PHOTO OPP - Qatar Airways B777-300 inaugural flight from Doha to Sydney - 2 MAR 2016

[Kurt A]

Hi all,

Sydney Airport has kindly made available 3 seats on the "Media Bus" to attend an airfield photography session to capture the arrival of Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Sydney on this Wednesday afternoon, 2/3/2016.

To be eligible to attend this airfield photography session, you;

- Must be at Sydney Airport at 4.20pm on Wednesday 2nd March 2016.
- Must be available between 4.20pm and 6.30pm when the event conludes. (Aircraft touch down is 6.05pm)
- Must be must be 18 years or older to participate.
- Must be an active registered member of the Sydney Airport Message Board with contributions in the past 6 months and with tenure in excess of those 6 months from yesterday (28th Feb 2016).
(Check your profile for validity via the community member list here http://yssyforum.net/board/memberlist.php)
- Must present photo ID to prove your identity.
- Must wear fully enclosed shoes, no thongs are permitted.

Furthermore, if you are one of the 3 people selected, you;

- Must ensure that your email address in your User Profile is accurate and valid so that I can make immediate contact with you today (check that now)
- Must then be able to provide me with your full name, email address and contact number via private message or email

Please register your interest by replying to this thread today.
If there are more than 3 valid submissions, all names will be entered into an electronic random selection process.
Results will be posted here and the succssful applicants contacted.

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Press Conference

Also, an open invitation has been extended to everyone interested; Qatar Airways will hold a press conference the following day, Thursday, 3 March, at 10.30am at the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney City.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive His Excellency, Mr. Akbar Al Baker will be in Sydney to discuss the airline's new service, as well as other news and activities in Australia.
The event will offer a great opportunity to meet Qatar Airway's senior management, as well as discuss opportunities for future collaboration.

If you will attend the advertised press conference, please first RSVP Sonia Heng at the following; Sonia.Heng@redagency.com.au or 03 9426 5342.



Good luck and have fun.

Cheers
Kurt

[Micheil Keegan]

Hi Kurt,

I'd like to register my interest for a seat, if there's any still available.

Thanks

Micheil

[Morris Biondi]

Hi Kurt,

Morris here, count me in as well if possible.

Thanks in advance,
Morris

[Terence W]

Hi Kurt, please count me in as interested, thank you!

Terence

[Kurt A]

Hi Micheil, Morris and Terence,

Thank you for responding to this thread. You three have been selected to go airside for tomorrows Qatar event at Sydney Airport.

For all the confirmation details, please check your email address which you have in your profiles and respond accordingly ASAP!!

If you have any questions, please respond to me by email or PM.

Don't forget to post your photos of the event

[David C]

FR24 is showing A7-BAO as the operating aircraft and a arrival time of 1807 hrs local

Dave C

[Micheil Keegan]

I'd like to say Thank You to Kurt and the wonderful Ladies at SACL that organised the Media Event yesterday. A big thank you also goes out to the two Gregs that escorted us around the airfield.

Here are some photos from the Inaugural QR908 Doha to Sydney service operated by 777-300ER A7-BAO

[Paul L]

Nice

[Morris Biondi]

Big thank you from me as well.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Here are some of my images from the Qatar Airways Inaugural arrival on Wednesday evening, and the Media Conference at the Shangri-La Hotel on
the Thursday morning.