A380 YVR 2nd visit

[King F. Hui]

A380 will arrive at YVR Oct 16 around 2000hr and departs on Oct 17 around 1000hr.

[Alain Durand]

Air France gives 50 passengers a chance to be part of history


Airbus’ jumbo A380 will makes its first ever appearance in Montreal next month and Air France is marking the occasion by holding a contest that will give 50 people an opportunity to fly aboard the aircraft. The contest launched today (Oct. 15) and is open to Canadians 18 and over. Twenty-five winners will receive a pair of complimentary tickets for a flight to Paris aboard an A380 in Airbus livery. The cabin will also be fitted by Airbus. The passengers will return to Canada on a regularly scheduled Air France flight. The public is invited to enter the contest via the Internet at www.airfrance.ca/a380 between Oct. 15 and 22. A random draw to determine the winners will be held Oct, 23.
This special Airbus A380 flight to Paris leaves the evening of Nov. 15 from Montréal-Trudeau for Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport. The passengers will fly back to Montreal or Toronto, depending on where they live, on Nov. 19 aboard a regularly scheduled Air France flight. Air France has ordered 12 of the A380s. It will become the first European air carrier to operate the super jumbos when it introduces three A380s into commercial service in spring 2009. Operating in Canada since 1950, Air France flies out of Montreal twice daily and once daily out of Toronto for Paris.

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[Henry Tenby]

It is a shame it arrives when the sun is down because the arrival is the best time to film the aircraft. A 08 departure the following day is useless for filming.

[King F. Hui]

Originally Posted by Henry Tenby

It is a shame it arrives when the sun is down because the arrival is the best time to film the aircraft. A 08 departure the following day is useless for filming.

You can ask the Coast Guard at YVR to let you in their base to do the filming.

[Henry Tenby]

Thank you for the suggestion King but I do not have an airside pass so there is no way they can allow me onto their airside property. I will try and film from the parking lot at Aviation World.