Treated myself to a birthday trip to Heathrow recently. A full day on the mounds by T5 with a picnic bought from the M&S in the terminal. Just nice to sit and do nothing for a full day, not many things in life can give you this these days.
Been a couple of years since I got to spend a full day there so still plenty of ticks on offer. Managed to re-complete the BA fleet as TTSD had been delivered the day before and I caught a fleeting glimpse of the tail. It's quite important to go into a Heathrow day with some interest in the locals as long swathes of arrivals after 9am are just BA & VS interspersed with a shedload of american airlines
G-TTNA by Dan W, on Flickr
G-TTNA by Dan W, on Flickr
G-EUPJ by Dan W, on FlickrWhen is Red Nose Day again?!
G-EUUR by Dan W, on FlickrLots of newly delivered European Neos racked the numbers up as well.
KLM Airbus A321N PH-AXD by Dan W, on Flickr
TF-ICD by Dan W, on FlickrI'd clocked the Saudi specials in and out a few times on the tracking sites in the build up but didn't dare to believe I'd get any... Happy days when a pair of them showed up. Quite a lot of Saudi flights in a day now.
Saudi Boeing 787-10 HZ-AR32 by Dan W, on Flickr
HZ-AK43 by Dan W, on FlickrAnd from the new to the old, not sure why this Algerian A330 has been stripped of titles but certainly a better option than the all white Ascend 737 that has been operating for them.
Air Algerie Airbus A330 7T-VJX by Dan W, on FlickrAnother newly delivered airbus on the now convoluted route from the furthest east, or is it west now given the flight path?!
JA06WJ by Dan W, on FlickrStill plenty of interest from that direction despite all the geopolitical nonsense ongoing.
ANA All Nippon Airlines Boeing 777 JA787A by Dan W, on Flickr
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-8 S2-AJU by Dan W, on Flickr
Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 B-LXD by Dan W, on Flickr
Korean Air Boeing 777 HL8218 by Dan W, on Flickr
Korean Air Cargo Boeing 77F HL8045 by Dan W, on Flickr
Malaysia Airlines Airbus A350 9M-MAG by Dan W, on Flickr
Thai Boeing 777 HS-TKZ by Dan W, on Flickr
Vistara Boeing 787 VT-TSH by Dan W, on FlickrThe perk of doing a solid day is getting the full gamut of Chinese airlines, and was the main reason for the trip.
Air China Boeing 777 B-2046 by Dan W, on Flickr
China Easten Boeing 777 B-2001 by Dan W, on Flickr
China Southern Airbus A350 B-329S by Dan W, on Flickr
China Southern Boeing 787-9 B-209X by Dan W, on Flickr
Eva Air Boeing 777 B-16735 by Dan W, on Flickr
Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330 B-1072 by Dan W, on Flickr
Tianjin Airlines Airbus A330 B-8959 by Dan W, on FlickrThe light gets lovely in time for some of these movements, just a tricky balance of when to cross to the other side.
Thanks for looking, comments always welcome. Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts folks!
