LO3832 GDN-WAW 2017.08.13

Returning home after some great shows in Gdynia (day 1, day 2). This post is slightly out of chronology, but I should get back in order soon.

13 August 2018
LO3832 (0850-0950) GDN-WAW
SP-EQL Bombardier Q400

Returning home in the best possible way, by air. Morning wake-up, short walk for the train to the airport. Quiet ride and I'm at the airport. Passing security with a small queue and the only thing left is to wait. QL arrives from Warsaw, passengers disembark, and we get to hop into the jetway soon. The flight itself takes around 60 minutes block to block due to traffic in Warsaw. All is on time. The dash, like the dash, nothing special, up, down, to the front, fast, loudsish (always better than an ATR still). A simple "bus ride" to Warsaw, nothing extraordinary. But, my first Q400 jetway boarding :)

@flylot Bombardier Q400 at the gate at @airportgdansk waiting for passengers to Warsaw. #gdn #Q400 #dash #dashliner #jetway #airport #lot #flyalot #flylot #aviation #aviationgeek #avgeek #plane #sky #clouds #ramp #bombardier

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Gdynia Aerobaltic 2017, day 1. 2017.08.11

First edition of the night show in Gdynia. My first night show as well. I've been totally stunned! Absolutely phenomenal sights! A special area has been set out on the beach for the general public, free admittance, apart what was happening in the sky there were laser shows and performances. There has also been an area for accredited spotters and media with the possibility to rent camera bodies and lenses. First, still with the sun up, some usual performances, later, when the sun was gone for the night the magic staretd to happen. Main stars, for me definitely Aerosparx, Fireflies and the swedish Piper Cub. It isn't easy for words to describe everything, not even the photos will give a full insight. Surely a test for the photographer as well. The 2018 edition is noted in my calendar, will try to come for at least one day.
May the photos from the first day speak for themselves:

LO776 KUN-WAW 2017.07.23

Usually a flight from Vilnius, but this time (and on the span of almost a month) from Kaunas instead.

23 July 2017
LO776 (1900-1910) KUN-WAW
SP-LDF Embraer 170

Arriving early at the airport and having plenty of time I stand by the fence and take some pictures of the traffic moving in and out. I even get to wittness the departure of the earlier flight to Warsaw. After some time, I go for a walk around the terminals and later to the restricted area of the temporary terminal (used by LOT during this short time operating from KUN instead of VNO) where I'll wait for my plane. SP-LDF arrives on time and we board walking to the plane. On board, when everybody is seated and doors are closed we are being informed that due to bad weather in Warsaw we have to wait on the ground. After 30 minutes (new METAR) the situation isn't better enough so we sit 30 more.An hour has passed since the planned departure time and we are still on the ground. The thunderstorm is slowly moving east and we may slowly get going. Quick departure, right turn, up and of to Warsaw. The flight itself was quick and not as turbulent as I'd suspect. We did encounter the Cbs on our way, thunder wasn't hard to spot, putting safety first is always a good option. The runway in Warsaw is wet, we get to our gate in Warsaw, some passengers have missed their connection, others are taken quickly directly to the gates, and others have to try to make it. Lucky as I was, Warsaw being my final destination I slowly proceeded to take a bus back home.
Fun experience at Kaunas, quite happy LOT opens a scheduled direct flight to KUN in S18, maybe there will be some time this summer to test the normal terminal ;)

Kaunas Airport. 2017.07.22-23

Kaunas Airport was the place that most of the airlines redirected their flights from Vilnius during the runway maintenance over there. As the terminal is too small to accomodate the rise in traffic they have created temporary, provisional terminal halls. It's easy to get to the city center from the airport by bus which stops in front of the terminal. I must say that everything was well organised and easy to find. People with information about getting to Kaunas/Vilnius/other cities, or about which airline from which section were widely available, visible and easy to find. As LOT now openes a scheduled flight from WAW to KUN, I might be on my way to Kaunas to see the main terminal work some time in 2018.