BHX Movements and Heads Up

[Poshgirl]

Just watched over my house. Lots of lights, nice clear night (finally stopped raining!)

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Just heard it depart over my house (a few miles north of Cambridge). FR24 showed it to be passing through FL300 (30,000ft). Good to have it back serving BHX.

Kevin

 

[HPsauce]

Two Easy and a Jet2 all circling at 15.25pm. Weather problems?. Seems fine at the moment?.

 

[Poshgirl]

Yes, it's weather!

I'm north of BHX (about 6 mile final) and it's been throwing it down for last 20 minutes or so. Heard rumbles of thunder. Sun came out and rain got heavier.

 

[HPsauce]

Yes, there seems to be small storms popping up widely now.

 

[JENNYJET]

My Peggy is getting anxious suggesting weather is approaching.

 

[Poshgirl]

And the next lot is over BHX around now; doesn't seem as heavy as earlier.

Here, it's getting a bit dark....

 

[JENNYJET]

FR24 showing it beautifully, aircraft giving wide berth.

 

[ronnoc1k8]

A mystery plane just flew over my house descending into BHX from Muscat, FR24 shows no airline/reg/aircraft type.

 

[HPsauce]

Mystery aircraft was LZ-DBL A333 from Muscat for STS hanger no doubt?.

 

[Nethercote2019]

VQBON 757 is due around midday according to fr24 on a freight flight by looks of it

 

[HPsauce]

VQ-BON B752 Aviastar TU departed BHX 14.24 heading for Moscow.

 

[JENNYJET]

B757 not dead yet then?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Just watching FR24 and noticed EZY6610 A320 inbound BHX from CFU. Is CFU a usual route from/to BHX with Easyjet?

Kevin

 

[Karl C]

Yup...been running twice a week since holidays restarted again.
Corfu having a few weather issues today. Two Jet2 diverted to Athens before trying again and now heading back to Athens. Bad day!

 

[HPsauce]

The England football team flew out on Titan A321 G-POWN to Barcelona ( no airport in Andorra). Departed mid afternoon from BHX.

 

[rollo]

Notice the Privilege 767-300 which has been at BHX for few days has shuttled off to Nairobi again today does anyone know what thats about?

Also there is a TUI 737 over at STS making seven aircraft at their facility ( three 737s including the Wedgetails, two 757s, one767 and one A333) which must be a record since it was opened including when Monarch owned it.

 

[JENNYJET]

The Nairobi flights could be a British Army rotation for the training unit based there, BATUK. The Voyagers must be busy if a commercial carrier is used for routine services.

 

[rollo]

The Nairobi flights could be a British Army rotation for the training unit based there, BATUK. The Voyagers must be busy if a commercial carrier is used for routine services.

Possible I suppose but given the airline is Privilege the preffered choice after private jets of the prima donors known as footballers including the England team I don't think the armed services would get the same privilege (pun intended) more like sat on a bench of a C17 for them.

It's also operated to Tirana in Albania where we are busy annoying the Russians along with NATO so maybe your on to something

 

[JENNYJET]

I would add that on occasion, High Ranking Officers generally travel separately from the lower ranks, but with retirement of Bae 146 from air force inventory, alternative solution was required.