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The after effects of the Volcanic Ash Cloud resulted in an exotic
movement to BHX - Air Armenia Antonov 12BK EK-11001
brought in a consignment of urgent freight that had been stranded
in Johannesburg routing via Luanda and Tamanrasset in Algeria
and arriving in the early hours of Saturday morning
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After spending the day parked on the Elmdon apron....
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.... it positioned out to Luxembourg lifting off Runway 15....
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.... and climbing away as only an Antonov 12 can!!
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Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-752 TC-JKJ operated their service
from Istanbul - the first visit of a Turkish 737-700 to BHX
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PIA Boeing 777-340ER AP-BID operated their service to Islamabad
- its first visit to BHX since it was painted in their new colour scheme
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Arcus Air Dornier 228 D-CAAM was an afternoon arrival operating
a priority freight charter from Egelsbach in Germany
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A morning view of the packed Elmdon apron including the
Air Armenia Antonov 12 EK-11001, CityLine Hungary
Antonov 26 HA-TCN and Atlantic Electra G-LOFC