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The #AN225 on the runway to depart Perth, from the viewing platform.

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The #AN225 on the runway to depart Perth, from the viewing platform. #antonovperth #antonov #perthairport

Yesterday Alicia Smith​, Roslyn Smith​, and I got up in the wee small hours, and made our way out to Perth Airport -...

Yesterday Alicia Smith​, Roslyn Smith​, and I got up in the wee small hours, and made our way out to Perth Airport - T1 International Terminal​ to watch the Antonov Airlines​ AN225 fly in. Here's some of what I shot. #antonovperth #perthairport #an225 https://goo.gl/photos/K1s55fBXxQSaEkZy5

The AN-225 landed in Perth today - some two hours late, thanks to Jakata ATC, but hey...

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The AN-225 landed in Perth today - some two hours late, thanks to Jakata ATC, but hey... Perth Airport put together an amazing effort to accommodate the public - a 30,000 capacity viewing area on the East side, as well as opening up Western Viewing Platform quite a bit more. Toilets and food vans were put on - although they could have put on some more food vans, given the delays - but they could not have predicted that. There were plenty of liaison staff wandering about the crowds, and a subtle security presence. Traffic control on the ground was amazing, and about the only thing that they could have added was some hotspots in the viewing areas - the 3g and 4g networks were jammed solid, and that made getting information in and photos out a challenge. And the 225 itself? It wowed the crowd, just as predicted. A shame it did not come in from the South, but it did mean we got a great view of the taxi-past. #antonovperth #perthairport #planespotting