Leeds Bradford: Aviation Nostalgia Thread

[mdobuk21]

Not had many DC10s since? AOM/Challenge Air during euro96 and a mytravel one early 2000’s?

 

[LBA4EVER]

I think it may have been Wordways and as far as I can remember Air Transat used 757s

You are correct it was worldways the L1011. I seem to recall it having a blue stripe on it, was only a little one at westfield primary school at the time and seeing one takeoff, amazing what i can remember.
It really is amazing to think we used to have a weekly boeing747 operate in! Could do with some more of the big boys in!

 

[752]

Been a long time since we have a double bogey passenger aircraft land, think the last time was during Covid when Jet2 was going MAN - LBA - AGP double drops. wonder if we will see some again and if so which aircraft? Would love to see 757 back again but i doubt it unless its extraordinary circumstances. Would love to see something bigger though

 

[White Heather]

Not had many DC10s since? AOM/Challenge Air during euro96 and a mytravel one early 2000’s?

Airtours (before My travel) flew in the occasional DC10 to cover for tech A320s.

You are correct it was worldways the L1011. I seem to recall it having a blue stripe on it, was only a little one at westfield primary school at the time and seeing one takeoff, amazing what i can remember.
It really is amazing to think we used to have a weekly boeing747 operate in! Could do with some more of the big boys in!

Fairly sure I posted a photo on here of a Worldways Tristar. It will be in LBA nostalgia photos somewhere.

 

[Seasider]

Who remembers when you flew to Spain in the 70’s & 80’s where you had your photo taken as you got off the plane. That’s how I know my first flight in Aug 76 was on a Dan-Air 727 to ALC. Talking to my parents years later they told me we were delayed 24 hours due to strikes and we had to sleep in the car at either EMA or BHX. My first LBA flight was the following year again in August to ALC. I‘m sure that flight was with Britannia. If anyone has a timetable for August 1977 and tell me how many flights there were to ALC and who operated them I’d love to know.

I hope goldendays does not mind me answering this post.
Britannia started operating B737.200 advanced in November 1976 with flights to PMI in Mon/Fri and ALC on Tue/Sat.I can't find my TT for 1977, but I believe they continued the PMI/ALC flights and, I think, IBZ. Summer 1978 they operated to PMI/ALC/BCN/IBZ.

 

[ls27]

My old mind is remembering that at times we had an A300 qv or may be an A330. with I think Airtours (qv) when the based aircraft threw a wobbley. I remebere one over flying a site I was surveying in Bramley

 

[White Heather]

My old mind is remembering that at times we had an A300 qv or may be an A330. with I think Airtours (qv) when the based aircraft threw a wobbley. I remebere one over flying a site I was surveying in Bramley

Did Airtours operate those? I remember MD83s, A320s and DC10s. The only A300s I personally recall at LBA were Iberia and never anything like that based.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Did Airtours operate those? I remember MD83s, A320s and DC10s. The only A300s I personally recall at LBA were Iberia and never anything like that based.

I remember the aircraft that you mention, and was fairly sure that they also operated B757's and B767's. As for the A300/A330, I can't recall. A quick web search, shows that they had 5 A330's in their fleet (they also had a B747).
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[Gray Ham]

In their first summer season (1977), Britannia operated fortnightly to Rimini. I know for sure because I took one of these flights for a Fly-drive package and can remember exactly where I was on 7/7/77 (Lake Garda).

 

[Kevin Farnell]

In their first summer season (1977)

I assume you mean their first summer season from LBA, as Britannia were operating for many years before that.

 

[ChrisBBB]

Did Airtours operate those? I remember MD83s, A320s and DC10s. The only A300s I personally recall at LBA were Iberia and never anything like that based.

In slightly more recent times, Onur Air also operated A300s on a pretty regular basis

 

[White Heather]

In slightly more recent times, Onur Air also operated A300s on a pretty regular basis

Yes they did. I was more thinking of the early days post runway extension.

 

[lbaspotter]

Did Airtours operate those? I remember MD83s, A320s and DC10s. The only A300s I personally recall at LBA were Iberia and never anything like that based.

I remember the Sky Service A330 came in at least once subbing for a tech A320 which I as on summer lease to Airtours/My Travel.

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

Monarch graced our concrete with four Airbus 300s, G-MONS for a Bergen day trip 12 September 1995, G-MAJS for a Rome day trip 24 October 1995, G-OJMR for an overnight Rovaniemi 'see Santa' 16 December 1995, and G-MONR for a Rome 'Mighty Whites' European football visit 02 March 2000.

BH

 

[Easy289]

ZB also showcased their A330s on an odd occasion.

 

[ChrisBBB]

ZB also showcased their A330s on an odd occasion.

I remember watching one land from Clayton (yes, Clayton near Queensbury). You could actually see planes landing and touching down on 14 from my living room
I believe it was a troop flight probably around 2008/9.

 

[markietg]

Monarch graced our concrete with four Airbus 300s, G-MONS for a Bergen day trip 12 September 1995, G-MAJS for a Rome day trip 24 October 1995, G-OJMR for an overnight Rovaniemi 'see Santa' 16 December 1995, and G-MONR for a Rome 'Mighty Whites' European football visit 02 March 2000.

BH

These day trips were very popular in the 90’s. I think the company who operated them were called Transun. Do they still operate the Lapland charters? I personally did 3 day trips with them. Venice and Salzburg both on Airtours MD83’s from MAN and Iceland on a Caledonian A320 from BLK.

 

[northsouth]

From memory the sky service A333 operating for about 4 days covering for the based Airtours B757 in march 2001 time approx but as per norm it diverted to manchester on the last day of planned operation due to the fog

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

ZB also showcased their A330s on an odd occasion.

Two Monarch Airbus A330-200s on charters for the Ministry of Defence in September 2009. G-SMAN operated MON718P/9718 from Manchester to Paderborn on the 08th, and G-EOMA operated MON9719/719P on the 22nd from Paderborn to Manchester.

BH

 

[White Heather]

Two Monarch Airbus A330-200s on charters for the Ministry of Defence in September 2009. G-SMAN operated MON718P/9718 from Manchester to Paderborn on the 08th, and G-EOMA operated MON9719/719P on the 22nd from Paderborn to Manchester.

BH

I saw both the Monarch A330s go out to Paderborn and return. There's probably a photo of mine of the return flight somewhere in the LBA photo thread.