Displaced Aircraft at Southend!

Southend receives diversions relatively frequently, especially from London City Airport, which is very vulnerable to low cloud and fog.

Fog which didn’t clear as quickly as foretasted resulted in an unscheduled visit from this British Airways E190 destined for London City from Madrid. Only the 3rd E190 to visit Southend.

Arriving 24 in the murk:

G-LCYP British Airways E190 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

And some different style shots from me of it being marshaled to par across the stand (owing to a lack of a towbar for an E190).

G-LCYP British Airways E190 at Southend EGMC by CountVis, on Flickr

Thumbs (or in this case fist) up. Stobart branded ‘truck’ with a GPU ready and waiting:

G-LCYP British Airways E190 at Southend EGMC by CountVis, on Flickr

And after about an hour, the Embraer departed to Edinburgh. Turning around at the end of Runway 06:

G-LCYP British Airways E190 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

And departing with some spray, the only benefit of the horrible weather!

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G-LCYP British Airways E190 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

A new resident at Southend is this Titan Airways 757, which is on standby, staying at Southend apparently owing to the high parking fees at Stansted.

Being towed to a stand by the old terminal:

G-ZAPX Titan Airways B752 at Southend EGMC by CountVis, on Flickr

And a nice tail shot, showing off the great livery, with the Embraer behind:

G-ZAPX Titan Airways B752 at Southend EGMC by CountVis, on Flickr

And there was later on, when the weather got even worse, a further displaced aircraft arrival. A CityJet Fokker from Munster, having to diverty to Southend as LCY owing to knock on delays causing it to arrive well after the lunchtime closing time at London City Airprot on a Saturday lunchtime. Here;s a sole shot of it departing in the dark and rain later to Paris Orly,

OO-VLR Cityjet F.50 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

Once again, I hope these are of interest!