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Cobalt is launching a new twice weekly service to Larnaca, Cyprus, from Birmingham Airport

Cobalt, the new Cypriot airline, is launching a twice weekly service to Larnaca,
Cyprus, from Birmingham Airport on Saturday 10 December 2016

Using Airbus A319 aircraft, the flights will leave Birmingham on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 1705 arriving in to Larnaca at 2350 hours.  The flights will
arrive back into Birmingham at 1605 having left Larnaca at 1245 hours 

Commenting on this, Tom Screen, Head of Aviation, Birmingham Airport said:
"We are delighted that we have the opportunity to give passengers even more
choice to visit Larnaca from their local airport.  Cobalt is a new international
airline that has pricing similar to low cost but offers a high end in-flight service"

Philokypros Roussounides, Director of Corporate Affairs from Cobalt said: "It 
is great news that we are expanding in the UK with a new service out of
Birmingham. Larnaca is a beautiful destination and we are pleased to be able
to welcome passengers on-board"

Larnaca, located on the southernmost coast of Cyprus, has a fantastic sunny
climate all year round. Its beautiful town is home to the 9th-century Church
of Saint Lazarus, and boasts fabulous sandy beaches and a palm fringed town
Cobalt schedule from Saturday 10 December 2016

1605/1705 CO614/615 319 from/to Larnaca
- operates on Wednesday and Sunday
Wednesday 30 November 2016

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
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Friday 25 November 2016 - Blue Islands ATR 42-320 G-ISLH operates a charter from Guernsey

Blue Islands ATR 42-320 G-ISLH was a morning arrival from Guernsey - its first visit to BHX....

.... operating a charter flight - after unloading it positioned back to Guernsey

Thomson Boeing 757-2G5 G-OOBN was a morning departure to Sal, Cape Verde

KLM Boeing 737-7K2 PH-BGR operated their morning service to Amsterdam

Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOR operated their lunchtime flight from Dubai

Flightline BCN Metro III EC-GPS spent the day parked up before departing Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden

Sikorsky S 92 G-LAWX was a late afternoon arrival with the passengers for....

.... Global 6000 N193LA which had spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Beech Baron N266EA was a day stopping visitor from Fairoaks
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Wizz Air launch "Budapest" livery on an Airbus A321 that will be seen on their service to Birmingham

Wizz Air in partnership with Budapest Airport and the Budapest 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid have
unveiled the livery of its first "Budapest" aircraft that will be seen on their service to Birmingham....

.... as part of its sponsorship towards the Budapest 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid, Wizz Air has
decorated one Airbus A321 - HA-LXJ - and one Airbus A320 (due in service 1 December 2016) aircraft
of its Budapest based fleet with unique livery carrying Budapest 2024 design elements. The elements
reflect the waves of the Danube River that flows through the heart of the city, as well as the historic
monument of the Statue of Liberty located on one of the highest hills of the Hungarian capital - both
aircraft will wear this livery until 31 August 2017
Wizz Air Budapest winter 2016/17 schedule to Birmingham

1655/1730 W6 2217/2218 32B from/to Budapest
- operates on Tuesday and Saturday
Friday 25 November 2016

Thursday 24 November 2016 - Thomson Boeing 757-236 G-OOBG now flying with TUI titles

Thomson Boeing 757-236 G-OOBG is now wearing billboard TUI titles with TUI.COM
on the engines as TUI/Thomson continue to rebrand their fleet

Lufthansa Airbus A321-231 D-AIDW operated their morning service from Munich - all other
Lufthansa flights to BHX from Frankfurt and Munich were cancelled due to a pilots strike

Vueling Airbus A320-214 EC-KRH operated their flight to Alicante

Piper Twin Comanche N8818Y was a day stopping visitor from the Isle of Man
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Wednesday 23 November 2016 - Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FTH makes its first visit to BHX

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FTH operated their afternoon service from Dublin - its first visit to BHX

Small Planet Airbus A320-214 D-ASPG operated their weekly flight to Paderborn

Aero-Dienst Learjet 45 D-CLMS was an afternoon arrival from Munich parking up to nightstop

Jetfly Pilatus PC-12/47E LX-JFS was a morning arrival from Jersey parking up to night stop

Cessna 310Q N315P was a day stopping visitor arriving from Full Sutton in Yorkshire

Cessna 303 G-DOLY was an afternoon visitor from Biggin Hill

"Leicester City Football Club" Agusta A-109S Grand G-LCFC was a lunchtime visitor
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Tuesday 22 November 2016 - AirTanker Airbus A330-243 G-VYGM flying for TUI Netherlands

AirTanker Airbus A330-243 G-VYGM was a morning departure off Runway 15 when
it positioned out to Amsterdam to operate a TUI Netherlands flight to Punta Cana

Blue Air Boeing 737-46N YR-BAE operated their flight to Bucharest

Thomas Cook Airbus A321-211 G-NIKO operated their flight to Tenerife
 
SAS Airbus A319-132 OY-KBR operated their morning service to Copenhagen

Global 5000 M-CVGL was a morning arrival from Faro

Citation Bravo N550ML which had arrived on Sunday afternoon remained parked on the Elmdon apron

RVL Cessna 406 Caravan G-RVLY spent the morning parked up before departing to Belfast City
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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
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