Monday 11 December 2017 - Seeing double Emirates Airbus A380s as 4 visit after Sundays snowfall

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOY operated their lunchtime flight from Dubai landing as
A380-842 A6-EUY which had diverted to Manchester the previous day was still boarding

As no stand was available A380 A6-EOY then had to hold on Taxiway Alpha while a
number of following arrivals landed and then backtracked down Runway 33 to pass it

Emirates Airbus A380-842 A6-EUY was soon on its way albeit nearly 24 hours late....

.... departing to Dubai and causing its own snowstorm as it lifted off Runway 33

As a result of Sunday's diversions both of which went to Manchester and then returned
today/Monday a total of 4 Emirates Airbus A380s operated through Birmingham -

1030/1230 EK39D/8040 388 from Manchester/to Dubai A6-EUY
- return of flight diverted on Sunday - Emirates
1125/1330 EK039/040 388 from/to Dubai A6-EOY
- planned aircraft allocation - Emirates
1730/1930 EK37D/8038 388 from Manchester/to Dubai A6-EOX
- return of flight diverted on Sunday - Emirates
1845/2050 EK037/038 388 from/to Dubai A6-EDJ
- planned aircraft allocation - Emirates

Above are "planned times - the final flight did not depart until after 0200 Tuesday morning!

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-GDF operated their flight from Tenerife - its first visit to BHX

Icelandair Boeing 757-23N TF-FIC operated their flight from Reykjavik Keflavik going on
an extended airport tour on arrival due to a number stands still being blocked by snow

Jet2 Boeing 737-8K5 G-GDFX positioned in from Belfast to operate their flight to Krakow
as they brought in additional capacity to catch up after Sunday's snow related delays

Jet2 Boeing 737-86Q G-GDFY operated their flight to Tenerife

SAS Airbus A321-232 OY-KBE operated their morning service to Copenhagen
after their Sunday afternoon service was cancelled due to the snow

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZWY operated their flight from Geneva
as they increased their schedule for the start of the ski season

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZRD operated their mid-morning service to Belfast International

flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-FLBD taxy's to the terminal from the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar

Air Taxi Europe Cessna 406 Caravan II D-IFFF was an afternoon arrival
on the Elmdon apron - the Germans don't let a little snow stop them!!

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Wednesday 5 April 2017 - Jet2 Boeing 737-36Q G-GDFG operates their return charter from Venice

Jet2 Boeing 737-36Q G-GDFG operated their return charter from Venice....

.... before positioning out to East Midlands

Cobalt Airbus A320-214 5B-DCY operated their flight to Larnaca - its first visit to BHX

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZWU operated their flight to Geneva

Helvetic Embraer 190LR HB-JVO operated the evening Swiss flight from Zurich

Arcus Air Dornier 228-202 D-CAAL was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop

Air Taxi Europe Cessna 406 Caravan II D-IATE was an afternoon departure

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FLBK was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop on the Elmdon apron

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Wednesday 8 February 2017 - Prada Gulfstream 450 I-XPRA is a morning arrival from Milan Linate

Gulfstream 450 I-XPRA was a morning arrival from Milan Linate - it is operated on behalf of....

.... Prada, the Italian luxury fashion house, and after unloading positioned out to Farnborough

Speedwings Executive Citation CJ2 OE-FXE was a morning arrival from Geneva

Zenith Aviation Learjet 45 G-SOVB made a brief morning visit returning in the evening

RVL Cessna 406 Caravan G-RLVX was a lunchtime visitor operating an air ambulance flight

Flight Calibration Services Diamond DA-62 G-GBAS spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron - the
first visit of this type of aircraft. It spent Tuesday night/the early hours of Wednesday morning....

.... checking the ILS - Instrument Landing System - and later departed to Coventry Photos: Brett Allen

Air Charter X Boeing 737-5Q8 9H-YES operated a return charter from Kuusamo, Finland

Eastern Jetstream 41 G-MAJW was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron....

.... arriving from Stansted before continuing onto Exeter

easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZPV operated their lunchtime flight from Geneva - its first visit to BHX

Small Planet Airbus A320-214 LY-ONJ - which is in the basic colour scheme of its
previous operator Afriqiyah Airways - operated their weekly flight from Paderborn

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Friday 3 February 2017 - Germania Airbus A319-112 D-ASTY operates their flight to Arvidsjaur, Sweden

Germania Airbus A319-112 D-ASTY positioned in from Hamburg to operate
their flight to Arvidsjaur, Sweden, via Hahn - its first visit to BHX

Cavok Air Antonov 12BP UR-CBG which had arrived from Ghardaia, Algeria, on Thursday evening....

.... was a morning departure operating a freight charter to St John's, Newfoundland

.... climbing away off Runway 15

Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-IJR operated their morning service from Zurich

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-EPK operated their lunchtime flight to Dubai

RVL Cessna 406 Caravan 2 G-RVLW was an afternoon visitor operating a freight charter

NPAS Eurocopter EC135 P2+ G-EMID made a couple of visits during the day

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Thursday 2 February 2017 - Pskovavia Antonov 26B RA-26142 spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Pskovavia Antonov 26B RA-26142 spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron....

.... it had been an early morning arrival from Pskov via Malmo

.... after loading it later departed to Tyumen, Russia, via Malmo and Pskov

PIA Boeing 777-2Q8ER AP-BMG in their "retro" colour scheme operated their flight to Islamabad

KLM "retro" Boeing 737-8K2 PH-BXA operated their morning service to Amsterdam

Bombardier Challenger 300 G-KALS was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

RVL Cessna 406 Caravan 2 G-RVLW was a morning visitor

Cessna 210M G-TOTN was a morning visitor departing off Runway 15

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