The “SkyPier” connecting Terminal 1 and the T1 Satellite Concourse, with a taxiway below wide enough for an A380 to pass through.
From Gate 16, aircraft being pushed back can be glimpsed through the right-hand window with a full view of the SkyPier. Getting from ground level up to the SkyPier and back down to the boarding gate requires three to four escalators each way.
The glass curtain walls of the SkyPier and indeed the entire airport have a yellow-green tint, which has a significant impact on photography. Colour matching between different cameras is particularly difficult, so the colour style may vary throughout the following images. Additionally, AI-based reflection removal was heavily used in this article’s images.
The taxiway below the SkyPier—nearly all the parking stands on the left are occupied by Cathay Pacific widebody aircraft.
If you’re lucky, you can spot a large widebody passing through here.
Or being pushed back right beneath your feet, ready to depart. A small section of the SkyPier’s floor near the edge is also made of glass.
The Cathay Pacific section.
On the SkyPier’s satellite concourse side there’s also an observation deck with a 270-degree view of the taxiways and runway.
Gate 16 is just below. The escalator down to the satellite concourse brings you remarkably close to it.
This A321 Neo was about to operate CX962 to Hangzhou—a schedule that conveniently allows you to enjoy the sunset and night sky from high altitude.
Should be the Yiwu city area.
