Diversions!! - a packed apron including two BA Boeing 747's,
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.
.
British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVE arrived as the "BA 028"
from Hong Kong while the aircraft behind it - G-CIVU - arrived
as the "BA 054" from Johannesburg
.
British Airways Airbus A320 G-EUUJ was operating flight
"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
London Executive Aviation Embraer Legacy 600 G-WCCI 
Air France used Brit Air Canadair CRJ 700 F-GRZC on both
Airbus A321 TC-OAK operated Onur Air's first IT flight of the "summer" 
SAS used Atlantic Airways BAe 146-200 OY-RCA on their morning 
flybe Embraer 195 G-FBEJ positioned in during the morning
RAF Tristar C2A ZE706 operated a "medivac" flight and later 
Scot Airways Dornier 328 G-CCGS operated a charter flight bringing 
Challenger VP-CKR - which diverted from Luton earlier in the 
Lear Jer 60 EI-REX was also parked up on the Elmdon apron....
.... while Atlantic Express ATR 42 G-DRFC was parked in front of the flybe hangar
Air Southwest Dash 8-300 G-WOWB operated a "Fear of Flying" flight
RAF C 17 ZZ174 visited during the morning in support of 
Flightline MD 83 G-FLTM - which is in Aviajet colours - operated a
Swiss Air Force Falcon 50 T-783 visited the 
SAS used MD 82 LN-RMC on their morning service from Copenhagen
Diversions!! - a packed apron including two BA Boeing 747's, 
British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVE arrived as the "BA 028" 
British Airways Airbus A320 G-EUUJ was operating flight 
First Choice Boeing 767-300 G-OOBM was operating flight
Challenger VP-CKR was a Luton Diversion
The day also saw the start of the Irish invasion for the
Ryanair used their latest Boeing 737-8AS EI-DYA on their
Air Berlin used Boeing 737-86J D-ABBB on their service from 
Air France used Hex Air Embraer 135 F-GYPE on their morning