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AirNav Radar => AirNav Radar Discussion => Topic started by: puddy on June 19, 2009, 05:35:11 PM

Title: Manchester to brize Norton
Post by: puddy on June 19, 2009, 05:35:11 PM
watched the following flight in to RAF Brize Norton at 4:15am today

Air Finland
Reg OH-AFJ
Boeing 757
c/n 26269/612
TCX420F  Thomas Cook Flight Number
Machester to Brize Norton

Seems strange reg to air finland but with a TCX flight number and why Brize Norton?

comments welcome

Puddy
Title: Re: Manchester to brize Norton
Post by: EGNXR on June 19, 2009, 05:41:07 PM
Hi Puddy,

Positioning for a Military charter (Trooping) most likley.

HTH John
Title: Re: Manchester to brize Norton
Post by: DaveReid on June 19, 2009, 05:50:16 PM
Quote from: puddy on June 19, 2009, 05:35:11 PM
Seems strange reg to air finland but with a TCX flight number

Thomas Cook must be short of capacity at the moment, they have also been using Mint AW B752 EC-LBC today.
Title: Re: Manchester to brize Norton
Post by: puddy on June 19, 2009, 05:57:22 PM
Quote from: EGNXR on June 19, 2009, 05:41:07 PM
Positioning for a Military charter (Trooping) most likley.
HTH John

I thought mod use flygloblespan?

puddy
Title: Re: Manchester to brize Norton
Post by: EMA on June 19, 2009, 06:01:03 PM
Quote from: puddy on June 19, 2009, 05:57:22 PM
Quote from: EGNXR on June 19, 2009, 05:41:07 PM
Positioning for a Military charter (Trooping) most likley.
HTH John

I thought mod use flygloblespan?

puddy

They use Monarch as well.
Title: Re: Manchester to brize Norton
Post by: malc41 on June 19, 2009, 08:10:06 PM
They will use anybody that will give them cheap flights
Title: Re: Manchester to brize Norton
Post by: EGNXR on June 19, 2009, 08:16:56 PM
Hi all,

I belive OH-AFI & OH-AFJ are Birmingham based for the summer as additional capacity. Not sure if its for only Thomas Cook or for anyone on an Ad-Hoc basis. I'm sure someone who is in the know will  tell.

Cheers John