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What to do on a Bank Holiday? cram four flights into one day, bag a few jets and home for supper, we knew this wouldn't be trip to see loads of new stuff but it was do-able and for just over £100 all in, we did it. Our flight from Newcastle with Ryanair (EI-DPB) left on time at 8.00am, vital if we weren't to spend the day in Dublin and the whole day going pear shaped.

	Newcastle Monday 7th May 2007

G-FRYI	Beech B200 King Air	BB-210	Corporate
G-THOO	Boeing 737 33V	29335	ThomsonFly
EI-DPB	Boeing 737 8AS	33603	Ryanair
N1424W	Cessna 170	20136	Private
G-EDCJ	Cessna 525 Citation Jet	525-0105	Air Charter Scotland
N525VV	Cessna 525A Citation Jet 2	525A-0113	Corporate
TC-MBA	Fokker F-27 Friendship 500	10654	MNG Airlines

On arrival at Dublin we stayed in the cafe and logged what moved for a few hours, I have not included Aer Lingus or Ryanair movements. Our next flight at 12.00pm was on an Aer Lingus A330 (EI-JFK), Lingus operate a number of their transatlantic flights via Shannon and offer very cheap seats on what was a virtually empty aircraft, in fact we were the only passengers in our section. The flight from gate to gate lasted no more than 30 minutes.

	Dublin Monday 7th May 2007

EI-OZB	Airbus A300 B4-103F	184	Air Contractors
OO-DLC	Airbus A300 B4-203F	152	DHL Worldwide Courier Express
HB-IPT	Airbus A319 112	727	Swiss International Air Lines
D-AIQP	Airbus A320 211	346	Lufthansa
EC-ICT	Airbus A320 211	264	Click Air
EC-ILQ	Airbus A320 214	1736	Iberia
EI-DER	Airbus A320 214	2583	Aer Lingus
SP-LLE	Boeing 737 45D	27914	Centralwings
SP-LLF	Boeing 737 45D	28752	Centralwings
LY-AGZ	Boeing 737 524	26340	Lithuanian Airlines
EC-JFB	Boeing 737 86N	32658	Futura International Airways
TC-JGT	Boeing 737 8F2	34417	THY Turkish Airlines
G-BIKN	Boeing 757 236F	22186	DHL Worldwide Courier Express
N17126	Boeing 757 224	27566	Continental Airlines
OY-SRL	Boeing 767 232F	22219	Star Air A/S
N1602	Boeing 767 332ER	29694	Delta Air Lines
N154DL	Boeing 767 3P6ER	25241	Delta Air Lines
N347AN	Boeing 767 323ER	33086	American Airlines
EI-IRE	Bombardier Challenger 604	5515	Corporate
EI-DNJ	British Aerospace 146-200	E2136	Cityjet
G-JECK	de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402	4113	flybe.
LN-ROU	Douglas MD82	49424	SAS Scandinavian Airlines
C-FHPM	Gulfstream G4	1103	Corporate
G-OLDW	Learjet 45	45-294	Corporate
G-SOVB	Learjet 45	45-138	Corporate
N811RA	Learjet 60	60-264	Corporate

When we arrived at Shannon it was pouring down, no problem, the viewing terrace is inside giving good views across the airfield, only the gallery was closed due to a protest against the USA that had taken place the day before. After telling the information desk where we had come from and for how long, security were called and the gallery opened for us. Not a busy place at all, though it can get some gems, being a bank holiday visiting movements were low, not included are a few Ryanair and the Aer Lingus movements. After some food and a relaxing afternoon it was soon time to check in and off to Stansted again courtesy of Ryanair this time on EI-DAX.

	Shannon Monday 7th May 2007


EI-FXE	Aerospatiale ATR 42 320F	327	Air Contractors
ER-AVE	Antonov An-72 100	36572080780	Pecotox Air
ER-AVD	Antonov An-72 100	36572080786	Pecotox Air
EI-PKS	Bell Helicopters 206 Jet Ranger III B-	34480	Corporate
N42527	Bell Helicopters 407	53384	Corporate
N907RF	Boeing 727 256	20811	Preserved ex Iberia
TC-MSO	Boeing 737 8S3	29246	KTHY-Cyprus Turkish Airlines
EI-DPJ	Boeing 737 8AS	33609	Ryanair
N489EV	Boeing 747 230BF	23393	Evergreen International Airlines
CS-DHE	Cessna 550/551 Citation Bravo	550-1022	NetJets Europe
EI-BPL	Reims-Cessna F.172 K	758	Private
EI-SAR	Sikorsky S-61 N	61-143	CHC Ireland
EI-GCE	Sikorsky S-61 N	61-817	CHC Ireland

We had about three hours at Stansted, busy time with lots of Ryanair & Easyjet coming and going (they are not listed), our fourth flight back to Newcastle at 9.30pm with Easyjet on Boeing 737 G-EZJK got us home just before 10.30pm. All in all a good day out, luckily all the flights were on time, or it could have been a different story!! Knowing all of the spotting would be from inside I didn't take my camera on this trip so no photo's

	Stansted Monday 7th May 2007


EI-SLC	Aerospatiale ATR 42 312F	82	Linkair Express
OO-TZB	Airbus A300 B4-203F	261	TNT Airways
9H-AEH	Airbus A319 112	2122	Air Malta
D-AKNL	Airbus A319 112	1084	Germanwings
G-EZMH	Airbus A319 111	2053	EasyJet
G-EZIG	Airbus A319 111	2460	EasyJet
G-EZAD	Airbus A319 111	2702	EasyJet
D-AGWC	Airbus A319 132	2976	Germanwings
G-EZBT	Airbus A319 111	3090	EasyJet
N980KA	Beech 200 King Air	BB-1980	Corporate on delivery to RFDS Australia
N7185A	Beech 350 Super King Air	FL-525	Corporate
LN-KKW	Boeing 737 3K9	24213	Norwegian Air Shuttle
LN-KKV	Boeing 737 3Y5	25613	Norwegian Air Shuttle
PH-XRY	Boeing 737 7K2	33463	Transavia
D-ABAQ	Boeing 737 86J	28071