Manchester Airport, 12th August 2025 |
| A slightly strange day at MAN. Meant to be the hottest day of the year, it started off dull and drizzly, but did improve. Then a coincidence of timing meant that I didn't see a single Jet2 movement – first time for very many years. And then we had a runway reversal, meaning that runway 23L for takeoffs became 05R for landings. The SIA A350 apparently got into a mess with this, and taxied the full length of 23L (there is no parallel taxiway) before taking off on 05R, passing over our heads at the southside viewing point, before everyone else took off from 05L. All good fun. Notable was the rise of the A321LR, with five airlines operating them during my visit. Manchester novelties included the IndiGo 787-9 and a couple of PC-24s. Also a welcome to Manchester-based bizjet operator Silver Aviation. And the new Jet2 hangar appears in many of these shots. – the official opening was happening while I was taking them. |
| Operator | Aircraft | Reg'n | Thumbs | Notes |
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| Aer Lingus Regional | ATR-72-600 | EI-FAT |
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Operated by Emerald Airlines |
| Aer Lingus UK | Airbus A330-300 | G-EIDY |
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Ex EI-EDY |
| Aer Lingus UK | Airbus A330-300 | G-EILA |
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Ex EI-ELA |
| Air France Hop | Embraer 190STD | F-HBLI |
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| Air Transat | Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) | C-GOIX |
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| British Airways | Airbus A320 | G-EUUN |
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| Brussels Airlines | Airbus A320/W | OO-SNP |
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Star Alliance livery, ex D-AIZU |
| CAT Aviation | Pilatus PC-24 | HB-VAE |
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| Cathay Pacific Airways | Airbus A350-900 | B-LRS |
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| Catreus | Cessna 525 CitationJet M2 Gen2 | G-SOLE |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320 | G-EZUA |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320 | G-EZUK |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320 | G-EZUZ |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320 | G-EZWA |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320/W | G-EZGY |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320neo | G-UZHW |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320neo | G-UZLC |
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| easyJet | Airbus A320neo | G-UZLR |
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| easyJet | Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) | G-UZMC |
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| easyJet | Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) | G-UZMG |
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| easyJet Europe | Airbus A320/W | OE-ICW |
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Ex G-EZWM |
| easyJet Switzerland | Airbus A320/W | HB-JXL |
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Ex G-EZRR |
| Emirates | Airbus A380 | A6-EOY |
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| Emirates | Airbus A380 | A6-EUS |
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| Etihad Cargo | Boeing 777-F | A6-DDF |
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| Flexjet (Perinto) | Embraer 550 Praetor 600 | G-RORE |
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| Hainan Airlines | Airbus A330-300 | B-1097 |
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| Icelandair | Boeing 757-200/W | TF-FIV |
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| IndiGo | Boeing 787-9 | LN-FNC |
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Leased from Norse Atlantic Airways and wearing their tail livery. This has made 2 trips to the ice runway at Troll Station, Antarctica. Ex G-CKWE, EI-HCO. |
| Juneyao Airlines | Boeing 787-9 | B-207N |
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Chinese Silk Ribbon livery. |
| KLM | Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) | PH-AXH |
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| Loganair | ATR-72-600 | G-LMTA |
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Ex F-HOPZ, OY-YDI |
| Loganair | ATR-72-600 | G-LMTH |
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Ex HK-5000, M-ABPL |
| Lufthansa | Airbus A320neo | D-AINR |
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| Lufthansa | Airbus A321 | D-AIRN |
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| Pegasus Airlines | Airbus A320/W | TC-DCL |
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| Pegasus Airlines | Airbus A320neo | TC-NCO |
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| Pegasus Airlines | Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) | TC-RFD |
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| Ryanair | Boeing 737-800/W | EI-DPJ |
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| Ryanair | Boeing 737-800/W | Ei-EKR |
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| Ryanair | Boeing 737-800/W | EI-ENW |
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| Ryanair | Boeing 737 Max 8-200 | EI-IJJ |
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| Ryanair | Boeing 737 Max 8-200 | EI-IKE |
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Ryanair UK | Boeing 737-800/W | G-RUKA |
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Ex EI-FEF |
| Ryanair UK | Boeing 737-800/W | G-RUKF |
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Ex EI-DLJ |
| Ryanair UK | Boeing 737-800/W | G-RUKG |
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Ex EI-DYM |
| Ryanair (Buzz) | Boeing 737-800/W | SP-RSD |
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 Boeing 737-800-w SP-RSD ex EI-GJX 13.jpg) |
Ex EI-GJX |
| Ryanair (Malta Air) | Boeing 737-800/W | 9H-QEP |
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 Boeing 737-800-w 9H-QEP ex EI-GJP 4.jpg) |
Ex EI-GJP |
| Ryanair (Malta Air) | Boeing 737 Max 8-200 | 9H-VUK |
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| Ryanair (Malta Air) | Boeing 737 Max 8-200 | 9H-VVN |
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| SAS Connect | Airbus A320neo | EI-SIG |
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| SAS Connect | Airbus A320neo | EI-SIV |
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| Saudia | Boeing 787-10 | HZ-AR32 |
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| Singapore Airlines | Airbus A350-900 | 9V-SMU |
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See page intro paragraph. |
| Silver Aviation | Pilatus PC-12 NGX | G-MDSZ |
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| Silver Aviation | Pilatus PC-24 | G-SLVA |
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Ex T7-VITA |
| SunExpress | Boeing 737 Max 8 | TC-SMF |
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Ex C-FLQF, N981EC, VP-CBX. |
| SunExpress | Boeing 737 Max 8 | TC-SML |
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| TUI Airways | Boeing 737-800/W | G-TAWU |
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Ex C-FYRU |
| TUI Airways | Boeing 737-800/W | G-TAWX |
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Ex SE-RFY |
| TUI Airways | Boeing 737 Max 8 | G-TUMU |
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| TUI Airways | Boeing 787-9 | G-TUIJ |
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| TUI Airways | Boeing 787-9 | G-TUIN |
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| TUIfly Nordic | Boeing 787-9 | SE-RFZ |
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Ex G-TUIK |
| Turkish Airlines | Airbus A321/W | TC-JTR |
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| Turkish Airlines | Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) | TC-LSO |
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| Virgin Atlantic Airways | Airbus A330-300 | G-VLUV |
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Ex B-18391 |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | Airbus A330-300 | G-VWAG |
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| Virgin Atlantic Airways | Airbus A350-1000 | G-VLIB |
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| VistaJet Germany | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ | D-CSUN |
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| VistaJet Malta | Bombardier Challenger 300 | 9H-VCK |
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