Qatar Airways shows the approach and landing of an Airbus A350 at Geneva, filmed from the flight deck over the turquoise Rhone at sunrise.
What the video covers
Written in our own words. It only describes what the video shows and says.The descent
Qatar Airways shows the approach and landing of an Airbus A350 at Geneva Airport in a video of almost three minutes. There is no commentary. According to the video description, the aircraft descends into Geneva, passes over the turquoise waters of the Rhone and lands at sunrise. The video opens with a wide view from the flight deck over hills, fields and villages under a pale morning sky, with a mountain ridge on the horizon. In between, the flight deck itself is shown: two pilots wearing headsets behind the A350 displays, one with a hand on the controls.
Following the Rhone
The aircraft then follows the river as it winds through the landscape. The water is a striking turquoise. An industrial site and woodland line the banks. As the aircraft gets lower, the view becomes busier: a residential area with allotment gardens, a business park with a large roof covered in solar panels, and then the airport grounds with another aircraft parked on the apron.
Landing at Geneva
The final part is filmed from the flight deck and from a side window. The runway comes into view, the aircraft touches down and rolls out along the runway, with grass and mountains in the background. The video ends with a subscribe button on screen. Footage: Qatar Airways via YouTube.
