Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Thursday 29th January 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 199
Departures – 201
Total Movements – 400

Notes :

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 12, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 6, Alliance Executive Jets 2, ASL/Fedex 2, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 1, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 69, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, European Flight Service 1, Eurowings 6, Flexjet 1, Finnair 2, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, IAS Medical 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 28, KLM 10, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 4, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, Ortac 1, Pakistan International 2, Paradox Jets 1, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 2, Qatar 6, Ryanair 84, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 2, Silver Cloud Air 1, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, Titan/Aurigny 2, TUI 26, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 5, VistaJet 4

Air Transport Movements: 383
Miscellaneous Movements: 17
Total Movements: 400

 

[mullion]

TUI 737MAX G-TUPE delivered thru MAN this morning but just passing through as on its way to LGW
in about an hour

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Friday 30th January 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 246
Departures – 246
Total Movements – 492

Notes : STS movements – British Airways A320 G-TNED arrived from Heathrow as BA9271 and G-TTNW departed as BA9272

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 3, Air France 6, Alliance Executive Jets 2, ASL/Fedex 1, Aurigny 5, British Airways 20, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 3, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 91, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Gama Aviation 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 34, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 4, Luxair 2, Luxaviation 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 3, NetJets Europe 1, Norse 2, Norwegian 4, Ortac 1, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 3, Qatar 8, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 127, SAS 12, Saudia 3, Silesia Air 2, Silver Aviation 1, Silver Cloud Air 1, Singapore 2, Stellar 212 1, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, TUI 16, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 476
Miscellaneous Movements: 16
Total Movements: 492

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Saturday 31st January 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Helsinki 2 (AY1361/AY1362) = Total 2

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 214
Departures – 223
Total Movements – 437

Notes : TUI B38M (G-TUPE) was delivered from Boeing Field and continued to Gatwick.

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 12, Aer Lingus UK 3, Air France 6, Aurigny 2, British Airways 15, Brussels 3, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 70, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Finnair 2, Flexjet 1, Gama Aviation 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 50, KLM 8, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 10, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 4, Luxaviation 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 5, NetJets Europe 3, Norse 2, Norwegian 2, PIA Pakistan International 2, Paradox Jets 1, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 107, SAS 4, Saudia 2, SaxonAir 2, Silesia Air 2, Singapore 2, Stellar 212 1, Swiss 4, TAP Express 4, TUI 33, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, VistaJet 2, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 422
Miscellaneous Movements: 15
Total Movements: 437

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Sunday 1st February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 267
Departures – 269
Total Movements – 536

Notes : Ryanair, today, accounted for 29pc of the movements.

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: 2Excel Aviation 2, Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 3, Air Charter Scotland 2, Air France 6, Air Transat 2, Aurigny 4, Biman Bangladesh 2, British Airways 13, Brussels 3, Buzz/Ryanair 4 Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 90, Egyptair 2, Elite Air 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 6, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 46, KLM 10, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 4, NetJets Europe 1, Norse 2, Norse/Indigo 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 1, Qatar 8, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 151, SAS 10, Saudia 2, SaxonAir 2, Silver Aviation 1, Singapore 2, Swiss 4, TAP Express 4, TUI 36, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, VistaJet 4, Vueling 4, Private 2

Air Transport Movements: 518
Miscellaneous Movements: 18
Total Movements: 536

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Monday 2nd February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 251
Departures – 246
Total Movements – 497

Notes : FR24 was being very unhelpful with duplicate entries and missing flights. Hopefully I have corrected any errors that I noticed.

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 12, Aer Lingus UK 4, Aerowest 2, Air France 6, ASL/Fedex 1, Aurigny 2, British Airways 16, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 99, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 4, Finnair 4, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 4, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 31, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 14, Lufthansa 10, Lufthansa City 4, Luxair 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 5, NetJets Europe 2, Norwegian 4, Ortac 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 146, SAS 12, Saudia 2, Silver Cloud 1, Swiss 4, TAP Air Portugal 2, TAP Express 2, Titan/Aurigny 2, TUI 22, Turkish 6, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 460
Miscellaneous Movements: 7
Total Movements: 497

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Tuesday 3rd February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 167
Departures – 165
Total Movements – 332

Notes : British Airways A320 G-TNED departed back to Heathrow as BA9270 after attention by STS.

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Aer Lingus UK 4, Air France 8, ASL/Fedex 2, Atmospherica Aviation 2, Aurigny 2, Biman Bangladesh 2, British Airways 17, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 3, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 60, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 4, Finnair 2, Hainan 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 6, KLM 10, Loganair 12, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 4, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, NetJets Europe 3, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 2, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 67, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Scottish Air Ambulance 2, Silver Aviation 2, Singapore 2, Smart Jet 1, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, TUI 15, Turkish 4, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 320
Miscellaneous Movements: 12
Total Movements: 332

 

[Scottie Dog]

As I've said before, FR24 are having real problems at the moment - don't ask me how many erroneous lines I have already deleted but here is a classic...

11:50​

U22206

Verona (VRN)

VietJet Air

A21N (VN-A697)

Unknown

A VietJet A21N would have been an absolute gem, but the outward flight was actually operated by:

06:45​

U22205

Verona (VRN)

easyJet

A20N (G-UZHO)

Departed 06:49

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Wednesday 4th February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Doha QR26 (A7-BHG)

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 182
Departures – 173
Total Movements – 355

Notes : FR24 was having another bad day yesterday with 1 British Airways flight showing as being operated by Air Asia, an easyJet by VietJet, a TUI with an Indigo A321N and THY operated by Fedex Feeder with an AT73 – if only!!

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: 247 Aviation 4, 2Excel Aviation 2, Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 4, Air France 8, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, British Airways 16, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 4, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 64, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 8, Finnair 4, GlobeAir 1, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 9, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Loganair 12, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 4, Malta Air/Ryanair 4, NetJets Europe 1, NetJets UK 1, Norse 1, Norwegian 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 2, Qatar 7, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 66, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 1, Singapore 2, Stellar 212 2, Swiss 4, TAP Air Portugal 2, TUI 18, Turkish 6, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 341
Miscellaneous Movements: 14
Total Movements: 355

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Thursday 5th February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Berlin (FR1144), Helsinki (AY1365/AY1366) = Total 3

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 214
Departures – 221
Total Movements – 435

Notes :

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 4, Air France 8, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, British Airways 16, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 1, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 84, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 2, GlobeAir 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 4, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 30, KLM 10, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 17, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 6, Malta Air/Ryanair 4, NetJets Europe 1, NetJets UK 2, PIA Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 1, Qatar 7, Ryanair 97, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Cloud Aviation 1, Smart Jet 1, TAP Express 2, TUI 29, Turkish 4, Virgin Atlantic 6, Voluxis 2, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 426
Miscellaneous Movements: 9
Total Movements: 435

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Friday 6th February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Berlin FR1154/FR1155, U22201/U22202

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 257
Departures – 257
Total Movements – 514

Notes :

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: 247 Aviation 3, 2Excel Aviation 2, Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 4, Air France 8, ASL/Fedex 1, Aurigny 4, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 99, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, IndiGo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 35, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 4, Luxair 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 6, NetJets Europe 3, NetJets UK 1, Norse 2, Norwegian 6, Ortac 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 2, Qatar 8, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 145, SAS 10, Saudia 2, SaxonAir 1, Silver Aviation 1, Singapore 2, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, TUI 16, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 5, Vueling 4

Air Transport Movements: 499
Miscellaneous Movements: 15
Total Movements: 514

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Saturday 7th February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Delhi (6E33/6E34), Paris (AF1669), Stockholm (SK2547/SK2548) = Total 5

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 231
Departures – 239
Total Movements – 470

Notes :

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: 2Excel Aviation 1, Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 12, Aer Lingus UK 4, Air France 5, Aurigny 2, British Airways 14, Brussels 3, Cathay Pacific 2, CityJet/SAS 2, easyJet 84, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Finnair 2, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Icelandair 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, iXAir 2, Jet2 49, KLM 8, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 10, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 6, Malta Air/Ryanair 3, NetJets Europe 3, NetJets UK 2, Norse 2, Norwegian 2, PIA Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 3, Qatar 6, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 137, SAS 4, Saudia 2, SaxonAir 1, Singapore 2, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, TUI 29, Turkish 6, Unicair 1, Virgin Atlantic 5, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 457
Miscellaneous Movements: 13
Total Movements: 470

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Sunday 8th February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 273
Departures – 271
Total Movements – 544

Notes : Movements currently looking at plus 3.38% for the first 8 days of February, compared with 2025.

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 4, Aeropartner 2, Aerowest 2, Air France 6, Air Transat 2, Ascend Airways 2, Aurigny 4, Biman Bangladesh 2, British Airways 16, Brussels 3, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 104, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 6, Eurowings 6, Finnair 2, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 4, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 47, KLM 10, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 4, NetJets Europe 1, Norse 2, Ortac 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 8, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 152, SAS 10, Saudia 2, Singapore 2, Stellaer 212 1, Swiss 2, TAP Express 4, TUI 33, Turkish 8, Unicair 1, Virgin Atlantic 6, VistaJet 2, Vueling 4

Air Transport Movements: 531
Miscellaneous Movements: 13
Total Movements: 544

 

[pendleton]

Hello Mr Scottie Dog, could you possibly check figures for Monday 26th January please?
The arrival and departure numbers do not add up to the daily total shown?

 

[Scottie Dog]

Very many thanks @pendleton for pointing out the error of my ways. On checking the logs the correct figures should be 229 for both arrivals and departures with a resultant total movement figure of 458.
Please do not hesitate to let me know f you spot any other gremlins that might arise - I hope there are not too many.

 

[Land23R]

There was 1 diversion, I think Saturday morning, when an easyjet EDI-CDG arrived about 08.00. Not sure whether it was a technical or medical diversion, but it happened in what was quite a busy period anyway with a Virgin flight doing about 3 circuits at Mirsi as a result.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Monday 9th February 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 260
Departures – 254
Total Movements – 514

Notes :

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 691 on Monday 2nd September 2024

Movements per operator: 247 Aviation 2, Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 4, Aerowest 2, Air France 6, ASL/Fedex 1, Atmospherica Aviation 2, Aurigny 2, British Airways 16, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 3, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 106, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 4, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 29, Jettime/SAS 2, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 14, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 6, Luxair 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, NetJets Europe 1, NetJets UK 2, Norwegian 8, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 148, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Stellaer 212 3 Swiss 6, TAP Air Portugal 2, TAP Express 2, Titan/Aurigny 2, TUI 20, Turkish 6, Virgin Atlantic 6

Air Transport Movements: 501
Miscellaneous Movements: 13
Total Movements: 514

 

[Scottie Dog]

There was 1 diversion, I think Saturday morning, when an easyjet EDI-CDG arrived about 08.00. Not sure whether it was a technical or medical diversion, but it happened in what was quite a busy period anyway with a Virgin flight doing about 3 circuits at Mirsi as a result.

Oh dear. I'm sorry Land23R, I really must pay more attention whilst in lessons.
Thanks for the update and I have changed my own records accordingly.

 

[Land23R]

You do a remarkable job Scottie with these logs so you are allowed the occasional omission of a solitary diversion.
I happened to see it on FR24 and it appeared on MAN arrivals.
But was it Saturday and was it EDI-CDG? How this senior's memory fades!

 

[Scottie Dog]

You do a remarkable job Scottie with these logs so you are allowed the occasional omission of a solitary diversion.
I happened to see it on FR24 and it appeared on MAN arrivals.
But was it Saturday and was it EDI-CDG? How this senior's memory fades!

It was and, yes, they do.