Four parked 747 in one shot - only MAN can give you that here in Europe

17:00 The afternoon at Terminal 2 with a lot of charter flights and low cost carriers.

17:04 Fresh out of the desert was this ex. US Airways 757-2B7 N616AU. On 28 May it was seen with its new registration G-OOBJ, and on 7 June it was ferried to Luton to get the First Choice look.

17:05 Thomson 767-304ER G-OBYB to depart for Larnaca as BY059A.

17:05 Volar Airlines A321-211 EC-IXY (registration not applied in this photo) parked at remote 243. The aircraft was ex. First Choice G-OOAI, and it departed for Palma on 6 May as LTE001P.

17:06 Early arrival of Britannia 767-304ER G-OBYG from Lanzarote as BY266B.

17:07 Arrival of Lufthansa A320-211 D-AIPB "Heidelberg" from Frankfurt as LH4854.

17:22 Departure of Ryanair 737-230 Adv EI-CNZ to Dublin as FR557 - 15 minutes late!

17:24 Push-back of Lufthansa 737-530 D-ABJI - for Munich as LH5995.

17:27 Colour mixed MyTravel Airways A320-231 G-DJAR.

17:30 Thomson 757-204 G-BYAT bound for Heraklion as BY373A.

17:39 Scandinavian Airlines 737-683 "Piglet" LN-RPF arriving from Stackholm-Arlanda as SK2549.

17:41 Push-back of MyTravel Airways A321-211 G-DHJH.

17:48 First Choice 757-236 G-OOBH - ex. National Airlines N545NA.

It was time to move inside Terminal 1 - only 1 hour and 20 minutes to departure of our SK542.

Spotter sites visited:

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL/ENGM)
Thursday 29 April 2004
Spotter Guide for Oslo Airport, Gardermoen

Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH/EDCH)
Thursday 29 April 2004

Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB)
Friday 30 April 2004
Spotter Guide for Birmingham International Airport

The RAF Museum at Cosford
Friday 30 April 2004

Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC)
- The south side of the runways
- The Aviation Viewing Park
- Aircraft seen from the AVP
Saturday 1 May 2004
Spotter Guide for Manchester International Airport

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL/EGGP)
Sunday 2 May 2004

Woodford Aerodrome
Sunday 2 May 2004

Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC)
- Multi Storey Car Park Level 13
- Inside the terminal
Sunday 2 May 2004
Spotter Guide for Manchester International Airport

Inflight photos from the trip back