Sunday 10 December 2017 - Birmingham Airport is closed for much of the day after a heavy snowfall

Birmingham Airport was closed for much of the day after a heavy morning snowfall....

.... covered the runway with snow clearing teams working hard to reopen the airfield

A snowy view of the Elmdon site and the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar....

.... looking across the Elmdon apron towards the runway and the Airport Fire Station

As a result of the airport closure many flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted to other airports

Qatar Boeing 787-8 A7-BDD which had earlier diverted to Manchester....

.... returns to a still snow covered BHX

Birmingham Airport Photo Blog

to see more photos "click" HERE to go to the homepage

The BHX Blog

Sunday 10 September 2017 - Boeing 727-2U5 HZ-AB3 is an early arrival when it diverts in from Stansted

Boeing 727-2U5 HZ-AB3 was an early morning arrival when it diverted in from Stansted

More photos later

Saturday 2 September 2017 - Hainan Boeing 787-8 B-2723 diverts in from foggy Manchester

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-8 B-2723 was a morning arrival when it diverted in due to poor visibility at Manchester

More photos later

Wednesday 9 August 2017 - Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDM flying with "I (Love) MCR" titles

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-TCDM operated their flight from Heraklion in place of the usual 757-300....

.... it wears additional "I (Love) MCR" titles following the terrorist attack on the Manchester Arena in May 2017

Thomas Cook Boeing 757-3CQ G-JMAA had positioned in from Manchester to operate the return
service to Heraklion after having gone "tech" and been replaced by G-TCDM on the earlier flight

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-ABNK which is leased from Air Berlin operated their flight from Vienna

Blue Air Boeing 737-8K5 YR-BMI operated their flight from Cluj-Napoca - the aircraft
retains the basic colour scheme of its previous operator Transaero (of Russia)

CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJF operated the mid-morning KLM flight from Amsterdam

Air Transat Airbus A330-243 C-GTSR operated their weekly flight from Toronto....

.... departing back to Toronto off Runway 33

British Airways Airbus A319-131 G-EUOH was a morning visited when it diverted in due to landing
delays at Manchester caused by a disabled aircraft - after refuelling it continued onto Manchester

Vueling Airbus A320-232 EC-LQL operated their flight to Barcelona

Cobalt Airbus A320-214 5B-DCY operated their flight to Larnaca....

.... departing off Runway 33

 

Netjets Hawker 750 CS-DUC was a morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Homeserve Bell 429 G-HPIN was a afternoon visitor also returning later

Birmingham Airport Photo Blog

to see more photos "click" HERE to go to the homepage

The BHX Blog

Tuesday 28 February 2017 - American Airlines Airbus A330-243 N290AY diverts in from a snowy Manchester

American Airlines Airbus A330-243 N290AY was a morning arrival from Philadelphia when it diverted
in from Manchester which had been closed after a snow shower had passed over the airfield....

.... after refuelling it continued onto Manchester - this was the first visit of an American A330 to BHX

Lufthansa Airbus A319-114 D-AILU "Lu" also diverted in from Frankfurt before continuing onto Manchester

Blue Air Boeing 737-85F YR-BMD operated their flight to Bucharest....

.... only its second visit since it return from lease last year to TUI

Air France Airbus A318-111 F-GUGC operated their lunchtime service to Paris CDG

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AEWU operated their afternoon service to Dusseldorf

Falcon 7X N360PZ which had arrived on Monday was an afternoon departure

Citation CJ2 F-HMPR was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

Birmingham Airport Photo Blog

to see more photos "click" HERE to go to the homepage

The BHX Blog

Wednesday 28 December 2016 - Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBD makes its first visit to BHX

Swiss Bombardier C Series CS100 HB-JBD operated their morning flight to Zurich - its
first visit to BHX - all 4 CS100s currently in service with Swiss have now visited BHX

BA Cityflyer Embraer 190-100SR G-LCYW was an early morning arrival from Frankfurt
when it diverted in due to poor visibility at London City Airport - its first visit to BHX

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOK operated their flight from Dubai

RAF Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 ZZ330 was an afternoon arrival from RAF Akrotiri
in Cyprus when it diverted in due to poor visibility at RAF Brize Norton

Birmingham Airport Photo Blog

to see more photos "click" HERE to go to the homepage

The BHX Blog

Saturday 26 November 2016 - TAP Express Embraer 190LR CS-TPS diverts in from Manchester

TAP Express/Air Portugal Embraer 190LR CS-TPS was an evening arrival when it diverted in....

.... due to poor visibility at Manchester - the first visit of a TAP Embraer 190 to BHX - after
off-loading the passengers and refuelling it positioned back to Lisbon Photos: Chris Evans

UPS Boeing 767-34AFER N315UP was a late evening arrival from Philadelphia when it was
rerouted after missing the 2000 closure of East Midlands runway for weekend resurfacing

Blue Air Boeing 737-4D7 YR-BAQ operated their flight from Bucharest

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 A7-BCY operated their flight to Doha

Citation Sovereign CN-TLA was an evening arrival from Barcelona....

.... parking up for a couple of hours before continuing onto Luton

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXH....

.... and Citation XLS CS-DXS visited the Elmdon apron during the day

RVL Cessna 310R G-SOUL was an afternoon arrival in advance of the closure of East Midlands runway

Piper Turbo Arrow 4 G-BPXJ was a day stopping visitor

Birmingham Airport Photo Blog

to see more photos "click" HERE to go to the homepage

The BHX Blog

Monday 21 November 2016 - TUI Belgium Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JAY arrives with Club Brugge

TUI Belgium Boeing 737-8K5 OO-JAY was a morning arrival from Ostend - its first visit to BHX....

.... bringing in Club Brugge for their UEFA "Champions League" match against Leicester City on Tuesday
evening - it then positioned back to Brussels - Jetairfly was rebranded as TUI Belgium in October 2016

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOR operated their lunchtime flight from Dubai arriving in the rain!

easyJet Airbus A319-111 G-EZIN operated their mid-morning service from Belfast International

Icelandair Boeing 757-223 TF-ISS operated their flight to Reykjavik/Keflavik

Michelin Air Services Falcon 2000EX F-HLPN made a brief early afternoon visit

Fly Vectra Citation XLS+ G-RSXP was a lunchtime arrival when it diverted in due to the weather at Oxford

Pilatus PC-12/47E M-YAKW which had arrived on Sunday was an afternoon departure

Cessna 441 Conquest EI-DMG was a day stopping visitor to the Elmdon apron

RAF Lockheed C-130J Hercules C4 ZH877 diverted in during the afternoon
due to the weather at RAF Brize Norton

Birmingham Airport Photo Blog

to see more photos "click" HERE to go to the homepage

The BHX Blog