Hong Kong Airlines Inaugural Flight Water Cannon Salute | Melbourne Airport Plane Spotting

A special day of plane spotting at Melbourne Airport (MEL/YMML) — featuring the Hong Kong Airlines inaugural flight into Melbourne on 13 December 2025! The inaugural service HX13 was operated by an Airbus A330-300 (rego: B-LHL) and received a fantastic water cannon salute on arrival — a great moment to capture on camera. Hong Kong Airlines had already launched flights into Sydney from 21 June 2025, and now Melbourne has officially joined the network — a great milestone for aviation fans in Australia. This video is a short, action-packed highlights reel all filmed in one day, featuring a variety of airlines and aircraft.