Recent content by Scottie Dog

Regrettably my contacts have not responded to my request for clarification and I assume I am now persona non grata! Anyway, having had a long and hard think abut the question I personally think the only way to transfer from T2 to T3 would be via the Skylink. This is based on the fact that...

February data from the CAA is now available and my usual comparison of statistics for the month of February from 2019 to 2026 is given below. E&OE apply but the data is accurate to the best of my ability.

Movements for Wednesday 15th April 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware Cancellations – Lufthansa cabin crew strikes continue to cause havoc. Frankfurt 6 (LH942/LH943/LH946/LH947/LH948/LH949), Munich 2 (LH2500/LH2501) = Total 8 Diversions – Arrivals – 259 Departures – 258 Total Movements – 517...

Movements for Tuesday 14th April 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware Cancellations – Belfast International 1 (U2706), Frankfurt 4 (LH942/LH943/LH948/LH949), Munich 2 (LH2500/LH2501) = Total 7 Diversions – Arrivals – 259 Departures – 256 Total Movements – 515 Notes : For comparison the...

Unfortunately my contact within the Press Office is on annual leave, however I am hoping that another person may be able to provide a response! Fingers crossed.

Excellent figures Ian, allowing for the effect that the Middle East conflict must have imposed. I'm pleased to see that movements are basically inline with my own records (using FR24 data) that showed an increase of 3.84%

Movements for Monday 13th April 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware Cancellations – Dusseldorf 4 (EW9342/EW9343/EW9344/EW9345), Frankfurt 4 (LH946/LH947/LH948/LH949), Munich 2 (LH2500/LH2501), Stuttgart 2 (EW2470/LH2471) = Total 12 Diversions – SunExpress B738 TC-SNT returned to Mancheester...

@KARFA many thanks for your reply and I can fully understand your confusion - and mine as well!! I have emailed a contact of mine within the airport Press Office and asked for clarification. Hopefully we will get an answer within the next 24 hours and will then know what facility (or not) the...

Movements for Sunday 12th April 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware Cancellations – Geneva 1 (LS818) = Total 1 Diversions – 0 Arrivals – 317 Departures – 305 Total Movements – 612 Notes : For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday...

I suspect that your information @KARFA may be out of date as it refers to British Airways and Loganair being in T3. A search that I did just a few minutes ago, produced this page - if you click on the image it does become legible. Obviously I may have taken a wrong turning as I'm only human.

Yet another set of offerings from Liam - many thanks Liam and, I'm sure, very much appreciated by forum users. SP-ENN YU-BTN TF-IAG

Movements for Saturday 11th April 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware Cancellations – Hong Kong 1 (CX216) = Total 1 Diversions – FR830 & FR5562 both diverted in from Dublin = Total 2 (All recent Dublin diversions have been due to high winds.) Arrivals – 282 Departures – 282 Total Movements –...

Movements for Friday 10th April 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware Cancellations – Belfast City 2 (EI3618/EI3619), Frankfurt 4 (LH942/LH943/LH946/LH947), Hamburg 2 (EW7768/EW7769), Munich 2 (LH2500/LH2501) = Total 10 Diversions – EI3327 diverted back from Dublin, FR3101 & FR5419 both diverted...

As many of you are aware I am fortunate to be a friend of Liam McManus who is a prolific Manchester photographer. Liam has sent me the following photos, all taken on Wednesday 8th April. All that I can say is "Enjoy" and appreciate the work down by Liam. A6-ECZ B-KQR JY-RAI TC-JJL...

Movements for Thursday 9th April 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware Cancellations – Funchal 2 (FR6/FR7) Diversions – 0 Arrivals – 272 Departures – 282 Total Movements – 554 Notes : For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd...