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Tuesday, 19 November 2013

A Betterfly on the RBA 787 Dreamliner part 1

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Royal Brunei Airlines is the first South-East-Asian airline to operate the B787 Dreamliner and of course I was interested in planting my bum on a seat and trying out the plane that has been making headlines of late for all the wrong reasons. Being a long-haul aircraft that is going to change the way we fly, I can't afford a long-haul flight right now but luckily RBA decided to use the 787 for a month to KUL, BKI, SIN and MNL before launching the flights it was intended for, to DXB and LHR.
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RBA offered tickets on the 787 to BWN from KUL at RM99 one-way plus taxes so of course I grabbed the lap-top and made a booking. On the morning of 12 November I arrived at the KL Sentral city terminal to drop my bag and have my documents checked. This was done by Malaysia Airlines as they are code-share partners on this route. I was like a kid in a candy store when this beautiful plane came into view as I travelled on the aero-train to the satellite building of KLIA
Parked at gate C4 is the second 787 for RBA - V8-DLB. You have got to love the sleek lines of the 787.
If the A380 is a big huge ugly "HE", this lovely beauty is a "SHE". Boeing sure knows how to make a plane look good.
A lady at the wheel today as we wait to board and will it be a Betterfly?

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Part 2 coming soon........

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