November 2, 1999
Flight 73 B777-200 (PEK-AMS)
2 November 1999
China Southern Airlines flight CZ 345
Boeing 777-21B
B-2055
seat 34D
| Beijing-Capital Airport (PEK) | 15.15 | RWY 36L |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) | 18.46 | RWY 19R |
Duration: 10:31
Substantial delay due to long waiting times for some passengers at passport control and presumably because the new terminal had just been opened the day before. We boarded the B777 at 12.50h. After push back it took another 43 minutes before we took off. Approx 6 other planes were lined up in front of us, each one departing with a separation of about 5 minutes.