Shanghai Airlines FM 9108 PEK - SHA

Flight Details

Airlines: Shanghai Airlines
Flight : FM9108 PEK-SHA
Reg : B-2563
Aircraft: Boeing 767-36D
Dep - PEK : 11:30
Arr - SIN : 13:35
Flight time : 1 hours 40 minutes
Distance : 1,089 km or 677 miles

Introduction

This trip report is of a flight taken in 2009.

Having arrived from Shanghai few days earlier. Read report here : Hainan Airlines HU 7206 SHA - PEK

Travelled around Beijing to see the Great Wall, Forbidden City, etc. It was time to return back to Shanghai.

Having booked the ticket through agent, was not aware of the booking or the airlines.

Trip Video: Shanghai Airlines FM 9108 PEK - SHA

Do watch the video to experience the Boeing 767.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED0D4EgmSEw

Arriving at the airport

To the Subway - Airport Express to airport.



Inside view





Subway logo



Outside view





As the train nears the airport.





Outside Terminal 3





Beijing Airport Express Terminal 3



Terminal 3



Flight Schedule

Checking the flight terminals after arriving.



Ramp to the terminal



Terminal 3 Departure





Flight Schedule



Check In

Check-in was not open, had to wait for the counter to open.





Check-in area

Flight counter was opened, got a surprise. The agent had booked for 11.30 pm flight. Since was the airport already made a request to be booked on the earliest flight. Was asked to wait. The flight had seats available and the agent booked on the 11.30 am flight to Shanghai.









Check-in area filled with passengers



Airport view





After receiving the boarding pass, there was still time left, headed upstairs to foodcourt for breakfast.



Airside view







Terminal 3 Departure Top view







Food court on upper-level



Terminal 3 Departure





It was time pass through security.



Security wasn't crowded, didn't take very long. After completing security.

Terminal - 3 Domestic Departure







Passengers heading towards respective gates





Passengers waiting for boarding call









Domestic Schedule



Waiting Area





Airside view



Boarding time was soon, realised the gate was at the far end of the terminal. Had to rush to gate.





Flight schedule



Towards Gate



Departure Gate : C37



Terminal 3 airbridges



Boarding check

On getting close to boarding pass was checked.



Aerobridge



Shanghai Airlines



Baggage loading



Towing vehicle in place



Boarding

On entering the flight, most passengers had boarded.



Seat view



Waiting for pushback



While waiting for pushback, saw few arrivals.





Taxi

After passengers had boarded, the flight pushbacked on time.







Window view

After waiting for some arrivals, the flight roared into the sky. To watch and hear the Boeing 767 takeoff watch video.



Food Tray



Window View



Cabin view



Inflight Magazine





B767 Window



Safety Card







Seating





B767 Cabin



Seat pocket



Ready for Meal

Meal was served on the flight.



Packaging

Option was rice or noodles.





Brunch - Rice



Brunch - Noodles



Brunch- Top view

I'm able to handle most foods but this I didn't eat as there was strange smell and taste. Made a good decision to have a good breakfast earlier. Handed back the food tray as it is.



Descending towards Hongqiao

The flight duration was short. Soon the flight was in descend mode into Shanghai







Window View

Watch the video for landing.







Disembarkation



Tarmac View



After disembarking, bus took passengers to the terminal. After collecting bag, exited the airport and took taxi to Shanghai Pudong.

Taxi ride to city

The sky was clear being a weekend.





Summary

Shanghai Airlines had good service, on-time for a domestic flight . The cabin was clean and the crew was ok, nothing more. Food was the biggest letdown.

Beijing Terminal 3 is modern with the facilities for today's traveller.

Shanghai Hongqiao Terminal didnt use much of the facilities as had to just collect the bag and step out. Taxis were available outside the terminal to head to city.

Hope you enjoyed the report. Thanks for reading.

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Another good & enjoyable report on another airline that we don’t see very much. Cheers

Love this. Reminds me of my flights I took with FM back in '15 on two 737s. They still offered meals on the inbound to PVG (with MU branding) and none on the outbound since it was a red eye. 2 hour delay inbound and 1 hour out.

Thanks for posting all the pictures. I assume there's a lot of smog in many of these pictures? I especially liked seeing all the high-rise apartment buildings. I'll take the noodles! Great trip report.

air quality in china must be that poor

theobcman wrote:

Another good & enjoyable report on another airline that we don’t see very much. Cheers

Thanks, It was a rare airline for me too.

bgboiflyer wrote:

Love this. Reminds me of my flights I took with FM back in '15 on two 737s. They still offered meals on the inbound to PVG (with MU branding) and none on the outbound since it was a red eye. 2 hour delay inbound and 1 hour out.

Thanks. Had option of waiting till 11.30 at night and flying on a 737.

I had been on Gulf Air, Royal Brunei 767-200/300's hadn't documented those flights. Boeing 767 were getting rare, hence took the flight. Overall experience was good.

11725Flyer wrote:

Thanks for posting all the pictures. I assume there's a lot of smog in many of these pictures? I especially liked seeing all the high-rise apartment buildings. I'll take the noodles! Great trip report.

Thanks

gia777 wrote:

air quality in china must be that poor

It was smoggy in Beijing most of the time, while I was there. Only on weekend did the sky clear up.