Post by lordevanelpuss on Sept 25, 2020 21:26:25 GMT
In the late 1990s myself & fellow enthusiast Martin began a series of 'pilgrimages' to Manchester airport and also taking in other northern airfields / airports.
Saturday 25th September was the day we set forth for our 1999 jaunt. We arrived at MAN in the mid morning. At this time, Virgin express had taken over the Brussells route at LHR, you had to go north to see Sabena.
Sabena: B737 OO-SDO, SYK,SYI.
SAS; DC9 SE-DOI B737 SE-DNO
Air Atlanta: L1011 TF-ABT (Caledonian Airways colours) TF-ABU
Cathay Pacific: B747 B-HOU
Air Hong Kong: B747F B-HMF (may have been CX by this date)
Iberia A320: EC-HAB
BCM Airlines: EC-GLT
Spanair: MD80 EC-GVO
Air Europa: B737 EC-HBL
Air Canada: B767 C-GAUY
Swissair: A319 HB-IPW; A320 HB-IJM, IJO
Air Malta: B737 9H-ABF, ADK, ADL
Delta Airlines: MD11 N809DE
Continental: B777 N78002
American Transair: L1011 N196AT
Aer Lingus: Bae146 EI-CLH; B737 EI-BXI
Air Scandic: L1011 EI-CNN; A300 G-SWJW
Air Botnia: Jetstream 3201 OH-JAB
Lufthansa : B737 D-ABXN, ABIA
Farnair (Fedex) S360 D-CFXE
Portugalia: F100 CS-TPD
Emirates: A330 A6-EKR
Air France: A320 F-GFKA; B737 F-GJNR
Pakistan Intnl: B747 AP-BFV
Istanbul Airlines: B737 TC-ACA
Onur Air: MD80 TC-ONM
Cyprus Airways: A310 5B-DAX
British airliners were: British Regional ATP / Jetstream 41, EMB145;
KLM(UK) Bae146 ; F27
Virgin Atlantic B747; A320
Air2000 B757, 767;
Air Kilroe Jetstream31;
Thomas Cook A320; B757
Airfreight Express B747F;
BA Citiexpress: DHC8; ATR42
British Midland F28
Mytravel A321, B757, DC10
Debonair A/W Bae146
European Avn: BAC111
First Choice: A321
Monarch A321
TUI Airways B757
Excel A/W B737
Lighter stuff: BeF90 G-FLTI; PA34 G-OACG (Popham regular at the time) S61 G-BHOH (What was this doing here?)
We returned south two days later. Yes, Manchester did live up to it's rainy reputation that year!