a Boeing 777, a First Choice Boeing 767 and a Thomsonfly
Boeing 767-300 had all diverted to BHX due to bad
weather at Heathrow and Gatwick.
.
from Hong Kong while the aircraft behind it - G-CIVU - arrived
as the "BA 054" from Johannesburg
.
.
"BA 881" from Moscow to Heathrow when it diverted to BHX
while the Avro RJ 100 behind - G-BZAX - was operating flight
"BA 8731" from Frankfurt to London City
.
First Choice Boeing 767-300 G-OOBM was operating flight
"FCA 085" from Porlamar to Gatwick to where it positioned
back mid morning
.
Challenger VP-CKR was a Luton Diversion
.
The day also saw the start of the Irish invasion for the
"Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival" with Aer Lingus operating
a number of additional flights/upgrades - Airbus A321 EI-CPF
operated the mid morning service from Dublin
.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xctO5pqJomE9al9IxLPlzabaZyarJRRShIy_ZlP_w1jTcCuYACKMpGU6nox3GkJPHN1Es7-7J0vlHGDmvzZfdj6cgzXlRGOuLkrUC45wTU2Toyv4Vo8rpwv1fGTImnn7sD_rPND34d8/s400/G-OOBM_BHX_2008.03.10.jpg)
"FCA 085" from Porlamar to Gatwick to where it positioned
back mid morning
.
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.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YpwxNxIp9GBUzebJbWt0KM7XONi-nMoE-GZVeuE29ve4jIwSlVshZqY8VIyQPEl7ujAZbTQF4Nx38L4FZeqrHf8xVqm3L626Prh_FMkReQGUw5W38eFNc67f-CWivQWpTBMj1vp5kQo/s400/EI-CPF_BHX_2008.03.10.jpg)
"Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival" with Aer Lingus operating
a number of additional flights/upgrades - Airbus A321 EI-CPF
operated the mid morning service from Dublin