Airbus A310-308  (Copyright © Peter Frei)

From Switzerland's Zurich-Kloten Airport, here's a series of beautiful photos of PIA Airbus A310-308 (registration AP-BEU) taken by Peter Frei on December 11, 2003. In this photo you can see AP-BEU on taxiway Romeo after overnight parking at Zurich-Kloten Airport. Peter took this photo at 08:23 AM, about two minutes after sunrise

Airbus A310-308  (Copyright © Peter Frei)

Here is the second photo of AP-BEU taken by Peter at Zurich-Kloten Airport on December 11, 2003. This photo was taken at 08:24 AM, when AP-BEU taxied head-on on taxiway Romeo. After years of absence, a PIA aircraft was finally seen again at Zurich, in the shape of this Airbus A310-308. The reason for its visit was actually that Geneva Airport lacked parking space for it. It brought the Pakistani delegation led by Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held at Geneva in Switzerland. After unloading at Geneva, the aircraft flew to Zurich in the evening of December 9, 2003, arriving here in complete darkness. On the morning of December 11, 2003 it ferried back to Geneva to pick-up the delegation

Airbus A310-308  (Copyright © Peter Frei)

This is the third photo of AP-BEU taken by Peter at Zurich-Kloten Airport on the morning of December 11, 2003. This beautiful photo shows AP-BEU passing the rising sun. What you can see on the ground is not snow, but ripe from a cold, clear night. At this time the aircraft had still only been partially been de-iced. The crew was hurrying as it was anxious not to be in Geneva in time to pick up the delegation headed by Pakistan's Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali. Full de-icing was later done en-route to the runway. Remember, the flight to Geneva is just 300 km, or about 25-30 minutes

Airbus A310-308  (Copyright © Peter Frei)

Here is the fourth photo of AP-BEU taken by Peter at Zurich-Kloten Airport on December 11, 2003. The photo shows AP-BEU during take-off from runway 28 of Zurich-Kloten Airport. As you can see it was lifting-off early and climbed away very steeply, which is no wonder as the aircraft was empty. This photo was taken at 08:42 AM, about 20 minutes after sunrise