THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 6/6 : Flight onboard Lufthansa B 747-8 D-ABYO from Frankfurt to Tokyo (HND)

Daniel’s Travel Vlog Welcome onboard the outbound leg onboard Lufthansa B 747-8 D-ABYO former “Saarland” from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo (HND), connecting from Zurich (ZRH) on A-320-214 D-AIZJ “Herford” on an overcast day with stunning Air-to-Air footages and views of Mount Fuji. This flight takes us via the extended route in the South via Hungary, Romania, the Black Sea over Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to Central China, and then over Korea to Tokyo-Haneda. Thank you for visiting my channel. History of Boeing 747-8 D-ABYO former “Saarland” Serial number 37841 / Line Number 1498 was manufactured 2014, performed her first flight on April 9, the same year and was delivered on April 30, 2014 to Lufthansa, registered D-ABYO. D-ABYO was painted in special "Fanhansa" livery for the 2014 Soccer World Cup applied in May, 2014 and removed five months later, in October, 2014. During the Pandemic, D-ABYO was stored from August, 2020 until July, 2021. D-ABYO carried the name “Saarland” until March, 2015 and is operating on the intercontinental network of Lufthansa and still carries the classic Lufthansa livery, as of March, 2025. Flight details Flight : LH 716 Date : Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Aircraft : B 747-8 Registration : D-ABYO Name : former Saarland Built : 2014 From : Frankfurt (FRA) To : Tokyo (HND) Take off : 14.31 h (1331 Z) Touch down : 10.39 h (0139 Z) Duration flight time : 12 hours 8 minutes Flying Distance : 6.362 nM / 11.783 km Altitude : 9.449 / 9.456 / 9.449 / 10.058 / 10.062 / 10.047 / 10.165 / 10.058 / 10.668 / 10.698 / 11.308 / 11.300 / 11.308 / 11.270 / 11.278 / 8.839 Speed : 941 / 1.015 / 1.032 / 1.011 / 950 / 970 / 956 / 974 / 1.004 / 930 / 943 / 827 / 1.040 / 998 / 1.027 / 1.033 / 1.061 / 1.059 / 901 / 906 / 980 / 1.077 / 1.069 / 1.085 / 1.081 / 1.048 / 1.088 / 1.090 / 998 km/h