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Cyprus Holiday 25th August to 4th September 2019
Cyprus Holiday 25th August to 4th September 2019
Have just returned from a 10 day holiday- mainly non spotting to attend my nieces wedding at the Olympic Lagoon Hotel- at Ayia Napa in Cyprus. I say a non spotting holiday- but managed to sneak in between the festivities- and the drinking and eating and sunbathing an half decent log.
Like our Lanzarote holiday we used TUI for our flights- G-OBYH 767- on the outbound- and G-FDZS 737-8 on our return yesterday - both were smooth flights- with very little turbulence. Seen on the trip- were the following mostly eastern European countries- the majority which made their approaches into Larnaca right in front of our hotel. Russian and Ukrainian aircraft were flavour of the day, with quite a few- Aeroflot, Pobeda, S7, Rossiya and Ural being seen.
Overflights were very difficult to see almost impossible until the early evening when heat haze burned off- then a few hit the book's. Anyway seen of interest were the following the majority being cops:-
Manchester 25/08/2019
A6-BMF- 787-10 – Etihad
B1048- A330 – Hainan
CS-DOL- CJ3
Larnaca & Resort
B1021- A330- Hainan
B2723- 787- Hainan
B6089- A330- Hainan
B7302- 787-9- Hainan
B-LRJ- A350 -Cathay
B-LXG- A350- Cathay
B-LXL- A350- Cathay
EI-XLI- 747- Rossiya
ER-AXL- A319 Air Moldova
HZ-AQ16- A330 – Saudi
JY-AYQ- A320- RJA
JY-AYX- A320 RJA
JY-JAT- A320- Jordan Aviation
JY-JVA- A330- Jordan Aviation
OE-IMC- 737- Swift/ASL
OM-FEX- 737- Air Explore
RA73030- 767- Azur
SX-DVK- A320 -Aegean
TC-ATB- A321- Atlas
TC-NBF- A320N- Pegasus
TC-TJP- 737- Corendon
TC-VEL- A310- ULS Cargo
T7- SSM- Global
UP-B5704- 757- SCAT
UR-PSG- 737- UIA
UR-PSW- 737- UIA
UR-SQB- 737- Skyup
UR-SQH- 737- Sky Up
UR-UIA- 737- UIA
UR-UIC- 737- UIA
UR-UID- 737- UIA
VP-BBU- A319- Rossiya
VP-BES- A321- Aeroflot
VP-BGC- 777- Aeroflot
VP-BGG- 737- Aeroflot
VP-BGN- 737- Aeroflot
VP-BIH- A321- Ural
VP-BKC- A320- Aeroflot
VP-BNC- 737- Aeroflot
VP-BNN- A319- Rossiya
VP-BNP- 737- Aeroflot
VP-BPL- 737- Pobeda
VP-BPV- 737- Pobeda
VP-BQB- 737- Pobeda
VP-BQE- 737- Pobeda
VP-BQY-737- Pobeda
VP-BRH- 737- Aeroflot
VP-BRR- 737- Aeroflot
VP-BSW- A321- Ural
VP-BSY- A321- Ural
VP-BUG- 737- Rossiya
VP-BZB- 737- Aeroflot
VP-BZV- 737- Pega Fly
VQ-BED- A321- Aeroflot
VQ-BEO- 767- Azur
VQ-BGI- A320 Ural
VQ-BGX- A321- Ural
VQ-BHT- 737- Aeroflot
VQ-BKH- A321- Ural
VQ-BMV- 737- Aeroflot
VQ-BQD- 777- Aeroflot
VQ-BRK- 737- S7/Globus
VQ-BSI- A320- Aeroflot
VQ-BTT- A321- Aeroflot
VQ-BUF- 737- Rossiya
VQ-BUP- 767 – Azur
4L-TGC- 737- Air Zena
4X-AGH- A321N- Arkia
4X-ATI- ATR 72- Israir
4X-EKA- 737- El- Al
5B-CLH- DA40
5B-DCW- A319 Cyprus AW
5B-DCX- A319- Cyprus AW
5B-DDD- Fokker 100 TUS
5B-DDE- Fokker 100 TUS
5B-DDF- Fokker 70 TUS
5B-DDG- Fokker 70 TUS
5B-DDI- Fokker 70 TUS
Manchester 04/09/2019
A6-BLN- 787- Etihad
G-TUMD- 737Max – TUI
G-TUMG- 737MAX- TUI
M-GMKM- F7x
Managed to see the five stored TUI 737MAX two of which were needed on landing yesterday.
The weather in Cyprus as you will guess- was great -wall to wall sunshine- some days with temperatures in the late 90's to the early 100's- Got home last night- raining windy and cold- heaven!!!!
Happy Days
Bob
Last edited by Bobbybefc on Sat Sep 07, 2019 6:31 am, edited 1 time in total.
Bobby B EFC
Re: Cyprus Holiday 25th August to 4th September 2019
Managed a grand total of 80 out of that lot- would have been more but for the heat haze- can't complain though.
Happy Days
Bob
Bobby B EFC
Re: Cyprus Holiday 25th August to 4th September 2019
Great log Bob, it's incredible how many Russian aircraft you saw and changed days to when I last went to Cyprus 20+ years ago!
I think you mean a 10 day holiday though, 10 weeks is wishful thinking.
I think you mean a 10 day holiday though, 10 weeks is wishful thinking.
Re: Cyprus Holiday 25th August to 4th September 2019
You beat me to it Mike- should have been 10 day's -would like to go for ten weeks but my wallet would not allow that long. Cyprus is great especially Larnaca- where 60% of the inbounds I would say are Russian, Ukrainian etc. Well worth a trip- more than likely heading that way again in 2020 this time to Paphos.
Mistake amended.
Happy Days
Bob
Bobby B EFC
Re: Cyprus Holiday 25th August to 4th September 2019
That's an interesting log Bob with quite a few Chinese airlines and the inevitable Russians. Larnaca airport certainly seems to have developed from when I was last there in the '80's and early '90s. In those days it was a bolt hole and safe haven for many Middle East airlines that couldn't use Beirut and they would be mixed with Israeli aircraft and some eastern block flights that used Larnaca to refuel enroute 'spy on the British bases'. Mackenzie Beach at Larnaca was a great location for spotting but not so good for photography as it was in to sun most of the day.
Neil
Neil
Re: Cyprus Holiday 25th August to 4th September 2019
Thanks Neil- The Hainan were OTT each morning inbound Tel Aviv- as were the Aeroflot 777's - the majority of the rest were inbound Larnaca. The EU countries inbounds usually approached from the Paphos end of the island and turned in over the bay. So was unable to see them. But noticed a few hotels on the beach whilst landing- and the wife said- "Bet you would like to stay there".
Happy days
Bob
Bobby B EFC
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