Snowy Southend….

A few photos from the weekend at Southend.

Starting with the Saturday – the previous evening the snow had caused havoc with snow at LCY -although the snow was relatively modest in Southend with a dusting to most places apart from, strangely the grass around the runway.

I caught on of the 8 aircraft to divert in the previous evening which stayed at Southend overnight departing to London City – a BA E190.

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

And making the most powerul departure of a jet from Southend I’ve ever seen – put a 757 to shame!

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

Another worthy movement was an Air Astana A320 on a test flight post maintenance and before being returned to the leasing company.

P4-UAS Air Astana A320 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

And arriving again:

P4-UAS Air Astana A320 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

Now for some photos in ‘proper snow’ when it hit on Sunday. LCY was closed all day because of the snow – and almost all flights were cancelled. One visitor was a D328 operating for Sun Air on behalf of British Airways from Billund – but unfortunately an example leased from Sucking Airways. An all white aircraft on a very snowy day:

Arriving Runway 06 in the midst of the snow:

G-BWIR ‘British Airways’ D328 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

And to finish an easyJet A319 departing to Belfast….

G-EZDH easyJet A319 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr

Hope these are of interest.