United Airlines Boeing 747-400 landing in Hong Kong 

It's around 16 hours. The plane used was an A340-600. Now it's been switched to a 777-300ER. Additionally, one more daily non-stop 777-300ER flight to JFK has been added. So now there are 3 daily flights to JFK from HK. 2 nonstops by 777-300ER and 1 one-stop(Vancouver) flight by 747-400.

Good video. Aside from your plane coming in (United 869), there were 2 others circling - Mandarin Airlines 8597 which is from Taiwan and Dragonair 805 from Shanghai.

Wow look at the vortex just prior to touching down! Great one!

Cool Video make me miss the day when i went back to vietnam of United Airline

Excellent video. I think I saw the siluette of that bridge between seconds 12 and 33...

@wifferste Mandarin 5897 landed before this United flight and just cleared the runway. Behind the United is Dragon Air 805 and behind the Dragon Air is Cathay 411.

checkerboard approach, a classic. Such a shame it is a thing of the past. I used to live in HK and watched as planes turned right after facing the checkerboards and onto ki tak.

On SFO-HKG route, United Airlines could be pushed off by Cathay Pacific. Because on SFO-HKG route United Airlines and Cathay Pacific are using the Boeing 747-400. United Airlines Boeing 747 do not have a ptv in the economy class but Cathay Pacific 747 have a ptv in the economy class.

Cool, smooth passenger view with nice landscape and ATC/Crew interaction...

The wing isn't bent.. its a WINGLET... oy... and united audio channel 9 allows you listen the interaction between the cockpit and ATC...

United generally makes it available through one of the audio channels

it's a special audio channel only on United. It's called "Channel 9"

Wow...smooth landing. Good job camera guy!

Amen. Anybody remember the "checkerboard" approach? On final you'd pass people in the apartment buildings - you could get close enough to see them brushing their teeth ;o)

I love tis video alot :) very nice and detailed

Grab the head sets, the entertainment ones, tune into CH. 9, United is the only one doing this.

HKG & Changi are very clean airports.

Excellent! great video!

gotta love united's channel 9!

Nice video and Hong Kong airport is simply beautiful. I have been there once. But i am wondering abt this video how is it getting the radio signals between the Captain and Flight controller??

I will be on that same flight monday into HKG cant wait pretty long flight though 15 hrs.

i been to that airport wen i went to china it is very kool there and i was in a United flight.

@desmondwkyip Sometimes it could be upgrades or compensation for a cancelled flight

GREAT VIDEO!!!:)

not that long. i travel to china, vietnam,and japan all the time with my dad. not that long of a trip if u get used to it.

Smooth Landing.

ok dude i do detroit to buffalo NWA and that is only 1.5 hrs u need to get ur facts stright the only way it is 18 hours is if u go fly to lax then fly to nyc

There ought to be a law that mandates that all US Carriers do this...

bafw26 I agree with u LAX is a dump I flew in from HKG to LAX I was unimpressed at the airport.I really think North America should take lesson from Asian airports they are so advanced and modern My experience is Singapore,HKG,NRT,and KLIA are the best airports in the world.

I done this flight from both Toronto and New York - 18 hours on a 747

its at least 16 hours from san francisco to hong kong

I'll be on this flight (UA895) in early May, row 50A.

18hrs = Changi(SIN/WSSS)- Newark Liberty(EWR/KEWR)

then what are they going to relplace it with? there is no bigger plane. and they have to plans for a380

18 hours that ;s a long trip man how can you stand this

awesome view

ok and how does your device gets the signals on that channel ? Some one told me there is some special device with which you can read any radio signals anywhere.

it is normal for the 747-400. it is the winglet

Am I mistaken, or is that wing bent? Must have happened on take off

its a hellofa lot easier at Chek Lap Kok than at Kai Tak

don't worry UAL would not want to buy the A380 and will buy the new 747-8

But how do you get it to your camera and into this video

Nice

gr8 view at 1:43

my friend just left on united from ord to pek and her flight was guna be 13hr and 14min O_O

how do you get the audio on the camera

on my plane to hong kong i rode on cathay pacific folowing ua869

@hEandwE It's UA895

hey how do u get ATC?

Channel 9

They need someone on board who can speak proper Mandarin.

for what

channel 6 of united airlines. =]. lol

Please use your stupid brain and ears. The first dialogue in the video is "United 869 cleared to land runway 25 right". Cathay is just the aircraft behind UA869.

The majority of people to fly first, like me, are airline employees using the flight benefits that come with working for an airline. In tafari's case though. most likely an ass who just feels like being superior, instead of the reality of being inferior even to those in Economy.