Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Monday 16th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Doha 1 (QR21), Kuwait 2 (KU113/KU114) = Total 3

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 272
Departures – 268
Total Movements – 540

Notes : EI992 (EI-DEO) appears to be a visitor to STS havi9ng arrived at 06:48

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 9, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 6, Air Transat 1, Aurigny 4, AV8Jet 2, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 116, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 2, Eurowings 6, Excellent Air 1, Exxaero 2, Fedex 1, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Iberia 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 44, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 12, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 6, Luxair 2, Norwegian 8, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 1, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 153, SAS 10, Saudia 2, Sun Express 2, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, TUI 28, Turkish 6, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2

Air Transport Movements: 534
Miscellaneous Movements: 6
Total Movements: 540

 

[RiaT1988]

After the visit of the Qatar A380 on Saturday, just curious to know if anyone has any records of previous (non Emirates) A380 visits to Manchester perhaps please?

I remember being there when a Malaysia Airlines one visited, I believe it was back sometime in 2019

 

[LS@MAN]

I remember Air France and Lufthansa medical divisions pre Covid I think.
Also Malaysia and possibly Singapore? Due to Heathrow weather a few years ago.

 

[robsh34]

Are we all forgetting the infamous Global Airlines A380 from only last year.

 

[mullion]

and the Hi-Fly one a few years back

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Tuesday 17th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Doha 4 (QR23/QR24/QR27/QR28) = Total 4

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 210
Departures – 207
Total Movements – 417

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: Aegean 4, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 6, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 101, Egyptair 2, Emirates 5, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 2, Eurowings 4, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Helvetic/Swiss 2, IAS Medical 2, Iberia 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 18, KLM 12, Loganair 12, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 8, NetJets Europe 2, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 91, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 4, Singapore 2, Swiss 2, TAP Express 2, TUI 25, Turkish 4, Vista|Jet 2, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2, ZondaJet 2

Air Transport Movements: 404
Miscellaneous Movements: 13
Total Movements: 417

 

[pendleton]

Are we all forgetting the infamous Global Airlines A380 from only last year.

I was indeed ...

Thanks to all for the replies

I remember Air France and Lufthansa medical divisions pre Covid I think.
Also Malaysia and possibly Singapore? Due to Heathrow weather a few years ago.

I am sure I remember seeing a Singapore somewhere on the internet, pic or a video

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Wednesday 18th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Berlin 3 (FR1144/FR1145/U22202), Doha 1 (QR27)) = Total 6

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 215
Departures – 208
Total Movements – 423

Notes : British Airways did another swap at STS as A320 G-EUUW arrived as BA9750 whilst G-EUXL returned to Gatwick as BA9752

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 1, Air France 6, Air Transat 2, AirX 2, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, British Airways 20, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 106, Egyptair 2, Emirates 5, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 2, Eurowings 8, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 20, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 12, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 6, Naljets 1, NetJets Europe 2, NetJets UK 1, Norse 2, Norwegian 4, Paradox Jets 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 2, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 90, Salzburg Jet Aviation 1, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 1, Singapore 2, Sun Express 2, Swiss 2, TAP Air Portigal 2, TUI 16, Turkish 6, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2, ZondaJet 1

Air Transport Movements: 412
Miscellaneous Movements: 11
Total Movements: 423

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Thursday 19th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Doha 2 (QR22/QR28)) = Total 4

Diversions – Problems caused by a landing aircraft caused the following to divert away (They all returned to Manchester) – easyJet U22188, Jet2 LS932/LS1710, Ryanair FR2253/FR4006/FR6817, TUI 2477 = Total 7

Arrivals – 237
Departures – 240
Total Movements – 477

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: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 1, Air France 8, Airlink 1, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 4, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 108, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 2, Eurowings 8, Excellent Air 2, Finnair 4, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 43, KLM 10, Lauda Europe 2, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 6, Luminair 1, Naljets 1, NetJets UK 1, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 2, Ryanair 112, Salzburg Jet Aviation 1, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 2, Swiss 2, TAP Air Portugal 2, TUI 29, Turkish 4, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2, ZondaJet 1, Private 2​

Air Transport Movements: 467
Miscellaneous Movements: 10
Total Movements: 477

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Friday 20th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Belfast City 2 (U2703/U2714), Berlin 2 (U22201/U22202), Doha 2 (QR23QR26), Oslo 2 (SK4607/SK4610), Reykjavik 2 (FI440/FI441) = Total 12

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 270
Departures – 268
Total Movements – 538

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 2, Air France 6, Airlink 1, AirX 1, ASL/Fedex 1, Aurigny 4, AV8Jet 1, British Airways 16, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 109, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 3, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Flexjet 2, Fly My Sky 1, Hainan 2, Iberia Express 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 48, Juneyao AIR 2, KLM 12, Lauda Europe 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 6, Luminair 1, Luxair 2, NetJets Europe 2, Norse 2, Norwegian 8, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 2, Qatar 1, Redstar Aviation 1, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 154, SAS 10, Saudia 2, Singapore 2, Smart Jet International 2, Sun Express 2, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, TUI 23, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 4​

Air Transport Movements: 523
Miscellaneous Movements: 15
Total Movements: 538

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Saturday 21st March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Doha 1 (QR24), Kuwait 2 (KU113/KU114) = Total 5

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 253
Departures – 265
Total Movements – 518

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: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 6, AirX 1, Aurigny 4, British Airways 18, Brussels 3, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 113, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Finnair 4, Flexjet 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 4, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 55, KLM 10, Lauda Europe 2, Loganair 14, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 6, Luminair 2, Norse 2, Norwegian 2, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 1, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 140, SAS 6, Saudia 2, SaxonAir 2, Silver Aviation 2, Singapore 2, Sun Express 4, TAP Express 4, TUI 31, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 2, ZondaJet 1, Private 1​

Air Transport Movements: 507
Miscellaneous Movements: 11
Total Movements: 518

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Sunday 22nd March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Lanzarote 1 (LS1784), Stuttgart 2 (EW2470/EW2471) = Total 5

Diversions – Aer Lingus Regional ATR-72 G-CMMT diverted back into Manchester

Arrivals – 278
Departures – 273
Total Movements – 551

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 17, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 6, Air Ocean Maroc 1, Air Transat 2, Aurigny 4, AV8Jet 1, British Airways 16, Brussels 3, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 121, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 4, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Fly My Sky 1, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Icelandic 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 54, KLM 12, Lauda Europe 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 6, NetJets Europe 4, Pegasus 4, Qatar 2, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 151, SAS 10, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 2, Singapore 2, Smart Jet International 1 , Swiss 4, TAP Express 4, Titan 1, TUI 34, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, Vueling 4, Private 1​

Air Transport Movements: 538
Miscellaneous Movements: 13
Total Movements: 551

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Monday 23rd March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Exeter 1 (LM372), Kuwait 2 (KU113/KU114), Oslo 2 (SK4607/SK4610), Paris CDG 1 (AF1269), Southampton 1 (LM367) Total = 7

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 281
Departures – 282
Total Movements – 563

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 15, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 5, Air Ocean Maroc 1, ASL/Fedex 1, Atmospherica Aviation 2, Aurigny 4, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 120, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 8, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 4, Iberia Express 2, Icelandic 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 51, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 12, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 6, Luminair 2, Luxair 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, Norwegian 8, Oyonnair 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 2, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 149, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Smart Jet International 1 , Stellaier 212 2, Sun Express 2, Swiss 2, TAP Express 4, Titan 1, TUI 26, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, VistaJet 2, Vueling 2, ZondaJet 1, Private 2​

Air Transport Movements: 545
Miscellaneous Movements: 18
Total Movements: 563

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Tuesday 24th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 219
Departures – 213
Total Movements – 432

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: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 17, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 7, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, Avanti Air 1, BinAir 2, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 108, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 4, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandic 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 15, KLM 12, Loganair 13, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 8, NetJets UK 2, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 2, RAF-Avia 2, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 93, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 2, Singapore 2, Swiss 2, TAP Air Portugal 2, TUI 31, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, VistaJet 1, Vueling 2, Private 2​

Air Transport Movements: 420
Miscellaneous Movements: 12
Total Movements: 432

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Wednesday 25th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Antalya 1 (XQ595), Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Munich 2 (VL2500/VL2501), Zurich 2 (U22193/U22194) = Total 7

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 219
Departures – 212
Total Movements – 431

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 1, Air France 6, Air Transat 2, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, British Airways 18, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 108, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 10, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandic 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 20, JetStream 1, Juneyao Air 2, Jung Sky 2, KLM 12, Loganair 17, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 4, Norwegian 4, Pegasus 6, Qatar 2, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 90, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 1, Singapore 2, Sun Express 3, Swiss 4, TAP Air Portugal 2, TUI 20, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 7, VistaJet 1, Vueling 2​

Air Transport Movements: 426
Miscellaneous Movements: 5
Total Movements: 431

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Thursday 26th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Kuwait 2 (KU113/KU114), Reykjavik 2 (FI440/FI441) = Total 6

Diversions – EI3612 diverted to DUB before continuing to MAN

Arrivals – 246
Departures – 250
Total Movements – 496

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: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 1, Air France 8, Air Tanker/Jet2 1, airBaltic/Swiss 2, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 4, Avanti Air 1, British Airways 16, Brussels 2, Cathay Pacific 2, easyJet 110, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 8, Finnair 4, Global Jet Luxembourg 2,Hainan 2, Iberia Express 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 41, JetStream 1, KLM 12, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 20, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 6, Luminair 1, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 2, RAF-Avia 2, Ryanair 113, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 2, Smart Jet 1, Sun Express 3, Swiss 2, TAP Express 2, TUI 31, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 7, VistaJet 1, Vueling 2, ZondaJet 2, Private 6​

Air Transport Movements: 477
Miscellaneous Movements: 19
Total Movements: 496

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Friday 27th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Amsterdam 1 (KL1034), Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5) = Total 3

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 279
Departures – 282
Total Movements – 561

Notes : British Airways A320 G-EUXL returned to Gatwick as BA9750.

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 2, Air France 8, ASL/Fedex 1, Atmospherica Aviation 4, Aurigny 4, British Airways 19, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 119, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 48, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 11, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 6, Luminair 1, Luxair 2, NetJets Europe 2, Norwegian 8, Pegasus 6, Platoon Aviation 2, Qatar 2, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 154, SAS 12, Saudia 2, Silesia Air 1, Silver Aviation 2, Singapore 2, Smart Jet 1, Sun Express 6, Swiss 4, TUI 21, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, VistaJet 1, Vueling 4, ZondaJet 2​

Air Transport Movements: 545
Miscellaneous Movements: 16
Total Movements: 561

 

[Scottie Dog]

Tomorrow, Sunday 29th March not only sees the clocks change but, more importantly, the start of S26 schedules.

According to the ACL report, we should be looking at movements increasing back towards the 600-plus mark and with a peak number of 699 on 21st August. Of course these are just projected numbers and the Middle East problems will mean they may not be reached.

Here's hoping.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Saturday 28th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Bahrain 2 (GF4/GF5), Kuwait 2 (KU113/KU114) = Total 4

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 259
Departures – 273
Total Movements – 532

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: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 14, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 6, Air Tanker/Jet2 2, Aurigny 4, British Airways 14, Brussels 3, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 112, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Fly My Sky 2, GlobeAir 1, Hainan 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 61, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 11, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 14, Lufthansa 6, Lufthansa City 7, Malta Air/Ryanair 3, NetJets Europe 2, Norwegian 2, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 3, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 138, SAS 4, Saudia 2, Silesia Air 1, Singapore 2, Sun Express 8, Swiss 4, TAP Express 4, TUI 33, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 6, VistaJet 1, Vueling 2, Private 3​

Air Transport Movements: 521
Miscellaneous Movements: 11
Total Movements: 532

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Sunday 29th March 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Copenhagen 2 (SK1539/SK1540), Guernsey 1 (GR671), Funchal 1 (FR6) = Total 4

Diversions – U249 (G-EZGX & FR5660 (EI-IGX) both diverted in from Leeds due high winds

Arrivals – 317
Departures – 299
Total Movements – 616

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: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Aer Lingus UK 2, Air France 8, Air Tanker/Jet2 2, Air Transat 2, British Airways 12, Brussels 1, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 131, Egyptair 2, Emirates 4, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, GlobeAir 1, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 4, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, Jet2 63, KLM 12, Loganair 20, Lufthansa 8, Lufthansa City 3, Luxair 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 9, Norwegian 4, Pegasus 3, Platoon Aviation 1, Qatar 2, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 167, SAS 10, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 5, Singapore 2, Smart Jet 1, Sun Express 4, Swiss 2, TAP Air Portugal 2, TAP Express 2, Titan/Aurigny 3, TUI 39, Turkish 8, Unicair 2, Virgin Atlantic 10, VistaJet 3, Vueling 4, Private 1​

Air Transport Movements: 601
Miscellaneous Movements: 15
Total Movements: 616
Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 594