Sunset at Kai Tak Airport, 1996

Sunset at Kai Tak Airport, 1996. Taken at Business Class Lounge before boarding my Thai Airways Airbus A330 flight to Bangkok, during my very last visit. Boarded aircraft directly via airbridge from terminal building. Note the soft golden sun's rays reflected on buildings across the harbour on Hong Kong island :-) Despite its single runway and thrills of expriencing the landing approach between buildings and rooftops, Kai Tak will alway be remembered by yours truly as a unique, well-managed and very safe airport. There is an adage that goes that if a pilot can land at Kai Tak, he can land anywhere. Other aircraft parked on the apron include an Air China 747 jumbo, an Alitalia MD-11, a Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300-600 and a China Eastern Airlines MD-11. Indeed, Kai Tak will evoke very powerful memories of Hong Kong during its final years as a British-administered territory