Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1041 B-LXD 'CX2174' Cargo Only Flights (1st visit)

Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1041 B-LXD operated today's cargo service from Sydney in replace of normal Boeing 777-367(ER) due to operational requirement in Sydney.

The aircraft arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Sydney Kingsford Smith Int'l (SYD/YSSY) at 1005ACST as 'CX2174'. The aircraft departed back to its homebase in Hong Kong Int'l (HKG/VHHH) 1.5 hours later at 1134ACST using the same flight number as the inbound flight from Sydney as 'CX2174'.

This marked as Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1041 B-LXD first visit to Adelaide as well as second visit of Airbus A350-1041 in Adelaide. It was also the third visit of Cathay Pacific' Airbus A350 to Adelaide which the first one was back in 2017 and second one in January this year.

Photos Copyright: Matthew Welsby

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHO 'SQ277/276' Australian Repatriation Flight (1st visit)

Singapore Airlines was chartered by Australian Government to transport Australian citizen back home to Australia from India. The repatriation flight was chartered from Mumbai with a stop over in Singapore before heading to Adelaide, South Australia.

Today's repatriation flight was operated by Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHO which delivered to Singapore Airlines in February this year. The aircraft arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0702ACST as 'SQ277'. The aircraft departed back to Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0845ACST as 'SQ276'.

This marked as Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHO first visit to Adelaide. This was also the third repatriation flight to Adelaide since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the last two repatriation flights to Adelaide were operated by Lion Air with a stop-over in Denpasar, Indonesia back in April this year.

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Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHH 'SQ279/278' Cargo Only Flights

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHH arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0719ACST as 'SQ279'. The aircraft departed back to Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0908ACST as 'SQ278'.

This was the eighth cargo flights out of several more flights to be operating to Adelaide by Singapore Airlines. This marked as Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHH first visit to Adelaide in a while.

Photo Copyright: Tony Haynes

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KQI (OneWorld livery) 'CX2174' Cargo Only Flights (1st visit)

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KQI operated today's cargo service to Adelaide. The aircraft arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Sydney Kingsford Smith Int'l (SYD/YSSY) at 1007ACST as 'CX2174'. The aircraft departed back to its homebase in Hong Kong Int'l (HKG/VHHH) 2 hours later at 1200ACST using the same flight number as 'CX2174'.

This marked as Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KQI (OneWorld livery) first visit to Adelaide as well as first visit of Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) OneWorld livery to Adelaide.

Photo Copyright: Tony Haynes

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHD 'SQ279/278' Cargo Only Flights 

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHD arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0737ACST as 'SQ279'. The aircraft departed back to Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0904ACST as 'SQ278'.

The was the seventh cargo flights out of several will be operating by Singapore Airlines in the next couple of weeks. First visit of 9V-SHD to Adelaide in a while.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KPE 'CX2174' Cargo Only Flights (1st visit)

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KPE operated today's cargo service to Adelaide. The aircraft arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD/YSSY) at 1005ACST as 'CX2174'. The aircraft departed back to its homeback in Hong Kong Int'l (HKG/VHHH) at 1142ACST using the same flight number as 'CX2174'.

This marked as Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KPE first visit to Adelaide as well as second visit of Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) to Adelaide. This was also the second cargo flight out of five to be operating to Adelaide in the next weeks.

Photos Copyright: Tony Haynes

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHK 'SQ279/278' Cargo Only Flight

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHK arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0729ACST as 'SQ279'. The aircraft departed back to Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0846ACST as 'SQ278'.

This was the sixth out of serveral cargo flights to Adelaide which operated by Singapore Airlines in the next couple of weeks. This marked as Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHK first visit to Adelaide in a while.

Photo Copyright: Tony Haynes

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 returns passenger service to Adelaide

Singapore Airlines returns passengers service to Adelaide from today. The flight will be operating once a week with Medium-haul version of Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 fleet. The flight will be departing Singapore Changi airport at 23:40 (Singapore Local Time) on Monday and will be arriving in Adelaide airport at around 0710ACST. Cargo service which had been going for the last 6 weeks will remain one flight per week every Wednesday.

Today's passenger service operated by Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SHN. The aircraft arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0727ACST as 'SQ279'. The aircraft departed back to Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0908ACST as 'SQ278'.

This marked as first visit of Singapore Airlines Medium-haul Airbus A350-941 in Adelaide for a while since the last passenger service to Adelaide in March this year.

Photos Copyright: Matthew Welsby

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KPR 'CX2174' Cargo Only Flights (1st visit)

Cathay Pacific to operate one cargo flight in and out of Adelaide each week from Sydney to carry goods to Asia. The service will be operating by Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER). The service said to be operating for the next 5 weeks.

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) B-KPR operated today's cargo service to Asia. The aircraft arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD/YSSY) at 1005ACST as 'CX2174'. The aircraft departed to Hong Kong Int'l (HKG/VHHH) after more than 1hour on ground at 11:49ACST as 'CX2174'.

This marked as first ever visit of Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-367(ER) in Adelaide as well as first visit of B-KPR in Adelaide. This was the first out of five cargo flights to Adelaide in the next couple of weeks.

Photos Copyright: Matthew Welsby

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SJA 'SQ279/278' Cargo Only Flight

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SJA arrived in Adelaide Int'l (ADL/YPAD) from Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0713ACST as 'SQ279'. The aircraft departed back to Singapore Changi Int'l (SIN/WSSS) at 0913ACST as 'SQ278'.

This was the fifth out of several cargo flights to Adelaide in the next coming weeks. This marked as Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 9V-SJA third visit to Adelaide as well as seventh visit of Long-haul version of Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-941 fleet to Adelaide.

Photos Copyright: Tony Haynes