Interesting Movements 2021

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McG
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Similar to when bad weather is forecast at KEF and they carry fuel to get to GLA.
Bearsden
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Bearsden wrote: Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:12 pm Smartwings B737MAX8 OK-SWB just landed having diverted back from Vagar with Hungary women football squad - a long flight dep GLA 1543 arr GLA 2058 with 3 hours 10 minutes holding over Vagar
Interestingly the aircraft has just departed as TVS435P to Punta Cana

I assume another aircraft is being positioned into Glasgow - unlikely to have gone scheduled via Copenhagen or late afternoon tomorrow out of Edinburgh (their match is late afternoon on Tuesday)
billyg6
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I assume another aircraft is being positioned into Glasgow
Yes , 0830 tomorrow , out at 0920.
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Interestingly the aircraft has just departed as TVS435P to Punta Cana

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I assume the aircraft would have refuel somewhere.
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viscount wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:07 pm
Interestingly the aircraft has just departed as TVS435P to Punta Cana

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I assume the aircraft would have refuel somewhere.
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Operated non-stop, flight time of 9hrs 2mins.
PiperOne
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billyg6 wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:54 pm
I assume another aircraft is being positioned into Glasgow
Yes , 0830 tomorrow , out at 0920.
B737-700 OK-SWT arrived 1006.
Allen McL
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PiperOne wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:06 am
billyg6 wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:54 pm
I assume another aircraft is being positioned into Glasgow
Yes , 0830 tomorrow , out at 0920.
B737-700 OK-SWT arrived 1006.
Currently going round Vagar after its first failed landing attempt. Meanwhile an inbound SAS A320 behind it landed first time.
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OK-SWB currently showing as Port-au-Prince- Glasgow, due in at 3am
PiperOne
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awwdabaaby wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:12 pm OK-SWB currently showing as Port-au-Prince- Glasgow, due in at 3am
Fuel stop only, then on to Oslo. becoming a well-travelled Piggy, but definitely showing off the capability of the Max-8.
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SAM497 airborne out of Tirana for GLA. ETA 14:50 according to FR24.
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