OK i have just spent a great weekend in london with some mates. Yesterday while walking over westminster bridge i noticed a mammoth of a Virgin a340 heading into land at one of the london airports so i was wondering which airport were they heading for ??
Saw these aircraft between 2 and 4 pm yesterday.l
I also saw:
Virgin 747
BA 747
various A330S.
By: lukeylad - 21st August 2006 at 17:26
It can safely be said that they were going into Heathrow. The approaches for the other London airport don’t go anywhere near the centre of London. (except City but they don’t get too many 747’s or 340’s).
I don’t think it’s too likely that you saw G-LSAD. Perhaps a Turkish 321?
1L.
Yeh i was thinking that as G-LASD is based up and at MAN it could well have been a 321 i honestly couldn’t tell but to me i could see the red on the side of the fuselage and the red tail.
By: OneLeft - 21st August 2006 at 17:10
It can safely be said that they were going into Heathrow. The approaches for the other London airport don’t go anywhere near the centre of London. (except City but they don’t get too many 747’s or 340’s).
I’ll tell you what i did see im sure i saw jet2s latest 757 turning aswell for approach. G-LASD i think
I don’t think it’s too likely that you saw G-LSAD. Perhaps a Turkish 321?
1L.
By: heslop01 - 21st August 2006 at 14:58
Oh
By: lukeylad - 21st August 2006 at 14:53
I loved heathrow when I was behind the scenes ( 😀 ) my dad was doing lights or summit somewhere and I saw concorde take off!, anyway back to reality, Most all probably LHR and where to BA operate 747’s to from Cardiff?
Cardiff is BA maintance Base for all its long haul aircraft.
Plus i think BA have some of there old 747s stored there.
By: heslop01 - 21st August 2006 at 14:51
I loved heathrow when I was behind the scenes ( 😀 ) my dad was doing lights or summit somewhere and I saw concorde take off!, anyway back to reality, Most all probably LHR and where to BA operate 747’s to from Cardiff?
By: lukeylad - 21st August 2006 at 14:26
Sounds as though you don’t get down South very often! 😀
Aye correct i love up north too much haha but im planning an long weekend down again soon may head up to heathrow on the tube.
By: Newforest - 21st August 2006 at 14:23
I’ll tell you what i did see im sure i saw jet2s latest 757 turning aswell for approach. G-LASD i think
Sounds as though you don’t get down South very often! 😀
By: lukeylad - 21st August 2006 at 13:07
I’ll tell you what i did see im sure i saw jet2s latest 757 turning aswell for approach. G-LASD i think
By: Future Pilot - 21st August 2006 at 13:04
They would of been heading for….
Virgin A340 – LHR
Virgin 747 – LHR/LGW
BA 747 – LHR
Various A330s – Well without any information it would be either LHR/LGW.
More than likely most if not all were heading for LHR…
By: philgatwick05 - 21st August 2006 at 13:03
Heathrow – it’s the only UK airport (apart from Cardiff?) that BA 747 a/c operate out of.
By: Ren Frew - 21st August 2006 at 13:02
Heathrow most probably ?
By: Richard Taylor - 21st August 2006 at 13:02
You don’t mention times, but I assume it would have been the big airport in the west of London.
LGW much further south, doubt you would see aircraft over London town heading for LGW at 2000ft descending.
Yes I’d say LHR.
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