Every two years Edinburgh plays host to legions of Gaulic invaders, all in the name of a sport played with a funny shaped ball. Here are some of their transports. Apologies for the weather though – it was the usual mix of torrential downpours, sunshine and 40 knot winds. 🙄
Biggest aircraft to visit was this Air France B.747-200. A very unusual sight at EDI (sorry – took quite a few of it!) :
Note the hard left turn just inside the taxiway :
It departed in slightly better weather :
Some other colourful charters :
Titan’s B.757-200 :
Globespan, operated by Channel Express :
Not a French charter, but very nice all the same, the Ryanair Kilkenny scheme :
By: EGNM - 22nd March 2004 at 23:08
Originally posted by wysiwyg
I don’t see any reason why Astraeus shouldn’t be involved.
Usually the customer doesn’t have any say in the matter anyway as it is down to the travel agent / broker who is organising the trip just to get the best deal suited to the customers scheduling.
By: wysiwyg - 22nd March 2004 at 20:19
I don’t see any reason why Astraeus shouldn’t be involved.
By: EGNM - 22nd March 2004 at 12:24
Originally posted by Ren Frew
Astraeus seem to have forgotten about that little Cardiff incident as they are involved again this time.
hehehe – they are usually involved in the LPL airlift – ther is one again this Thursday to Marsailles – funny thats the only night i am working in the next 10 days 😉
By: Ren Frew - 22nd March 2004 at 12:19
Originally posted by EGNM
wonder if any will be flying on Astraeus… and if so where via this time! 😉
Astraeus seem to have forgotten about that little Cardiff incident as they are involved again this time.
By: Ren Frew - 22nd March 2004 at 12:18
Originally posted by Bhoy
Don’t suppose you have ETA’s for El Prat for them? My Swiss A319 isn’t quite as exotic as them… (well, in this part of the World, anyway :rolleyes: )
I have some GLA times but don’t know the BCN times, shouldn’t be hard to find out though.
By: Bhoy - 22nd March 2004 at 12:16
don’t get me started on those muppets…
riots indeed.
By: EGNM - 22nd March 2004 at 12:11
Originally posted by Bhoy
And imagine Celtic fans flying on Monarch… 😮 😉
wonder if any will be flying on Astraeus… and if so where via this time! 😉
By: Bhoy - 22nd March 2004 at 12:06
Originally posted by Ren Frew
There’s a whole raft of extra flights to Barcelona from Glasgow this week for the Barca V Celtic Uefa cup game on Thursday. Mainly from the usual holiday charter firms such as Thomas Cook, My and Monarch.I see on the departures list a Monarch A330 and two Atlanta 747’s amongst others.
Don’t suppose you have ETA’s for El Prat for them? My Swiss A319 isn’t quite as exotic as them… (well, in this part of the World, anyway :rolleyes: )
And imagine Celtic fans flying on Monarch… 😮 😉
By: Bmused55 - 22nd March 2004 at 09:05
I was just looking out the window at work here and saw the Air france 747 return to edinburgh to pick up the fans. I’m about 5 miles away from the airport and it still looked huge as it approached. Nice n slow!
Oh man, I wish I was beside the runway!
By: A380!! - 21st March 2004 at 12:15
love the 742 departing shot superb;)
By: Ren Frew - 21st March 2004 at 10:41
There’s a whole raft of extra flights to Barcelona from Glasgow this week for the Barca V Celtic Uefa cup game on Thursday. Mainly from the usual holiday charter firms such as Thomas Cook, My and Monarch.
I see on the departures list a Monarch A330 and two Atlanta 747’s amongst others.
By: Kye - 21st March 2004 at 03:17
Lovely pictures. Although it does look odd seeing a pasanger jet surrounded by so much greenery:D Or perhaps i’ve been living near Heathrow for too long 😀
By: RIPConcorde - 21st March 2004 at 02:38
Here are a couple of pics I got of the 747 from the lane.
http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=00079377
http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=00079378
Again, sorry for the quality.
By: RIPConcorde - 21st March 2004 at 01:44
It is parked at the end of the x wind runway with F-GOMA the Axis Airways Bae146. It is really remote, as far away from the terminal as you can get I’d say.
By: Bod - 21st March 2004 at 01:25
If you can’t get on Scotavnet, here’s a link to another very good EDI website which at the moment has a list of the rugby charters on a pdf file :
By: Bod - 21st March 2004 at 00:39
Originally posted by RIPConcorde
Hey Bod, I was there at the same time as you. I saw the Globespan and kilkenny. You might have noticed a silver VW PAssat going backwards and forwards across the car park? Well that was me attempting to drive as I am only 16. Anyway……
We found a great lane later, just off Turnhouse Road that was within photo taking distance of the Air Atlanta 742. Missed the AF as I didn’t know it was coming 😡 There were some interesting landings today with the CRAZY WIND! 😀
Hi Stuart. Can’t remember seeing a silver Passat driving erratically across the car park! :p
Didn’t bother going to see the Atlanta – looked a bit boring in all over white. It arrived Friday btw.
By: RIPConcorde - 20th March 2004 at 23:44
Air Atlanta is due to depart at 2100 Sun. It has been here since Sat from somewhere in France, not MAN. Just noticed the AF 747 has a landing light not working.
By: RIPConcorde - 20th March 2004 at 23:41
Hey Bod, I was there at the same time as you. I saw the Globespan and kilkenny. You might have noticed a silver VW PAssat going backwards and forwards across the car park? Well that was me attempting to drive as I am only 16. Anyway……
We found a great lane later, just off Turnhouse Road that was within photo taking distance of the Air Atlanta 742. Missed the AF as I didn’t know it was coming 😡 There were some interesting landings today with the CRAZY WIND! 😀
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th March 2004 at 23:30
Great pics!Especially the titan,go titan airways!
I though air littoral [the Atr] went bankrupt???
p.s I saw a blank air atlanta take off from MAN today,would that have been going to Edinbrough?
By: Bmused55 - 20th March 2004 at 23:20
Originally posted by Bod
Doesn’t give a departure time for the Atlanta – just says departs 21st. It’ll be after dark anyway.Try signing up with Scotavnet again.
Tried already, tells me I’ve been rejected and cannot re-apply.
I don;t think I want to join now, if they’re to f**king stuck up to reject me with no reason
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March 20, 2004 at 9:51 pm