A Lovely Sunny Day In The Garden Seeing Aeroplanes On Approach To Birmingham Airport!

     

    So as today was the last bank holiday of the year in England and the sun was beating down we decided to have a family day in the back garden. Pool out, BBQ out and then the youngest shouted "Look Daddy a Jet2". looking up she was rite a Jet2 Airbus A321Neo banking over my house.

    Checking Flight Radar the runway in use was indeed. When This runway is in use I probably get around 40% of all traffic.

So from around midday this is what I noted:

    G-SUNC Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IFW Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    OE-LST easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    A7-BCV Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

    9H-WME Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZBD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-PEMB Aurigny ATR72

    G-TAWV TUI Boeing 737-800

    F-HBLD Air France EMB190

    EI-DWH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    TC-SOB Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    G-DRTR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUND Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    EI-IGO Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-DPF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHW Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    9H-SWK Sun Express Airbus A320

    G-TUMP TUI Boeing 737Max8

    EI-DHX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    PH-HSD KLM Boeing 737-800

    9H-VVS Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    YL ABC Air Baltic Airbus A220

    So around 1800 I'd had enough sun and went inside. Some new aircraft that I needed went the other way over Tamworth. "You Can't Win Em All"

Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000 A7-AOA Arriving At Manchester Airport From Doha

 

A Magnificent Monday Spotting At Manchester Airport

 

    So this week I’m on annual leave, and today was the only day I hadn’t got anything planned to do with the family. So after a lot of begging and pleading I managed to get a day spotting behind the camera.

    So Manchester was my destination after those quick short visits during work really wetted the appetite to go. My last proper spotting trip here must of been 2019 before my flight to Stockholm.

    Anyway back to today! My alarm was set to 05:15 opened the curtains hoping that gorgeous weather we’d had the last few days, and you guessed it cloud! Oh well. I left my house just before 0600 and arrived at Manchester Airport south side around 0715. The good thing of getting there early is you can park in the lay by or what I call the small parking area just off the island. 

    There have been some reports on social media that people are parking in front of the crash gates and other access point for the emergency services and the council in due course are going to make it a no parking area with red lines. At the moment this isn’t the case so just think where you park and don’t spoil it for others. There is a holiday inn about 500m down the road which I was told you can park for a charge.

    After a two minute walk I was on one of the south side mounds and this is where I would stay until around 1330.

This was my view from the viewing mound.

Here’s what was logged from today’s Visit:

    9A-ABC Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-HAX Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-RUKM Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-HMZ Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    G-EZTD easyjet Airbus A320

    9A-LAB Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUK easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SUNB Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWZ TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-EZUZ easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-QFE Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-JZHH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYB Jet2 Airbus A321

    9H-QCF Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYK Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-JZBM Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTZ easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-VVK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-JZHO Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-VYGM Jet2 Airbus A330

    EI-EMC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-UZLF easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-TUKO TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYA Jet2 Airbus A321

    G-DRTW Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNP Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWU TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-HLYI Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TUML TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-UZLR easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    G-TUIB TUI Boeing 787-8

    A7-BHC Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    B-226N Juneyao Air Boeing 787-9

    G-EIDY Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    B-303C Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    A6-ETP Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300

    G-DRTU Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-DEM Aer Lingus Airbus A320

    9H-AMJ Eurowings Airbus A320

    EI-EKC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EVA Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-IHJ Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    D-AIJQ Lufthansa City Airbus A320Neo

    G-LMTD Loganair ATR72

    G-FZDY TUI Boeing 737-800

    YL-ABQ Air Baltic Airbus Airbus A220

    G-EZTK easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-IKM Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-PEMB Aurigny ATR72

    ET-AWP Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    B-LRS Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    OE-IVQ easyjet Airbus A320

    PH-EXS KLM cityhopper EMB 175

    D-AIDB Lufthansa Airbus A321

    G-VNVR Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    EC-OGC Vueling Airbus A320 

    EI-GPO Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72

    SP-RKC Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-RUKG Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    9H-QDI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EBP Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-VLUV Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    TC-JSI Turkish Airlines Airbus A321

    OH-LVL Finnair Airbus A319

    TC-SMD Sun Express Boeing 737 Max8

    G-EZRX easyjet Airbus A320

    EI-SIB SAS Airbus A320Neo

    EI-SCF SAS Airbus A320Neo

    SX-NET Aegean Airbus A320Neo

    D-ASTX Lufthansa City Airbus A319

    G-EZUT easyjet Airbus A320

    G-VEVE Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-EZWI easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZUK easyjet Airbus A320

    OO-TCH Brussels Airways Airbus A320

    PH-AXB KLM Airbus A321Neo

    G-UZHT easyjet Airbus A320Neo

    D-AISO Lufthansa Airbus A321

    G-LTMG Loganair ATR72

    EI-IKK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    G-EZWR easyjet Airbus A320

    G-EZOA easyjet Airbus A320

    TC-RDY Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    CS-TPW TAP Air Portugal EMB190

    9H-CXE Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800

    EI-EMH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    F-HBXA Air France EMB 170

    9K-APH Kuwait Airways Airbus A330-800Neo

    G-GDFV Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-EZWA easyjet Airbus A320

    G-CJML Aer Lingus ATR72

    TC-SPV Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    9H-VUK Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-IGL Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200

    G-EZUA easyjet Airbus A320

    A6-EOD Emirates Airbus A380

    TC-NCN Pegasus Airbus A320Neo

    C-GIOX Air Transat Airbus A321Neo

    OE-LQN easyjet Airbus A319

    EI-SIR SAS Airbus A320Neo

    HZ-AR25 Saudia Boeing 787-10

    TC-LTB Turkish Airlines Airbus A321Neo

    TC-SEK Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    A7-AOA Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000

    TC-RBC Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    TC-MKD Corenden Airlines Boeing 737Max8

    PH-EZM KLM cityhopper EMB190

    SU-GFS Eygptair Airbus A321Neo

    F-HPNH Air France Airbus A220

Time To Pick the Brother In Law Up

 

    An early morning visit to Birmingham Airport to pick my brother in law up after his trip to Portugal. I went firstly over to my old stomping ground in the shape of the Elmdon Multi Storey car park and the once I got the call off him it was over to car park 5 and meet him at the drop off point. This point is free for ten minutes and roughly five minutes walk from the terminal buildings and check in.

    The following were noted around 0820 from the multi storey car park:

    TC-FHL FreeBird Airbus A320

    G-CMJM Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    G-EZUF easyjet Airbus A320

    G-SAJI Loganair EMB 145

    EI-DHX Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-DVG Aer Lingus Airbus A320

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    A7-BCL Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    G-TUMX TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    G-TUII TUI Boeing 787-8

    G-DRTD Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    OM-LEX Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    9HQEI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-DRTR Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-EFH Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-EKK Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    EI-FAT Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72

Final Works Trip Of The Week Took Me To Manchester

 

    Yesterday work took me up to the Manchester area, so as normal I passed the Airport. As like every visit I seem to make to Manchester Airport, new Airlines that I've never seen before in the case Flyone with their Airbus A320, what I was lead to believe the Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9 was a first visit to the Airport.

    So a quick run (well fast walk) up the seemingly never ending stair case to Level 13 on the multi storey car park the following were logged around 0945:

    SE-RSL SAS EMB195LR

    TC-SMP Sun Express Boeing 737Max8

    EI-IGY Ryanair Boeing 737Max8-200

    9H-LOA Lauda Air Airbus A320

    9V-SJC Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900

    OH-LVH Finnair Airbus A319

    SP-RKI Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    PH-DWS Air Charters Europe EMB-135

    EI-HPJ Aer Lingus Regional ATR72

    9H-QCS Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    ER-00011 Flyone Airbus A320

    SE-ROX SAS Airbus A320Neo

    ET-AVE Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900

    G-VLIB Virgin Atlantic Airbus A35-1000

    G-ORAI Aurigny ATR72

    A6-EUY Emirates Airbus A380

    G-VRAY Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330

    G-EIDY Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330

    A7-BHA Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9

    B-LQC Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900

    A9C-FG Gulf Air Boeing 787-9

    B-226N Juneyao Airlines Boeing 787-9

    G-VBOB Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000

    G-TUIO TUI Boeing 787-9

    A6-ETA Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300

    G-EILA Aer Lingus Airbus A330

    B-1097 Hainan Airlines Airbus A330

    G-DRTH Jet2 Boeing 737-800

Plane Crash At Birmingham Airport Causes Travel Chaos For Holiday Makers

 

    Very sad news to that Beech King Air G-NIAA made an Emergency landing at Birmingham Airport shortly after take off from there. The Aircraft was due to depart to Belfast but quickly returned to Birmingham Airport. Upon landing the main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft landed on it belly. All persons on board where treaded by medics at the scene, but all seem to have come out OK.

    As a result of this many holiday makers are unsure when their holidays will begin. All departure have bee cancelled and many in bound flights have either diverted to other airport in the United kingdom or have simply just been cancelled.

Upon writing this I've heard the runway will need to be resurfaced. Many airlines tomorrow are using larger aircraft to try and help the back log of stranded passengers, many of which have also missed their connecting flights.

Photo Credit: Fly into BHX Facebook Group

     Here is a log from Birmingham Airport at 1600:

    G-NIAA Private King AIR

    EI-DCW Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    9H-WNI Wizz Air Airbus A321Neo

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    TC-SNN Sun Express Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMC TUI Boeing 737Max8

    HA-LXH Wizz Air Airbus A321

    A7-BCO Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

    G-LMTD Loganair ATR72

    G-TUMX TUI Boeing 737 Max8

    TC-RFL Pegasus Airbus A321Neo

    G-SUNJ Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    A6-EOS Emirates Airbus A380

    G-TUKT TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTA easyjet Airbus A320

Another Week Same Old Spot For Lunch!!

 So this week started off pretty much in the way that most of my days have been lately working around Birmingham Airport or having to travel back past it to get back to work. Which was today’s cast having been in Coventry.

    I called into the airport around 1315 once again over on the Elmdon side and the following where noted:

    EI-HMX Ryanair Boeing 737 Max8-200

    EI-EKS Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    PH-EXZ KLM cityhopper EMB175

    G-SUNG Jet2 Airbus A321Neo

    G-TAWP TUI Boeing 737-800

    A7-BDA Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8

    G-EZRX easyjet Airbus A320

    G-TAWV TUI Boeing 737-800

    G-TUIF TUI Boeing 787-8

    A6-EOP Emirates Airbus A380

    D-AIZG Lufthansa Airbus A320

    G-EZUR easyjet Airbus A320

    G-JZHB Jet 2 Boeing 737-800

    EI-EBR Ryanair Boeing 737-800

    G-EZTA easyjet Airbus A320

    9H-MFS Jet2 Airbus A330

    G-GDFZ Jet2 Boeing 737-800

    G-TUMT TUI Boeing 737Max8