It's been a while since there was something Fijians could get a little excited about, last years Hong Kong Sevens win I guess. Not much else. Not until the arrival of the brand new A330 last week of course.
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| Students from Namaka Public School heading down to the runway to catch a glimpse of the new aircraft! |
A very impressive PR campaign (by Fiji standards at least) which began last year generated a ton of excitement around the country and even for someone who doesn't pay much attention to local media, I knew exactly what was happening and where I needed to be.
Thankfully our studio happens to be about 40 meters from the runway and we were able to get onto our roof which just happend to be the best spot in Nadi.
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| TV crew catching the action. |
After getting everyone up onto the roof (the staff from all 3 of our companies plus my son, his nanny and grandmother) I was starting to think that maybe we were getting a bit carried away with the whole thing. I was mistaken, within 15 minutes traffic was stuck with drivers leaving their cars in the middle of the road and heading down on foot!
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| Arrival of the brand new Fiji Airways A330 |
I was able to get a few usable images which I am fairly happy with. For the first time I found myself wanting something a bit longer than 200mm though luckily I couldn't have chosen a better location.
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| Touch Down! |
I can't believe I cut off the tip of the wing on this one! I was sure I had it...
All in all it was a great day, the excitement and feeling of national pride was just awesome. Lets hope it lasts!
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