All Nippon Airways operated two Boeing 777-300 charters through Auckland carrying officials to the 2017 World Masters Games closing ceremony held in the City of Sails ahead of Kansai's hosting of the event on 2021.
Both flights were flown by
JA783A and it arrived Auckland from Kansai 28 April as ANA1977 and departed as ANA9410 to Narita. It then returned to Auckland 01 May from Narita as ANA9409 and departed as ANA1978 to Kansai.
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| Nicely caught by D Talbot as it departed Auckland 01 May 2017. |