Heathrow June 09

[Graemebo]

Hi All

First real post on here, so hello to everyone.

Made a trip over to Heathrow for 2 days spotting leaveing on the Friday 26th June on the EI 32 onboard EI-DEE stuck on the ground at Aldergrove for 35mins while we waited for a slot. once on our way pretty smooth flight just the normal,

At Heathrow tho we had another 35min wait for a stand as a bmi A319 had stollen it
but enough on that a few photos while i was away,

Starting with a Very Very nice A346 A6-EHJ as she enters 27R on my first day at Heathrow.


2nd was YU-ANP a nice catch as you dont see many 732s flying around inbound for 27R


3rd Air NewZealand 772 ZK-OKH completeing her long journey from New Zealand via LAX


4th coming in from Belfast is EI-DEB which was to make her last trip to Heathrow that day (27th)


Now time for my trip home which did not go exactly as planned.

After a day of spotting from the ends or 27R and 27L we took the bus back to the terminal for our flight home to Belfast on the EI 37.

Having dinner we watched the clouds come in and then the lightning started nothing major but traffic was starting to slow down as inbound traffic was still using 27L which ment a approach taking them into the thunder storm.

at the gate i noticed only 1 Aer lingus 320 at the gate EI-DEO, Thinking o we are going to be delayed i waited to see our plane arrive which was ment to be EI-DEB

But no plane arrived i went to check the boards and overhead a woman at the Aer Lingus desk saying the Belfast was canceled, So i asked and she informed me it had gone into Luton after a lightning strike.

So she offerd me a flight the next day or fly to Dublin, so we took the Dublin and boarded EI-DEO
then another waited onboard for 30mins as we waited for a slot due to the weather,

Finaly we got of the ground pretty smooth flight considering the weather and a flight of only 40mins to Dublin which was the quickest I have been on.

On arrival at Dublin Aer Lingus had a coach waiting to take the Belfast passengers (38) who where lucky enough to to get on the Dublin upto Aldergrove.

Hope this was not too boring and I will have a Video of the flights and more photos if anyone is intrested.

Graeme

[casper]

Hi Graeme and welcome to the forum.
That's a hell of a trip and my wife says spotting is boring Unfortunately being in work I can't see your photos as they're blocked but I get a look at them when I get home.

[String]

Hi Graeme great pic's. nice to see various airlines and that 732 is a great pic.

[Dave]

As always, great shots Graeme! You didn't mention you saw the special liveried Etihad A340-600 

Quite a story as well. If you had stayed an extra night, would the airline have paid for accomodation or anything and could you have choosen which flight you could fly on? Definately must organise something over there for later in the summer.

[casper]

As I suspected. Lovely shots.