING 767-216ER TRANSAERO AIRLINES
EI-DXY AIRBUS A320-212 ROSSIYA
EI-UNZ BOEING 777-222 TRANSAERO AIRLINES
EK-32008 AIRBUS A320-211 ARMAVIA
EP-ASC BOEING 727-228ADV IRAN ASEMAN AIR
EP-ASP FOKKER 100 IRAN ASEMAN AIR
EP-AST FOKKER 100 IRAN ASEMAN AIR
EP-IBS AIRBUS A300B2-203 IRAN AIR
EP-LCC FOKKER 50 KISH AIR
EP-MNT AIRBUS A300B4-605R MAHAN AIR
EP-MNU AIRBUS A300B4-605R MAHAN AIR
EP-QFB YAKOLEV YAK-42D FARS AIR QESHM
ET-AJS BOEING 757-260PF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CARGO
ET-ALP BOEING 767-360ER ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
EY-537 BOEING 737-4B7 IRAQI AIRWAYS
F-GUOC BOEING 777-F28 AIR FRANCE CARGO
F-OHGX AIRBUS A320-232 ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES
G-VBUG AIRBUS A340-642X VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS
G-YMMK BOEING 777-236ER BRITISH AIRWAYS
HZ-AS16 AIRBUS A320-214 SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES
HZ-ASA AIRBUS A320-214 SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES
JY-AYD AIRBUS A320-232 ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES
LX-KCV BOEING 747-4R7F CARGOLUX
LX-YCV BOEING 747-4R7F CARGOLUX
N415MC BOEING 747-47UF SCD EMIRATES SKYCARGO
N528FE MDC MD-11F FEDEX
N578UP BOEING 747-45EBCF UPS
N579UP BOEING 747-45EBCF UPS
N583FE MDC MD-11F FEDEX
N584FE MDC MD-11F FEDEX
N624FE MDC MD-11F FEDEX
OD-MRT AIRBUS A320-232 MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES - MEA
OE-LAZ BOEING 767-3Z9ER (wl) AUSTRIAN AIRLINES
OO-THC BOEING 747-4HAERF EMIRATES SKYCARGO
PH-BQA BOEING 777-206ER KLM
S2-ACO MDC DC-10-30 BIMAN BANGLADESH
SU-GCF AIRBUS A330-243 EGYPTAIR
TC-JMJ AIRBUS A321-232 TURKISH AIRLINES
TS-INI AIRBUS A320-212 NOUVELAIR TUNISIE
UP-I7625 ILYUSHIN IL-76TD AIRLINES 400
UR-CBO MDC MD-82 UNTITLED (khors aircompany)
UR-DAD AIRBUS A320-233 DONBASSAERO
VP-BKJ BOEING 747-444 TRANSAERO AIRLINES
VP-BPV AIRBUS A320-211 URAL AIRLINES
VQ-BAG AIRBUS A320-214 URAL AIRLINES
VQ-BBI BOEING 767-328ER S7 AIRLINES
VT-AYO BOEING 737-8HG (wl) AIR INDIA EXPRESS
VT-EPH AIRBUS A320-231 INDIAN AIRLINES
VT-JBG BOEING 737-85R (wl) JET AIRWAYS
VT-PPG AIRBUS A321-211 AIR INDIA
YA-PID BOEING 737-4Y0 PAMIR AIRWAYS
YA-SFL BOEING 737-36J SAFI AIRWAYS

[Niels]

Before departing to Hong Kong on May 5th, we made a quick trip around the terminal and noted the following:

A4O-BR BOEING 737-86N (wl) OMAN AIR
A6-EAA AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAP AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAQ AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAR AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EBC BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBD BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBH BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBJ BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBN BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBP BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBS BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBY BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECA BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECB BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECD BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECN BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECQ BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-ECT BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECU BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECW BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECY BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECZ BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EDB AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EDF AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EDG AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EFE BOEING 777-F1H EMIRATES SKYCARGO
A6-EKU AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKV AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6--EKY AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EMP BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMW BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-ERB AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERF AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERP AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-ERT AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-EWB BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-EWJ BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-FCZ FOKKER F27-500F FALCON EXPRESS CARGO AIRLINES
A6-FDC BOEING 737-8KN (wl) FLYDUBAI
A6-PHC BOEING 737-33A AVE
A7-ACH AIRBUS A330-203 QATAR AIRWAYS
EP-ASZ FOKKER 100 IRAN ASEMAN AIR
EP-ATH ATR 72-212 IRAN ASEMAN AIR
EP-ATU ATR 72-212 IRAN ASEMAN AIR
EP-GOL ILYUSHIN IL-76TD YAS AIR
F-OJHI AIRBUS A310-304ET MAHAN AIR
G-VEIL AIRBUS A340-642 VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS
G-YMMI BOEING 777-236ER BRITISH AIRWAYS
N783SA BOEING 747-281F SCD SOUTHERN AIR
OO-THC BOEING 747-4HAERF EMIRATES SKYCARGO
P4-XAS AIRBUS A320-232 AIR ASTANA
VP-BEL BOEING 737-74T BBJ UNTITLED (orient global)

[Niels]

Before boarding our connecting flight to Amsterdam, we made a trip round the terminal. The following was noted at May 11th between 07:30 and 08:00:

A6-EAC AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAC AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAF AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAG AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAH AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAM AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EAP AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EBA BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBD BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBJ BOEING 777-36NER EMIRATES
A6-EBT BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EBU BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECF BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECV BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-ECW BOEING 777-31HER EMIRATES
A6-EDA AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EDD AIRBUS A380-861 EMIRATES
A6-EKS AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKV AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EKX AIRBUS A330-243 EMIRATES
A6-EMO BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMS BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMT BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-EMV BOEING 777-31H EMIRATES
A6-ERG AIRBUS A340-541 EMIRATES
A6-ERS AIRBUS A340-313X EMIRATES
A6-EWC BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-EWD BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
A6-EWJ BOEING 777-21HLR EMIRATES
B-2476 BOEING 747-4FTF SCD AIR CHINA CARGO
B-HLU AIRBUS A330-343X CATHAY PACIFIC
D-AIHZ AIRBUS A340-642 LUFTHANSA
LX-KCV BOEING 747-4R7F CARGOLUX
PH-BFG BOEING 747-406 KLM
TC-JRF AIRBUS A321-231 TURKISH AIRLINES
V8-RBJ BOEING 767-33AER ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES

[YS11]

Dubai Airports paved the way for the successful opening of Dubai World Central (DWC) -Al Maktoum International Airport for cargo operations on June27th, after the new airport passed a series of operational tests conducted during its first ‘live’ flight on June20th. Phase 1 of the airport will feature 1 A380 capable runway, 64 remote stands, 1 cargo terminal with annual capacity for 250,000 tonnes, and a passenger terminal building designed to accommodate 5 million passengers per year. When completed, the airport will be the largest airport in the World with 5 runways, 4 terminal buildings and capacity for 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo. The facility opens initially for cargo carriers, with passenger operations currently slated to start up at the end of March 2011 in concert with the IATA schedule change. In the short term the new airport will increase the airport capacity of Dubai to accommodate the 48.0% increase in cargo volumes from 1.9 to 3 million tonnes that is anticipated by 2015. In the long term it will serve as a multi-modal logistics hub for 12 million tonnes of freight and a global gateway for the 150 million passengers per annum that are expected to pass through Dubai by 2030. Dnata Cargo, which is already the ground handler for over 120 airlines at Dubai International Airport (DXB), will provide the ground handling services to all airlines at DWC. (AirTransportNews & IFW & ITJ, June21st 2010).

[Le Addeur noir]

Noted here on a quick transit on the 24th November,

A6-ECC B777-36NER Emirates
A6-ECJ B777-31HER Emirates (EK419 from BKK)
A6-ECX B777-31HLR Emirates
A6-EDG A380-861 Emirates
A6-EMR B777-31H Emirates
A6-EWG B777-21HLR Emirates (EK211 to IAH)
A9C-AG A320-214 Gulf Air
A9C-BAX A319-111 Bahrain Air
EP-IEF A320-211 Iran Air
G-BNWV B767-336ER British Airways
HZ-AEB ERJ-170ER Saudia
HZ-ASB A320-214 Saudia
S2-ADK A310-324 Biman Bangladesh Airlines
9K-CAK A320-214 Jazeera Airlines

[Bokkum]

Dubai 05dec-09dec during MEBA 2010 (biz only, static included)

4K-AZ88 Gulf.200
96-0111 UC-35
9H-AFK A319CJ
9H-AFM A318
9H-XRS BD700
9M-TAN BD700
A6-AAG CL605
A6-AJC A318
A6-ASQ CL604
A6-AUJ Hs125
A6-AZH Gulf.450
A6-BBD BD700
A6-BNH CL850
A6-CYS LJ60
A6-DEJ Gulf.5
A6-DHG BD700
A6-DPW Legacy
A6-FBQ BD700
A6-HHS Emb.190BJ
A6-HWK Hs125
A6-IAS LJ60
A6-MAH Hs125
A6-MBS CL605
A6-NGN LJ60
A6-NMA Gulf.4
A6-PHS Hs125
A6-RJB Gulf.300
A6-RJY BBJ
A6-RTS Fa900DX
A6-SKA Hs125
A6-SSV Legacy
A6-UGH Legacy
A6-VVV Legacy
A7-CED BD700
A7-RZA CL605
A7-RZC CL605
A7-RZD Hs125
A9C-ACE CL605
A9C-BA B722
AP-BHY LJ45
AP-GAK CL604
CS-DKK Gulf.550
CS-DRZ Hs125
CS-DTJ CL604
D-ACUA CL605
D-AHAD A319CJ
D-AXTM BD700
D-BUBI BD100
D-COMO LJ60
EI-EOE B735
F-GZLP Fa7X
F-HATB Fa900DX
F-WWGN Fa7X
G-CMAF Legacy
G-GMAA LJ45
G-NAAL CL605
G-OTAG CL605
G-RBNS Legacy
HB-IGY Fa900EX
HB-JGE BD700
HZ-BL1 Ce525
HZ-KSDC Fa2000
I-FEDN Fa2000LX
JY-AWE Hs125
JY-IMK CL604
M-AFAJ Fa900EX
M-APWC LJ60
M-ASRY Ce525B
M-CLAB BD100
M-FMHG Gulf.4
M-FZMH CL850
M-JMMM Fa900
M-JNJL BD700
M-KPCO Legacy
M-SAIR Fa900
M-STCO Fa2000EX
M-YONE CL601
M-YWAY Gulf.4
N162NS Fa2000LX
N190CK Eclipse
N200GA Gulf.200
N214BL BD100
N278AP Be390
N292CS Ce680
N2PG Gulf.4
N3217G Hs125
N367LJ LJ60
N371BC BBJ2
N373AB Ce750
N396NS Gulf.4
N3PG Gulf.550
N407NS Gulf.4
N430FJ Do328
N446HB H.4000
N450GA Gulf.450
N451NS Gulf.450
N456SM Ce680
N47EG Fa900EX
N525CJ Ce525B
N525NB Ce525C
N53XL Ce560XLS
N57LE BD700
N585A Gulf.550
N604LL CL604
N606PM Gulf.300
N609TS CL604
N650PL Gulf.500
N726RW Gulf.4
N789ZZ Fa900EX
N799JC Hs125
N821MW Do328
N829NS Hs125
N865AA Gulf.2
N888SF Ce680
N900VG Fa900EX
N92CX Ce750
N964XP Hs125
OD-TAL CRJ100
OE-ICF Fa900
OE-IDX Fa900DX
OE-ILX BBJ2
OE-ILZ CL850
OE-INT CL605
OE-IPA BD700
OO-FOI Fa900EX
OO-GML Fa2000EX
P4-ASL BBJ
P4-AVJ CL604
PR-VDR BD700
PT-TKN Legacy
SE-RDY Gulf.550
SU-SME Ce680
SX-GAB Gulf.450
SX-MFA Gulf.550
SX-MLA Fa2000LX
TC-ENK Hs125
TC-YAA BD700
TS-JSM Fa900
UP-CL001 CRJ700
VP-BEL BBJ
VP-BHH CL604
VP-BNX BD700
VP-BOA CL601
VP-CBB BBJ2
VP-CIF CL605
VP-CTT Fa2000EX
VQ-BOS BBJ2
VQ-BPH Hs125
VQ-BSC BD700
VT-MGF CL604
VT-OBR Hs125
ZS-MPD Phenom300

[Optimus]

23-10-2010
A bit dated already, but who cares.

On the 23rd of October, my wife and I departed Amsterdam on board Garuda's A330, PK-GPJ to head for Bali, Indonesia.

The first stop we had to make was at Dubai for some fresh fuel. Everyone had to get off the aircraft after an eventless first part of the trip for, let say 40 minutes, but it took a bit longer before we were back in the air again...

Most was logged from inside the plane, as the lighting inside the terminal, the elevation and distance to the windows wasn't very sufficient for number-crunching. As I was seated on the left side of the plane, but after landing on 30L and taxiing towards our stand on the back side of the terminal, my wife already had it with me, as I got somewhat frustrated of not seeing a single aircraft during the endless drive to the gate .

A4O-BP B738 Oman Air
A9C-AD A320 Gulf Air
A9C-BAU A320 Bahrain Air
A9C-KF A330 Gulf Air
VT-DKU A320 Kingfisher
VT-KFC A320 Kingfisher
VT-JBF B738 Jet Airways
VT-JBM B738 Jet Airways
5Y-KYC B738 Kenya Airways

Back on the plane, the aircraft remained a bit too quiet, as nothing was happening. After spending another hour or so on board, the captain told us to deplane again as there was a fuel leak to fix. Spending time at the airport reastaurant was rather frustrating again, as there was a lot of aircraft movement, but nothing to be read off: Iranian and Afghan B727's for instance...
One hour later, we were back at the gate, only to hear that the flight was cancelled and a forty or so passengers were able to proceed to Jakarta with Emirates that night. As we were not among those 40, Garuda arranged hotel rooms at the hotel inside the terminal ( ).
Our room was equipped with a free massage chair and a great bed. There were no views outside, but I was not complaining with this extra possibility to spot some more at Dubai. As we finally checked in at 1am, it was time for some sleep anyway.

On the 24th, we were able to enjoy breakfast inside one of the airport's restaurants with a great view outside towards the runways. To kill the time, as our flight was delayed until at least 3.30 pm, we decided to do a bustour in this somewhat surreal city. The girl who aranged the bustour guaranteed us entry to the airport upon return, but as we got back the plane was delayed until the original departure time of the next Garuda stopping at Dubai from Amsterdam to Jakarta. Wow, a 24h delay!

As we couldn't get back airside (as our boarding passes said October 23rd, I can't blame them), we went to the Garuda office to ask what's going on, as we wanted to know at what time we would be able to get new boarding passes for our flight. The station manager told us we had to wait until 4.30pm and even said the following remarkable sentence: "You know, in the past we would simply put some tape over the leak and proceed."

Did I mention my wife is somewhat afraid of flying? Well, this remark didn't really help .

We killed the time in the airport restaurant overlooking some of the activities opposite the terminal.

Below is a log of the 24th of October from various times throughout the night and the day (I left out all Emirates-aircraft):
AP-BCF B733 PIA
AP-BGN/BGO A310 PIA
AP-BIS B732 Shaheen Air
A4O-BJ/BR B738 Oman Air
A6-FDH B738 FlyDubai
A6-AMB BAe125
A6-PHA B732 AVE.com (n/t)
A6-SHF B734 Eastern Skyjets
A7-ADJ A320 Qatar
A7-ADY A321 Qatar
A9C-AA A320 Gulf Air
A9C-ES A321 Gulf Air
A9C-KD A330 Gulf Air
B-HKH/HOU B744F Cathay
B-LAG A330 Cathay
C-GKXS DHC-7 United Nations
D-ACGA B744F Air Cargo Germany
EI-DZR A320 Russia
EP-ATU ATR-72 Iran Asseman
EP-IBS A300 Iran Air
EP-MNK A310 Mahan Air
EP-MNR A300 Mahan Air
F-GSQJ B773 Air France
G-VBUG A346 Virgin
G-VIIF B772 British Airways
HZ-AS19/MS38 A320 Saudi Arabian
JY-JAC A320 Jordan Aviation
LZ-YUR CL-604 Air Lazur
N270UP MD-11 UPS
PK-GPH A330 Garuda our ride to Jakarta (GPJ was still parked at the freight terminal awaiting TLC)
P4-TPS G4
SU-GBM B772 Egypt Air
TC-SGK B738 Saga Airlines (n/t)
VT-AXU B738 Air India Express
VT-DKU A320 Kingfisher
VT-JBJ B738 Jet Airways
VT-PPH A321 Air India
VT-SCW A319 Air India
V8-BLC B777 Royal Brunei
YA-KMG MD-83 Kam Air
YA-TTC A320 Safi Airways
4K-8888 B727
5A-LAH A320 Libyan Arab
7O-ADP A330 Yemenia
7O-ADW B738 Yemenia
9K-EAE A320 Wataniya Air