Sunday 8 August 2010 - Blue Line MD 83 F-GMLU operates charter to Malaga

Blue Line MD 83 F-GMLU which wears a smart black scheme....

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.... positioned in to operate the final student charter back to Malaga
.Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J D-ABKL operated their
weekly flight to Paderborn - its first visit to BHX
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Aurela Boeing 737-382 LY-SKW operated the third of a series

of peak season IT flights for Thomas Cook from/to Ibiza

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Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGI was an evening

arrival operating their weekly IT flight from Dalaman
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Flairjet Embraer Phenom 100 G-RAAL was a

morning visitor to the Elmdon apron

Sunday 31 May 2009 - Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGH operates IT flight from Dalaman

Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGH arrived from Dalaman on

the return sector of an extra IT flight for the Bank Holiday before

positioning to Glasgow. It wears additional "Scottravel Holidays"

titles on the lower rear fuselage
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Emirates Airbus A330-243 A6-EAK arrived from Dubai operating

the final Airbus evening service before it is upgraded to a Boeing 777

operation effective from Monday 1 June 2009
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Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EFF operated their evening service from

Dublin - its second visit of the day having "first visited" at lunchtime
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Gulfstream 550 EI-GDL was an early evening arrival parking

on the Elmdon apron

Monday 24 May 2010 - Delta Boeing 757-251 N544US diverts in due to Manchester security alert

Delta Boeing 757-251 N544US operating flight "DL 154" from
New York JFK was one of a number of aircraft to divert into
BHX when Manchester Airport was closed by a security alert....

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.... after refueling it continued onto Manchester
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The other two diversions were Continental Boeing 757-224 N17133

operating flight "CO 020" from Newark....
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.... and Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGI which was in an all
white scheme with just a small "Istanbul - European Capital of

Culture" sticker by the front passenger door
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Tailwind Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8 TC-TLC operated the KTHY

Cyprus Turkish Airlines flight from Dalaman and Ercan in

Northern Cyprus - the first visit of this Turkish airline to BHX
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Viking Boeing 737-86N SE-RHX which had positioned in on

Sunday afternoon operated their weekly flight to northen Iraq
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Citation CJ2 YU-BUU was an evening visitor to the Elmdon apron

Sunday 29 August 2010 - Aurela Boeing 737 LY-SKA flying for Thomas Cook

Aurela Boeing 737-35B LY-SKA operated the weekly

Thomas Cook IT flight from Ibiza - its first visit to BHX
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Mahan Air Airbus A310-304 EP-MNO operated their flight

to Tehran - its first visit to BHX since joining the Mahan Air

fleet earlier in the year. The aircraft had previously visited

BHX when it was operated by Air Transat as C-GTSI
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Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-SGI operated their flight

from Dalaman - following the collapse of the tour operator

using this rotation - Kiss Flights - this was the final planned

Saga Airlines flight of the summer to BHX

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RAF C17 ZZ174 was a lunchtime visitor on a medivac flight
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Netjets Gulfstream 550 CS-DKJ was a morning arrival
spending the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Sunday 1 August 2010 - Aurela Boeing 737 LY-SKW flying for Thomas Cook

Aurela Boeing 737-382 LY-SKW operated the second of a series

of peak season IT flights to Ibiza on behalf of Thomas Cook

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Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-TGH was an evening arrival

operating an additional weekly IT flight from Dalaman

Wednesday 21 July 2010 - Aer Arann ATR 72 EI-REM takes Aston Villa to Dublin

Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72-212A EI-REM positioned in to operate
an Aer Arann flight taking Aston Villa to Dublin - departing from the
Elmdon apron for their friendly match against Irish football team
Bohemians on Saturday afternoon.. Photo: Mike Hollick

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Air France Airbus A320-214 F-GKXI operated their evening

service from Paris CDG in place of the usual CityJet Avro RJ 85

as they tried to catch up after earlier flights had been cancelled

by industrial action in France
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Onur Air Airbus A321-231 TC-OAE replaced the previously
planned Saga 737-800 from Dalaman as the CAA organised
repatriation flights returned Goldtrail Travel customers home
after the failure of that tour operator
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Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAD was a morning
arrival operating a priority freight charter....
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.... while Nightexpress Beech 99 D-IEXB was an afternoon arrival
operating a priority freight charter from Frankfurt
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Learjet 40 D-CGGC which had arrived on Tuesday was
an afternoon departure from the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 14 July 2010 - Saga Boeing 737 TC-JGH operates IT flight from Dalaman

Saga Airlines Boeing 737-86J TC-TGH operated

their weekly IT flight from Dalaman....
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.... while Boeing 737-48E TC-TGD operated their flight to Bodrum
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Fleet Air International Saab 340A HA-TAD was an afternoon
arrival operating a priority freight charter
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BAe 125 CC3 ZD704 was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron
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Falcon 2000EX N85M was a morning arrival parking up

to nightstop on the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 7 July 2010 - Saga Boeing 737 TC-SGI operates IT flight to Dalaman

Saga Airlines commenced their summer IT programme from BHX

- Boeing 737-86J TC-SGI operated the first flight to Dalaman....

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.... while Boeing 737-48E TC-SGE departed to Bodrum - the aircraft

wears titles promoting "Dedeman Hotels & Resorts" a Turkish hotel chain

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Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72-212 EI-SLM arrived from Dublin after

AT7 EI-REO diverted there on its way from Shannon and the crew

changed aircraft! - the first visit of this Aer Arann aircraft to BHX

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Royal Danish Air Force Challenger 604 C-172 was an afternoon

visitor to the Elmdon apron to collect passengers off....
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.... RAF C 17 ZZ174 which parked up to night stop on

Taxiway Lima - the end former cross Runway
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Roger Penske Racing Gulfstream 450 N500RP was an early

morning arrival in advance of this weekends British Grand Prix

at Silverstone - after unloading it departed to Luton

Saga Airlines to return for Summer 2010!!

Saga Airlines (SGX) - the Turkish charter operator - will

be returning to BHX for the peak summer 2010 season with

a weekly Boeing 737-800 flight to Dalaman

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Turkey - which is outside the Euro zone - looks set to be a

popular destination again for summer 2010 and these flights

- please see below for schedule - are in addition to flights

already planned by Cyprus Turkish, Onur Air, Pegasus and

Turkish Airlines

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The flights are being sold by Kiss Flights who are also a new

operator from BHX for Summer 2010 and can be booked at

- http://www.kissflights.com/

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SUNDAY - weekly from 25 July to 31 October 2010

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1950/2050 SGX723/724 73H from/to Dalaman

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Tuesday 1 December 2010

Sunday 24 May 2009 - flyglobespan operate Boeing 767 subcharter for Monarch

flyglobespan Boeing 767-306ER G-SPNA positioned in from Dublin

in the early hours of Sunday morning to operate a subcharter on

behalf of Monarch to Paphos, Cyprus....

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.... returning in the early evening
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Air Finland Boeing 757-2Q8ET OH-AFJ positioned out to Oslo
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Aer Lingus Airbus A321-211 EI-CPE operated their evening service
from Dublin in place of the usual A320
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Saga Airlines Boeing 737-48E TC-SGD arrived from Dalaman to
operate an extra IT flight - it still wears small Air Algerie titles
and tail insignia from an earlier lease
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CityJet/Scot Airways Dornier 328-110 G-BYMK departed
back to Newcastle after that teams defeat at Aston Villa