Touching down at Auckland after sunset 01 May 2018 was the Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight's Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner BBJ A6-PFE. The VVIP configured airliner had flown direct from Abu Dhabi as "Sultan 5" marking its first visit to the region. It would appear the passengers transferred to a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 VH-YIM for the continuation of their journey to Wellington.
The Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight operate six widebody VVIP aircraft with their smaller -8 Dreamliner, A6-PFC, having visited NZ on a couple of previous occasions.
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The Dreamliner departed Auckland early afternoon 03 May for Christchurch while the passengers embarked on a chartered Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 VH-YIR for their journey from Wellington to Queenstown. The 737 had positioned from Auckland to Wellington, then positioned from Queenstown to Melbourne.
From Christchurch, the 787 made its way to Sydney on the afternoon of 07 May. In conjunction with its Christchurch visit, Gulfstream G450 VH-MBP flew Essendon-Queenstown 06 May, then Queenstown-Christchurch-Sydney 07 May while Falcon 2000 ZK-OCB flew Auckland-Queenstown-Christchurch-Queenstown-Christchurch-Auckland 07 May.
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The Dreamliner departed Auckland early afternoon 03 May for Christchurch while the passengers embarked on a chartered Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 VH-YIR for their journey from Wellington to Queenstown. The 737 had positioned from Auckland to Wellington, then positioned from Queenstown to Melbourne.
From Christchurch, the 787 made its way to Sydney on the afternoon of 07 May. In conjunction with its Christchurch visit, Gulfstream G450 VH-MBP flew Essendon-Queenstown 06 May, then Queenstown-Christchurch-Sydney 07 May while Falcon 2000 ZK-OCB flew Auckland-Queenstown-Christchurch-Queenstown-Christchurch-Auckland 07 May.
