With Afghanistan's elections kicking off this weekend, ABC's Muhammad Lila ( @MuhammadLila) hopped on the press plane for presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. Destination: Faryab Province.

Boarding was a fairly painless process - no name, no problem.

Boarding pass for covering #Afghan campaign. Could've given them any name. pic.twitter.com/j2zxlGPYE2

- Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) April 2, 2014

And there were plenty of aisle seats available:

So few seats on Abdullah Abdullah's media flight. Which one to choose? #AfghanElection2014 pic.twitter.com/2gqlKhYLBO

- Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) April 2, 2014

Descending into Maymana:

Doesn't matter how many times I do it, I'll never get tired of this view #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/tWOwzf2GzQ

- Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) April 2, 2014

The landing was dicey, but everyone is safe and sound on terra firma:

Heart-stopping: Pilot aborts descent 3x due to thick cloud/fog en route to Faryab province. Just landed now.

- Muhammad Lila (@MuhammadLila) April 2, 2014