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| China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-243 B-6058 rotates off a very wet Runway 15 operating the third and final flight of a short series of charters to Beijing, China.... |
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| .... it had earlier arrived in the half light at 0542 nearly an hour early! |
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| .... and had a "Follow Me" vehicle to ensure it found its way |
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| .... to Stand 56C |
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| .... while it may have been a grey start to the day a couple of hours later it was sitting in the sun! |
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| This flight was taking the second group of Chinese tourists home after their UK holiday.... |
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| .... China Southern Airlines Flight number: CZ3002 |
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| Unfortunately by the time Airbus A330-243 B-6058 was on its way to depart the rain had arrived.... |
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| .... so as it lifted off Runway 15 it produced a cloud of spray |
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| .... before climbing away to Beijing - again nonstop from Birmingham! |
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| Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-EMK operated their morning service to Perpignan departing off Runway 15.... |
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| .... and giving another view of its "National Express - UK Airport Transfers" logo jet colour scheme |
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| Jettime Boeing 737-382QC OY-JTF operated the Mistral Air student exchange charter to Rome |
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| Thomas Cook Boeing 767-31KER G-TCCB was an afternoon arrival when it diverted after Manchester was closed by a security alert involving a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 - after refuelling it continued to Manchester |
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| Aviavilsa Antonov 26B HA-TCV was a lunchtime visitor operating a freight charter and departing to Stavanger |
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| Gulfstream 650 N673HA which had arrived on Monday evening was an afternoon departure to Paris Le Bourget |
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| Tyrol Air Ambulance Astra SPX OE-GBD made a brief afternoon visit to the Elmdon apron |
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| FAI Learjet 55ER D-CAAE which had arrived on an air ambulance flight on Monday evening departed to Nuremberg |
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| Piper Malibu Mirage N186CB which had arrived the previous week as an afternoon departure |
