Making its way from Sydney to Christchurch in the small hours of 04 July was Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777-200 freighter A6-EFK. The jet had arrived Sydney late morning 03 July from Singapore as UAE9826 and used the same flight number for the trip across the Tasman. After a few hours on the ground the 777 headed back to Sydney as UAE9825.
A second Boeing 777-200 freighter visited during the o'dark hours of 05 July with A6-EFD arriving at Christchurch from Singapore and Sydney as UAE9820 and departed a couple of hours later heading back to Sydney as UAE9821.
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A6-EFD @ Christchurch 05 July, photo supplied. |
It appears the freighters are coming in empty and departing with cargo.