aviation 36

Air France B777-300ER F-GSQL getting ready for flight AF381 from Beijing Capital Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. When taking the photo, I had no idea that this, followed by a short connecting flight from Paris to Düsseldorf, was going to be my last flight for an uncertain period of time. The entire routing was: Düsseldorf - Paris - Beijing - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur - Hanoi - Beijing - Paris - Düsseldorf, spread over three flight tickets including such a nice deal as Beijing - Singapore in Singapore Airlines Business Class for 35.000 Miles & More miles and < 20 EUR taxes and fees. Thanks to Flying Blue Gold frequent flyer status, I also got upgrades from Economy Class to Business Class on the way from Paris to Beijing and to Premium Economy Class on the way from Beijing to Paris with both these flights being overbooked in Economy Class.