Manchester Airport, Monday 28th February

Another extra Aer Lingus flight from/to Dublin saw Airbus 320 EI-DEF pay a visit arriving shortly before midday as EI2210.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Sunday 27th February

Gulfstream 4 N473CW departed Northern Executive mid morning after nightstop. Challenger N189K arrived after dark for a one hour stay.

Aer Lingus Airbus 320 EI-DEA touched down from Dublin late evening operating an additional EIN2210/2211 schedule.

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Manchester Airport, Saturday 26th February

Lufttransport Air Services Beech 200 King Air LN-MOI touched down early afternoon for a two hour stay as LTR081. Gulf 4 N473CW had earlier arrived from Luton to nightstop at NEA.

Other movements saw Cable and Wireless Ryanair 737-800 logojet EI-CSC visit in daylight operating the morning FR552/553 Dublin rotation and FlyBe. DHC-8 400 G-JECG position in as BE093P to operate their weekly charter to Bern, returning late evening.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Friday 25th February

Air Plus Boeing 747-200 EC-JDH positioned back to Madrid mid morning after nightstop as TCX13P -the aircraft had arrived Thursday evening to operate for Thomas Cook but in the end, didn't!

Air Finland Boeing 757 OH-AFK returned to Helsinki as FIF002P early evening after midweek maintenance and a day in the engine test bay.

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Manchester Airport, Thursday 24th February

Challenger 604 N500PE arrived as "Swan 001" touching down late morning, whilst German registered Citation 560 D-CLEO and Learjet 45 D-CDSF arrived during the afternoon visiting the NEA apron.

A victorious AC Milan football team left a wet Ringway aboard Airbus A320 I-EEZF departing back to Milan as EEZ 1975.

Sun Air Dornier 328 OY-NCS operated the evening SUS47U/48U Billund schedule in place of the usual Jetstream equipment.

Ryanair's Cable and Wireless-liveried Boeing 737-800 EI-CSC continues to visit on the late night FR558/559 Dublin rotation. 

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Manchester Airport, Wednesday 23rd February

Eurofly Airbus 320s nearly produced a mini May 28th today. Kicking off the arrivals in the snow I-EEZF touched down as EEZ1980, followed in closely by I-EEZC as EEZ1988 and last not but not least newly acquired I-EEZK operating EEZ1978.

Other football related movements included Eirjet A320 EI-DIJ, touching down from Dublin as EIJ3032 mid afternoon.

Executive movements saw Challenger 604 N562ME and Citation 525 N29MR being the pick of the bunch both touching down before sunset.

Almost arriving unnoticed was Air Finland Boeing 757 OH-AFK as Air Finland 001P late afternoon for maintenance with SR Technics.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Tuesday 22nd February

Eurofly Airbus 320 I-EEZF visited as EEZ1974/8975 with the AC Milan football team for their midweek match at Manchester United. More to follow tomorrow..

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Monday 21st February

Embraer 145 G-CCYH continued to operate for British Midland Regional arriving as BD344.

Learjet 45 LX-ONE visited a very quiet NEA ramp, touching down late morning as DUC9A.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Sunday 20th February

British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-BNLG diverted in, operating BA268 Los Angeles-London Heathrow touching down safely on a full emergency.

Air Prishtina Airbus 320 HB-IJZ touched down during the evening rush as BY771B operating a sub charter from Turin.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Saturday 19th February

Air Luxor Tristar CS-TMP positioned in as XLA868P from Lisbon, bringing back memories from years gone by to operate on behalf of Excel Airways, departing as XLA868 to Calgary International.

Despite a late aircraft change, Austrian Airlines Fokker 70 OE-LFR arrived in glorious sunshine operating a ski charter from Innsbruck as AUA63MA.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Friday 18th February

Air Holland Boeing 767-300 PH-MCV touched down late afternoon operating on behalf of Excel Airways, as XLA852.

Eagle Aviation Airbus A320 F-GZZZ arrived early morning positioning in as EGN720P, to operate a charter to Athens.

Citation 750 N226TX and '560XL VP-BSD arrived early afternoon on short visits to the NEA Apron.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Thursday 17th February

Transavia Boeing 737-700 PH-XRZ operated on behalf of KLM today on KL1073/4 and KL1081/2 Amsterdam rotations .

Premier 1 G-OMJC touched down just after midday arriving as MNH21A, later to be joined by Falcon 20 F-GOPM.

FlyGlobespan Boeing 737-300 G-CELR arrived from Edinburgh operating the four times daily Jet 2 flight.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Wednesday 16th February

Cyprus Airways continued their winter program with Airbus A330 5B-DBT operating CY506 from Laranca.

Premier 1 G-FRYL touched down as OXE104 mid afternoon visiting NEA for a short visit.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Tuesday 15th February

Latest Air Malta Airbus 319 9H-AEM made its first visit mid morning arriving from Malta on the scheduled KM138.

Jet 2 Boeing 737-300 G-CELJ operated various flights throughout the day departing late afternoon as LS809 to Malaga.

Return Hajj flights continue to filter through Ringway, with Royal Jordanian Airbus A310 JY-AGM becoming the latest visitor operating RJ6491.

Scheduled & Other movements

Manchester Airport, Monday 14th February

Beechjet 400 N823TT departed after a nightstop with NEA only to return again late afternoon.

Ex Airtours/My Travel DC 10 G-BYDA departed mid afternoon on a test flight to East Midlands.

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