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| Airbus A320-214 G-OZBX was a late afternoon departure after attention by Monarch Aircraft Engineering.... |
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| .... departing to Shannon off Runway 33 - the last time an aircraft in Monarch colours will be seen at BHX? |
Monday 18 December 2017 - Airbus A320-214 G-OZBX departs to Shannon - last Monarch aircraft at BHX?
Monday 11 December 2017 - Seeing double Emirates Airbus A380s as 4 visit after Sundays snowfall
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| Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EOY operated their lunchtime flight from Dubai landing as A380-842 A6-EUY which had diverted to Manchester the previous day was still boarding |
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| As no stand was available A380 A6-EOY then had to hold on Taxiway Alpha while a number of following arrivals landed and then backtracked down Runway 33 to pass it |
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| Emirates Airbus A380-842 A6-EUY was soon on its way albeit nearly 24 hours late.... |
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| .... departing to Dubai and causing its own snowstorm as it lifted off Runway 33 |
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| As a result of Sunday's diversions both of which went to Manchester and then returned today/Monday a total of 4 Emirates Airbus A380s operated through Birmingham - |
- return of flight diverted on Sunday - Emirates
1125/1330 EK039/040 388 from/to Dubai A6-EOY
- planned aircraft allocation - Emirates
1730/1930 EK37D/8038 388 from Manchester/to Dubai A6-EOX
- return of flight diverted on Sunday - Emirates
1845/2050 EK037/038 388 from/to Dubai A6-EDJ
- planned aircraft allocation - Emirates
Above are "planned times - the final flight did not depart until after 0200 Tuesday morning!
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| Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-GDF operated their flight from Tenerife - its first visit to BHX |
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| Icelandair Boeing 757-23N TF-FIC operated their flight from Reykjavik Keflavik going on an extended airport tour on arrival due to a number stands still being blocked by snow |
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| Jet2 Boeing 737-8K5 G-GDFX positioned in from Belfast to operate their flight to Krakow as they brought in additional capacity to catch up after Sunday's snow related delays |
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| Jet2 Boeing 737-86Q G-GDFY operated their flight to Tenerife |
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| SAS Airbus A321-232 OY-KBE operated their morning service to Copenhagen after their Sunday afternoon service was cancelled due to the snow |
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| easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZWY operated their flight from Geneva as they increased their schedule for the start of the ski season |
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| easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZRD operated their mid-morning service to Belfast International |
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| flybe Dash 8Q-402 G-FLBD taxy's to the terminal from the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar |
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| Air Taxi Europe Cessna 406 Caravan II D-IFFF was an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron - the Germans don't let a little snow stop them!! |
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Sunday 10 December 2017 - Birmingham Airport is closed for much of the day after a heavy snowfall
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| Birmingham Airport was closed for much of the day after a heavy morning snowfall.... |
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| .... covered the runway with snow clearing teams working hard to reopen the airfield |
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| A snowy view of the Elmdon site and the Monarch Aircraft Engineering hangar.... |
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| .... looking across the Elmdon apron towards the runway and the Airport Fire Station |
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| As a result of the airport closure many flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted to other airports |
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| Qatar Boeing 787-8 A7-BDD which had earlier diverted to Manchester.... |
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| .... returns to a still snow covered BHX |
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Friday 8 December 2017 - LGW Dash 8Q-402 D-ABQB flying for Eurowings to Dusseldorf
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| LGW Dash 8Q-402 D-ABQB which has now been painted all white with Eurowings titles operated.... |
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| .... the delayed morning Eurowings service to Dusseldorf - note the de-icer fluid on the engines and tail |
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| Helvetic Embraer 190LR HB-JVN operated the delayed morning Swiss service to Zurich |
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| Lufthansa Regional Embraer 195LR D-AEME operated their morning service to Munich |
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| Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-111 OO-SSX operated their morning service to Brussels |
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| Jet2 Boeing 737-8MG G-JZHW was a morning departure to Lanzarote |
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| Jet2 Boeing 737-8MG G-JZBC, which is in basic Jet2holidays colours without titles, was an afternoon departure to Krakow |
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| CityJet Avro RJ85 EI-RJO operated the lunchtime KLM service from Amsterdam |
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| Arcus Air Dornier 228-212 D-CAAM spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron |
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| Air Hamburg Citation CJ2 D-IGMW made a brief morning visit |
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| Agusta A-109SP Grand New G-CHFD was an afternoon visitor |
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Saturday 9 December 2017 - Eurowings Airbus A320 OE-IQB operates their inaugural flight to Salzburg
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| Eurowings Europe Airbus A320-214 OE-IQB operated their inaugural flight to Salzburg - this new service will operate twice weekly on Wednesday and Saturday for the ski season |
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| Helvetic Embraer 190LR HB-JVM operated the morning Swiss service to Zurich |
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| Wizz Air Airbus A321-231 HA-LXE operated their service to Warsaw |
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| easyJet Airbus A320-214 G-EZRD operated their morning service to Belfast International |
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| TUI - formerly Thomson - Boeing 787-8 G-TUIC was a morning departure to Barbados |
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| Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZV operated their delayed morning service to Dusseldorf |
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| PIA Boeing 777-240ER AP-BGK operated their flight from Islamabad |
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| Jet2 Boeing 737-86Q G-GDFY operated a charter to La Rochelle taking "Wasps" Rugby team.... |
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| .... to France for their "European Rugby Champions Cup" match on Sunday afternoon |
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| Aer Lingus Airbus A320-216 EI-FNJ operated their lunchtime service to Dublin |
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| Emirates Rolls Royce powered Airbus A380-842 A6-EUQ operated their lunchtime service to Dubai |
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| Flightline BCN Metro II EC-JIP spent the day parked on the Elmdon apron |
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| Gulfstream IV N813PD was a morning arrival from Luton parking up to night stop |
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| Piper Seneca V G-JMOS was a visitor arriving from Bournemouth and departing to Shoreham |
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Tuesday 5 December 2017 - Vulkan Air Antonov 26B UR-CQD is a morning departure to Prestwick
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| Vulkan Air Antonov 26B UR-CQD which had arrived from Bratislava the previous Thursday.... |
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| .... was a morning departure when it positioned out to Prestwick |
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| .... taking off on Runway 33 |
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| Sprint Air Saab 340AF SP-KPH was an early morning arrival from Prague parking up for the day |
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| The Flying Bulls Citation Encore+ OE-GDM was a day stopping visitor on the Elmdon apron |
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| Jet2 Boeing 757-27B G-LSAB was a morning arrival from Newark operating the return flight of their second weekend break trip to New York |
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| Lufthansa Regional Embraer 190LR D-AECG operated their morning service to Frankfurt |
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| Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-IJS operated their morning service to Zurich |
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| LGW Dash 8Q-402 D-ABQM, which is still in Air Berlin colours, operated the early morning Eurowings service to Dusseldorf |
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