The mystery of flight CS772 at Meenambakkam
The chartered Boeing 777LR spent a quiet 10 days at the airport
25/09/2019, MURALI N. KRISHNASWAMY,CHENNAI
The chartered Boeing 777LR spent a quiet 10 days at the airport
25/09/2019, MURALI N. KRISHNASWAMY,CHENNAI
The Boeing 777LR had flown in from Copenhagen to Mumbai on September 12 before continuing to Chennai. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT/CRYSTAL AIRCRUISES
When Flight CS772 flew into Meenambakkam on Friday, September 13, 2019, shortly before 1 p.m., it scarcely created a ripple.
But once the aircraft, ‘Crystal Skye’, was parked near a bay near the secondary runway to a distinct buzz and bustle in the ground handling agency concerned, there was realisation that this was a special flight.
The Boeing 777LR had flown in from Copenhagen to Mumbai on September 12 before continuing to Chennai.
Cruise on air
As aircraft go, the 777LR has been called the “most luxuriously appointed aircraft in the private aircraft industry”.
The cabin, with 88 ultra-plush and customised seats, is the byword in luxury travel, replicating the cruise ship experience in the air.
The few who can afford to charter it, can expect customised linen, global Wi-Fi, inflight entertainment options of a comprehensive film and audio bank that includes live television programming and live flight deck-to-airport ground control listening.
Inflight services that have been rated six-star include steam irons and lens cleaners.
The dining experience features Michelin-inspired cuisine along with the services of an inflight chef, a sommelier and mixologist.
The galleys with steam and convection ovens, espresso machines, blenders and ice machines promise gastronomic delights.
The plane has four flight captains and 19 cabin crew well-versed in a number of languages.
The aircraft’s owners — global leisure and hospitality company Genting Hong Kong, which operates in the luxury hospitality industry space — turned down requests by The Hindu for information about the charter, citing “customer confidentiality”.
Sources at Chennai airport, too, declined to comment.
Nolan’s niche
However, the “mystery” was solved when an aviation source in Mumbai said the aircraft had been chartered by the team of the film Tenet, an upcoming Hollywood film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, being shot in around seven countries. The action thriller is scheduled for release next year.
While the star-studded cast was completing its filming schedule in Mumbai, the aircraft was moved to Chennai to be parked and for crew rest.
The aircraft left Chennai for Mumbai early on Monday, September 23, and flew to Los Angeles later in the day.
When Flight CS772 flew into Meenambakkam on Friday, September 13, 2019, shortly before 1 p.m., it scarcely created a ripple.
But once the aircraft, ‘Crystal Skye’, was parked near a bay near the secondary runway to a distinct buzz and bustle in the ground handling agency concerned, there was realisation that this was a special flight.
The Boeing 777LR had flown in from Copenhagen to Mumbai on September 12 before continuing to Chennai.
Cruise on air
As aircraft go, the 777LR has been called the “most luxuriously appointed aircraft in the private aircraft industry”.
The cabin, with 88 ultra-plush and customised seats, is the byword in luxury travel, replicating the cruise ship experience in the air.
The few who can afford to charter it, can expect customised linen, global Wi-Fi, inflight entertainment options of a comprehensive film and audio bank that includes live television programming and live flight deck-to-airport ground control listening.
Inflight services that have been rated six-star include steam irons and lens cleaners.
The dining experience features Michelin-inspired cuisine along with the services of an inflight chef, a sommelier and mixologist.
The galleys with steam and convection ovens, espresso machines, blenders and ice machines promise gastronomic delights.
The plane has four flight captains and 19 cabin crew well-versed in a number of languages.
The aircraft’s owners — global leisure and hospitality company Genting Hong Kong, which operates in the luxury hospitality industry space — turned down requests by The Hindu for information about the charter, citing “customer confidentiality”.
Sources at Chennai airport, too, declined to comment.
Nolan’s niche
However, the “mystery” was solved when an aviation source in Mumbai said the aircraft had been chartered by the team of the film Tenet, an upcoming Hollywood film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, being shot in around seven countries. The action thriller is scheduled for release next year.
While the star-studded cast was completing its filming schedule in Mumbai, the aircraft was moved to Chennai to be parked and for crew rest.
The aircraft left Chennai for Mumbai early on Monday, September 23, and flew to Los Angeles later in the day.
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