Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 landing at Auckland

[joh2]

Interesting to see a 747-400 doing this Air NZ route - I recall in 2009 Air NZ generally used the 777 for the Auckland-Hong Kong London route, and the 747 for the Auckland-Los Angeles-London route.

When travelling to London from Auckland I recommend doing one route for the way there, and the other for return.Flying over via HK I saw the vast landscapes of China & Russia (one could see towerblocks, motorways and polluted lakes from the air), and to LA the untouched wilderness of Greenland.

[MrAmmo90]

nYC videO

[TVdinners8579]

Very good video!

[dutchbhproduction]

are you sure it landed, aint is floating ? cause that was a really smooth landing O.o

[thedisciple25]

@dutchbhproduction It's cause Air NZ pilots are some of the best. :)

[browntuka]

I wish you had started recording just 2 more minutes earlier.. I would have seen my house!!

[Moviesayer]

It is once in a life time that anyone gets to fly to new Zealand

[AirNewZealandUK]

@SuperMauricioromero Depends on the route taken. Air New Zealand offers the quickest route LHR - HKG - AKL which takes just on 24 hours. Via Los Angeles is around 26 hours. Due to the prevailing winds. So quicker the other way around. AKL-LAX-LHR is around 24 hours and AKL-HKG-LHR is around 26 hours.

[TouchedMadness]

@AirNewZealandUK 24 Hours WOW

[andyjay729]

@AirNewZealandUK Are there any direct flights from LHR to AKL? (PS: The first time I went to Europe was on ANZ's LAX-LHR run.)

[AirNewZealandUK]

@andyjay729 There are no non-stop flights if that is what you are asking but there are daily services from LHR with an enroute stopover. Only 2 hours on the ground at that stopover point. Air New Zealand flies to Auckland via Los Angeles (NZ1) on a daily basis and via Hong Kong (NZ38) on a daily basis at certain times of the year and 5 times a week at other times. See airnewzealand co uk for more information.

[joh2]

@andyjay729 It would be too long a time cooped up in a plane if an airline did not stop between LHR and AKL!

[Jungele]

Ah man I love the feeling of being on an airliner. And going to the airport.

[68yvonne]

Love flying and the taking off and landing.

[bhava380]

For a couple of seconds there, I though it landed without a bump. Nice landing and nice video.

[xXMrChillXx]

the landing was very soft, wasnt it?

[noisie1]

OMG. This is a fantastic video.

I must commend you on the stillness of it!...tripod?

Scenery, is just amazing! Rangitoto, blue sky! Amazing

[AirNewZealandUK]

@noisie1 Unfortunately no room for a tripod when sat in an aircraft seat but thanks for your acknowledgement. Just me and my little hand held digital camera. What a way to see in the New Year in New Zealand. Turned on the perfect weather for me. I'm about to load a nice one for a take-off I did from Sydney recently on a gorgeous day also so watch out for that one too.

[noisie1]

@AirNewZealandUK . Yes I will!

In 2months I'm hoping insanely for gorgeous weather as I'll be going on the A380! ( can't beat the 747 though, i'm gonna miss it when AirNZ removes it out of service soon. :[) coz if i can't take any great pix coming in Aux. Then will...I don't know what I'll do. haha

[airlinepilotdude]

I heard that when flying NZ1 AKL-LAX-LHR, u need to clear US immigration, what about hong kong? im assuming u dont have to

[AirNewZealandUK]

@airlinepilotdude When flying AKL - HKG - LHR and v.v. and you are checked in all the way from AKL - LHR then no there is no need to clear HK immigration in HKG. You do need to clear security to enter the Terminal as part of the transit so watch how much liquid you carry.

[StOrmZIsoNItZWaY]

Lol they were supposed to arrive at 9 I think

[Speedbird103]

Smoooooooooooooooooth landing

[Thebmwisthebest]

too much flare?

[LudvikM94]

I was supposed to move to NEw Zealand, but my dad said now to the offer :(

[halo2windows]

Nice landing

[fernousdu972]

what a smooth landing !! great vid !

[MrSydneyKing]

Pure class that landing.

[jcbmartinique]

Very nice video ! Very smooth landing ! 5*+Favourite !

[youtrein]

Excelletn vid and touchdown !

[tofu46]

nice vid! u were going fast when you landed

[Skuksy]

Two weeks ago I flew a QANTAS 747 from Singapore to Mebourne. The dam thing rattled when we took off, rattled and shook when we landed, was so uncomfortable the whole flight, and the food was crap! Air New Zealand is SO much better!

[NZpilot12]

747 my favourite

[clarinetman1664]

great vid !

the seat was perfect for filming and the 744 is a legend !

nice 5 stars !

The landing was also very smooth !

thks