Honk Kong airport
AC#16 in Hong Kong
Today we are heading for home on Air Canada #16 from HK direct to Toronto, some 14 hours, departing at 16:20 and arriving around 18:00, all on the same day. This will be a polar route flight using a Boeing 777-200, which smaller than the 777-300 we took to Beijing but has a 3,500km of more range, so it can make the longer route home.
These are two engine jet aircraft, so the 180 rule applies, what is that??, Well the 180 rules means that the route taken must be within 180 minutes of an airport that can land a 777 air craft.
One last point on China, don't drink the tap water and remember to always carry toilet paper as that is NOT supplied, plus learn a few words of Chinese. Plus for Canadian's bring the little Canada Pins, get these from your local MP's office, they have bags of thousands.
We will post a trip summary on our return, we had just a super time and I would say this has been of our best trips ever taken, even some parts of trip were difficult. We saw so much of such a diverse country/nation and got a inside view of an economic power moving into first place in world economics.
There is still a lot I don't understand about Chine but now have some insight which will require some further reading.
Ken and Karen
in Hong Kong
This is China !
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