PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA'S VISIT IN SANDAKAN

Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Bin Tun Razak is in Sandakan. Attached are photos taken during his visit to our beloved city of Sandakan.

PM Najib at VVIP entrance.

Huge crowd near apron.

VP-BHN from far.

Western side of Sandakan airport.

Traffic police,

Crowds awating PM Najib.

Nice looking aircraft, isnt it.

AirAsia A320 just arrived and taxiing to Bay 2.

Kinda like this photo. It's Boeing 737-8AN

Infront of VVIP room, Sandakan Airport.

My favorite of the day.

Datuk Bung Mukhtar looks trendy in denim.

Even the airport's parking space is full.

Sandakan Airport.

Traffic is building up.

The unsung heroes, Mr Rahim Monying (L) and Mr. SA Hor (R)

Patch of garden next to the Sandakan Airport. Lush and green.

Not so tight apron.

Ready for departure.

VP-BHN is backtracking runway 26.

Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing Unit's AS355N Twin Squirrel on Sandakan helipad

Berhala Island : Position south east of Sandakan airfield.

VP-BHN is ready for taxi

MAS, MASWings and VP-BHN

Till then, see ya ~

VIEW OF MOUNT KINABALU FROM THE AIRPLANE

Hello again, 

Mount Kinabalu is a prominent mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the highest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range and is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago. Mount Kinabalu is also the 20th most prominent mountain in the world by topographic prominence.

^{Attached are photos taken during the flight.}

Enjoy !!

MOTHER OF ALL DAYS.

The hot topic of just about everyone in Sandakan lately is the stricken Azamara Quest cruise ship. 5 chartered aircraft. Airport running for almost 18 hours non-stop. Fire Rescue Services were on standby. Runway lights are switched on at night. 

Well, that's part of the tales the aviation communities in Sandakan faced. Quite a challenging week but it was terrific.

Relying on equipment and visual observation (non radar environment), they closely monitor each plane to ensure a safe distance between all aircraft and to guide pilots between the different bays and the end of the airport’s airspace.

Attached are photos taken during the "The Day".

Royal Brunei Airlines at bay.

Royal Brunei Airlines at bay.

View of Royal Brunei Airlines aircraft from Sandakan Control Tower

Dragon Air and Royal Brunei Airlines in action.

Quite a calm day in the early part of the day.

When traffic starts to build up.

AirAsia taxiing to Bay 5.

Another aerobridge would be good.

All aircrafts are in starting up mode.

Very rare to spot 4 different aircraft at a time.

Bye bye AirAsia.

Till then, see ya ~

Stricken Azamara Quest Limps Into Sandakan

A stricken luxury cruise ship stranded at sea for 24 hours after being crippled by a fire has successfully "limped" its way here. The cruise ship Azamara Quest that was on a 17-day voyage from Hong Kong had three of its four engines knocked out in the fire in Philippine waters on Saturday. Attached are photos taken at Karamunting Port, Sandakan.

The Azamara Quest docked at Sandakan port for maintenance.

The Azamara Quest is seen docked at the Sandakan Port in
Sandakan in the Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah.  –AFP photo

Safe and sound: The ‘Azamara Quest’ docking at 
Sandakan port Sunday night. — NORMIMIE DIUN / The Star

Passengers of the stricken luxury cruise ship Azamara Quest
leave the Sandakan port after the ship docked in Malaysia's
town of Sandakan on Borneo island, April 1, 2012.
REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
(MALAYSIA - Tags: DISASTER TRAVEL MARITIME)

The Azamara Quest is tied up at the dock on arrival at the port
in Sandakan yesterday. AP pic

Luxury cruise passengers checking-in to the 5 special aircrafts 

after the Azamara Quest stalled near Sandakan on after 

encountering problems in the waters south of the Philippines 

on Friday. Pix by Edmund Samunting.

The passengers of the cruise ship have been temporarily housed
at the Pavillion Hotel and Sabah Hotel in Sandakan.

Frank Tu from the US Embassy showing a copy of The Borneo
Post which reported on the safe arrival of the cruise ship
in Sandakan.

Azamara Quest passengers arriving at the Sepilok Wildlife Centre