Antarctica Flight (Part One)

Recorded on December 31, 2006. The video begins in Sydney, Australia as we board our Qantas 747-400ER. Once on board the scenic flight is captured from seat 1A in the first class cabin. As we taxi to the runway Captain John Dennis welcomes us aboard. The entire takeoff is captured complete with audio communication with the control tower. Once airbourne a brass band entertains as we make our way to the continent. We then fly over the Antarctica coast and the breathtaking beauty of the most remote place on Earth unfolds below us.

Part Two @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhy1hVA2E7c&fmt=18

From: http://timvp.com

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• antarctica
• Qantas
• 747
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• New
• Years
• Eve
• Croydon
• Sydney
• Australia
• South
• Pole
• last
• continent
• vacation
• travel

[iiiset]

Didn't Air New Zealand crash a plane doing this?

[hoosiertim]

@iiiset Yes, On November 28, 1979 an Air New Zealand DC-10 flew into Antarctica's Mount Erebus killing all 257 on board. It was a flightseeing flight similar to this one. It originated from Auckland. Qantas & Croydon travel resumed flightseeing flights back in 1994 after a 15 years absence. Since that time they have flown 87 flights over Antarctica without incident.

[airbus94]

You flew all that way to look at ice? lol jokes cool video. You coulda just flew to switzerland have a holiday and look at the swiss alps ;)

[hoosiertim]

Flightseeing is my favorite thing to do while on vacation. And to be able to do it in the comfort of the first class cabin of a Qantas 747 was something I couldn't pass up. I went back to Antarctica two years later to see it from ground level. It was beautiful both times. I plan to go back yet again. But the Swiss Alps are on my list too.

[SportGibraltar]

"ladies and gentleman we are now flying over Antarctica which is rapidly melting due to C02 emissions of which airplanes are a major contributor".

No doubt some of your homes will one day be underwater.

"Thank you for flying with Qantas Airlines".

[therunner1988]

Antarctica is one of my dream destinations. It would be so beautiful to see othing but snow, ice and mountains under a blue sky.

[thegreeensky]

i wanna go there too, i wanna make my snowman... that would be great! antarctica = fantastic! :)

[koyaustralia]

@airbus94 your passion isn't mine therefore your dream isn't mine dump ass

[TLumVids]

@princette i dont think that he is saying to visit the swiss alps because of the distance, he is saying to visit them rather than Antarctica because you could actually vacation there while having a beautiful view.

[plllot]

What if you arrive late at the airport and get an aisle seat?

[SportGibraltar]

@hoosiertim good old DC10s gotta lovem

[urashimakeitaro22]

probably it really sucked to be seated on the middle row...

[efast00]

they actually played ATC traffic over the internal speakers? wow