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Corfu / Venice and ports in between   Monday 3rd Sept - Monday 17th Sept    Dave Rose

This years main vacation was a cruise starting in Venice on the fantastic Celebrity Silhouette, we departed LBA at 7am on Jet2 737 G-GDFK which is painted in the "holidays" scheme. Leeds was very busy at this time with most stands taken by Jet2 aircraft, they also were sub-leasing Germania 737 D-AGEQ which was off to Murcia.

After a smooth 2 hour flight over Amsterdam, Germany and Austria we arrived at Venice Tessera on 04 right. Luckily we parked remotely which allows for a free bus tour collecting frames!!

Venice 3rd Sept

EC-KAI

Aerospatiale ATR 42312

141

Swiftair

EC-LPM

Boeing  7172BL

55185

Volotea Airlines

EC-LQZ

Airbus A320232

1933

Vueling Airlines

EI-DSS

Airbus A320216

3515

Air One

EI-DSX

Airbus A320216

3643

Alitalia

EI-EWJ

Boeing  7172BL

55171

Volotea Airlines

EI-EXB

Boeing  7172BL

55173

Volotea Airlines

EI-RNC

Embraer Emb-190100IGW

19000503

Alitalia

I-DACZ

Douglas MD82

53058

Alitalia

OE-LGI

de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402

4100

Austrian Arrows

VP-CLR

Boeing  7377EM

34865

Corporate

Volotea have 3 717s based here, with routes to Italian and Greek islands. During the taxi in we passed the DC10 / MD11 conversion hangars where the following were parked outside

Italian Air Force C130s

OE-LGI DH8D AUSTRIAN

EI-EWJ B717 VOLOTEA

After an overnight stay in an Airport Marriott we joined the ship and sailed the short distance to Koper in Slovenia, unfortunately no airports here!! Things improved the following day when we arrived in Split, Croatia, I had taken my trusty SBS "STICK" and notebook knowing this coast has some busy routes and this proved correct. Split airport is located 10 miles from the city and I only managed a couple as we sailed out.

Split 6th Sept

9A-CQF

de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402

4301

Croatia Airlines

D-ABDR

Airbus A320214

3242

Air Berlin

Overflights were better though -

7T-VJW

Airbus A330202

647

Air Algerie

EI-XLG

Boeing  747446

29899

Transaero Airlines

F-GZHV

Boeing  73785H

29444

transavia.com France

HA-LWM

Airbus A320232

5021

Wizz Air

HB-IJE

Airbus A320214

0559

Swiss International Air Lines

HB-IJW

Airbus A320214

2134

Swiss International Air Lines

HZ-ASD

Airbus A320214

4364

Saudi Arabian Airlines

I-BIXQ

Airbus A321112

0586

Alitalia

I-DISO

Boeing  777243ER

32857

Alitalia

PH-HZE

Boeing  7378K2

28377

transavia.com

SU-GBV

Airbus A321231

0715

Egypt Air

SX-DVS

Airbus A320232

3709

Aegean Airlines

SX-DVW

Airbus A320232

3785

Aegean Airlines

TC-JRO

Airbus A321231

4682

THY Turkish Airlines

TS-IMS

Airbus A320214

4689

Tunisair

YR-BAM

Boeing  7374Q8

26302

Blue Air

YR-FKA

Fokker F-100

11340

Carpatair

YR-FKB

Fokker F-100

11369

Carpatair

Next stop was Dubrovnik, Croatia, we took  trip out for most of the day but managed the following for an hour or two from the room balcony

Dubrovnik 7th Sept

EI-EVC

Boeing  7378AS

40286

Ryanair

F-GZHV

Boeing  73785H

29444

transavia.com France

F-ORAH

Airbus A319132

2277

Belle Air

G-EZWA

Airbus A320214

5201

EasyJet

HB-IOS

Airbus A320214

2968

Belair

OO-TCS

Airbus A319132

2362

Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium

SX-DVG

Airbus A320232

3033

Aegean Airlines

Again, busy on the overflights north and south up the coast -

4X-ECE

Boeing  777258ER

36083

El Al-Israel Airlines

9A-CTI

Airbus A319112

1029

Croatia Airlines

9A-CTK

Airbus A320214

1237

Croatia Airlines

D-ABFE

Airbus A320214

4269

Air Berlin

D-AIZJ

Airbus A320214

4449

Lufthansa

D-ATUB

Boeing  7378K5

37247

TUIfly

EI-DSR

Airbus A320216

3502

Air One

EI-LIR

Airbus A319132

2335

Belle Air

EI-LIS

Airbus A320214

3492

Belle Air

ET-ALP

Boeing  767360ER

33769

Ethiopian Airlines

F-GZCO

Airbus A330203

657

Air France

F-HEPD

Airbus A320214

4295

Air France

F-ORAD

Airbus A320233

0558

Belle Air

F-ORAG

Airbus A319132

1098

Belle Air

HB-JHG

Airbus A330343X

1101

Swiss International Air Lines

HB-JMJ

Airbus A340313X

150

Swiss International Air Lines

HB-JZR

Airbus A320214

4034

EasyJet Switzerland

HZ-AKA

Boeing  777268ER

28344

Saudi Arabian Airlines

I-NEOZ

Boeing  73786N

34257

NEOS

JY-AYL

Airbus A319132

3428

Royal Jordanian Airlines

LY-SKW

Boeing  737382

25162

Aurela

OO-SSG

Airbus A319112

1160

Brussels Airlines

OO-TCN

Airbus A320232

0425

Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium

PH-CDE

Boeing  7378GQ

35795

Corendon Dutch Airlines

PH-HSB

Boeing  7378K2

34172

transavia.com

S5-AAS

Airbus A320231

0444

Adria Airways

SX-DGI

Airbus A320232

3162

Aegean Airlines

The following day we arrived in Kotor, Montenegro, which has Tivat as its main airport. On departure we sailed past the runway end and managed the following -

Tivat 8th Sept

4O-AOB

Embraer Emb-195200LR

19000283

Montenegro Airlines

4O-AOC

Embraer Emb-190100LR

19000358

Montenegro Airlines

EI-CXK

Boeing  7374S3

25596

Transaero Airlines

RA-64046

Tupolev Tu-204100 V

145074__64046

Red Wings

VQ-BCY

Airbus A320214

1484

Ural Airlines

Along with a few juicy overflights -

70-ADT

Airbus A330212

 

Yemenia

D-ABLD

Boeing  73776J

36117

Air Berlin

D-AGWS

Airbus A319132

4998

Germanwings

D-AHFH

Boeing  7378K5

27983

TUIfly

D-AICC

Airbus A320212

0809

Condor Berlin

D-AIGW

Airbus A340313X

327

Lufthansa

D-AISQ

Airbus A321231

3936

Lufthansa

D-ATUG

Boeing  7378K5

34688

TUIfly

D-CXLS

Cessna 560

560-6027

Air Hamburg

EI-EKM

Boeing  7378AS

38499

Ryanair

F-GZHN

Boeing  73785H

29445

transavia.com France

HB-IJP

Airbus A320214

0681

Swiss International Air Lines

HB-JIZ

Airbus A320214

0936

Hello

HB-JMO

Airbus A340313X

179

Swiss International Air Lines

HB-JZY

Airbus A320214

4196

EasyJet Switzerland

LX-TWO

Learjet 35A

35-628

Ducair Luxembourg Air Ambulance

LZ-AOA

Airbus A319112

3139

Eritrean Airlines

OE-IHC

Embraer Emb-190100LR

19000349

flyniki

OE-LEA

Airbus A320214

2529

flyniki

OO-SFZ

Airbus A330223

249

Brussels Airlines

OO-SNC

Airbus A320214

1797

Brussels Airlines

PH-AOH

Airbus A330203

811

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

PH-HZD

Boeing  7378K2

28376

transavia.com France

SU-GCO

Boeing  737866

35561

Egypt Air

SU-GED

Boeing  737866

40802

Egypt Air

SX-DVM

Airbus A320232

3439

Aegean Airlines

SX-DVU

Airbus A320232

3753

Aegean Airlines

I had visited Corfu a few years back and enjoyed the spotting facilities, especially for photography, so I jumped in a cab bound for the "Royal Cafe" in Kononi. The cafe overlooks the holding point for runway 34 and is very good in the mornings due to the sun. Corfu airport lies on reclaimed land from the sea / marshland with the terminal at the northern "town" end which means you cannot see anything on the apron from this spot, the arrival / departure shots make up for it. Its not particularly busy but the quality is good, mixing airliners, biz and light all together. Another bonus is if the wind is light they usually land on 34 and take off on 16, this is due to noise abatement over Corfu town which lies at the 16 end, but basically they dont have a pattern. here is the log -

Corfu 9th Sept (0910 - 1400)

4X-DFZ

Cessna 510

510-0090

Corporate

CS-DUA

Hawker-Siddeley 125750

HB-4

NetJets Europe

D-ASTZ

Airbus A319132

3019

Germania

EI-DZR

Airbus A320211

0427

Rossiya Russian Airlines

F-GYAQ

Airbus A321211

0827

Air Mediterranee

F-GZHB

Boeing  7378GJ

34902

transavia.com France

F-HBII

Airbus A320214

3852

Aigle Azur

F-HCOA

Boeing  7375L9

28084

Air Mediterranee

M-CLAB

Bombardier Challenger 300

20271

Corporate

M-MIKE

Cessna 525B

525B-0280

Corporate

OH-WII

Bombardier 604

5642

Jetflite

OK-TVP

Boeing  7378K5

32907

Travel Service Airlines

RA-67228

Bombardier 604

5613

Jet 2000

SX-BHS

Airbus A321111

0642

Hermes Airlines

SX-CDK

Embraer ERJ-135BJ

14500998

Corporate

SX-DGC

Airbus A320232

4094

Aegean Airlines

SX-DVX

Airbus A320232

3829

Aegean Airlines

YU-BRZ

Learjet 31A

31-045

Corporate

OK-TVP B738 SMARTWINGS

D-ASTZ A319 GERMANIA

SX-CDK EMB135 LEGACY

SP-KSZ SENECA

OH-WII CHALLENGER

OH-WII CHALLENGER

F-GZHB B738 TRANSAVIA FRANCE

F-GZHB B738 TRANSAVIA FRANCE

SX-BHS A321 AIR MEDITERANNEA

F-HBII A320 AIGLE AZUR

F-HBII A320 AIGLE AZUR

YU-BRZ LEAR 31

D-ASTZ A319 GERMANIA

G-EZTT A320 EASYJET

F-HCOA B735 AIR MEDITERRANEA

F-HBII A320 AIGLE AZUR

RA-67228 CHALLENGER

F-GYAQ A321 AIR MEDITERRANEA

SX-DGC A320 AEGEAN

EI-DAC B738 RYANAIR

F-HCOA B725 AIR MEDITERRANEA

THE VIEW FROM THE ROYAL CAFE

RA-67228 CHALLENGER

F-GYAQ A321 AIR MEDITERRANEA

4X-DFZ MUSTANG

FRENCH TIN

FRENCH TIN

FRENCH TIN

Malta was next after a 2 day sail, the port is a couple of miles from Luqa airport so departures could be seen from the top of the ship

Malta 11th Sept

9H-AEF

Airbus A320214

2142

Air Malta

9H-AEG

Airbus A319111

2113

Air Malta

9H-AEH

Airbus A319111

2122

Air Malta

9H-AEK

Airbus A320214

2291

Air Malta

9H-AEL

Airbus A319111

2332

Air Malta

9H-AEM

Airbus A319111

2382

Air Malta

9H-AEN

Airbus A320214

2665

Air Malta

9H-AEP

Airbus A320214

3056

Air Malta

9H-AFJ

Learjet 60

60-030

Corporate

A6-EAE

Airbus A330243

384

Emirates Airlines

AS1227

Beech B200

BB-2018

Armed Forces of Malta

D-ABIU

Boeing  737530

24944

Lufthansa

D-ALEI

Boeing  757236F

23493

DHL Worldwide Courier Express

EI-DTI

Airbus A320216

3976

Alitalia

EI-EPA

Boeing  7378AS

34987

Ryanair

SU-GDH

Embraer Emb-170100LR

17000274

Egypt Air Express

TC-LAB

Cessna 560

560-0216

Corporate

Malta is also OK for OTTs

A6-ECW

Boeing  77731HER

38981

Emirates Airlines

HZ-AQC

Airbus A330343X

1137

Saudi Arabian Airlines

HZ-AQD

Airbus A330343X

1141

Saudi Arabian Airlines

LX-RCV

Boeing  7474R7F

30400

Cargolux

PH-AOE

Airbus A330203

770

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

SU-GBW

Airbus A321231

0725

Egypt Air

Messina in Sicily was next, we went up Mt Etna for most of the day but managed an hour watching the arrivals at Reggio Calabria from the ship and we sailed past on departure to Bari

Reggio Calabria 12th Sept

EI-IKL

Airbus A320214

1489

Alitalia

EI-RNA

Embraer Emb-190100LR

19000470

Alitalia

I-BPAG

Boeing  73731S

29059

Blue Panorama

I-NDOF

Boeing  767306ER

27610

NEOS

At Bari we were fairly close to the airport and sailed past the runway end on departure

Bari 14th Sept

4O-AOK

Fokker F-100

11272

Montenegro Airlines

D-AHXE

Boeing  7377K5

35135

Air Berlin

EI-BUE

Boeing  737348F

23810

Mistral Air

EI-DVT

Canadair Regional-Jet900

15123

Air One CityLiner

EI-DYC

Boeing  7378AS

36567

Ryanair

EI-EIA

Airbus A320216

4195

Alitalia

EI-ENZ

Boeing  7378AS

40308

Ryanair

EI-IMH

Airbus A319112

2101

Alitalia

EI-RDD

Embraer Emb-175200LR

17000334

Alitalia

EI-RND

Embraer Emb-190100LR

19000512

Alitalia

I-BIKA

Airbus A320214

0951

Alitalia

MM62207

Piaggio P-180AM

1096

Italian Air Force

ZS-GAV

Fokker F-100

11254

Airquarius Air Charter

The ZS Fokker 100 is stored following Alpi Eagles demise

Ravenna was our final call and I had to make do with OTTs as ther is only a small strip here for parachutists and light jobs, plenty going on though including some movements from Rimini which is about 30 miles south.

A6-ERC

Airbus A340541

485

Emirates Airlines

D-ABQA

de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402

4223

Air Berlin

D-AGWO

Airbus A319132

4166

Germanwings

D-AIBF

Airbus A319112

4796

Lufthansa

D-AIDE

Airbus A321231

4607

Lufthansa

D-AIDM

Airbus A321231

4916

Lufthansa

D-AIRX

Airbus A321131

0887

Lufthansa

D-ALTK

Airbus A320214

1931

Air Berlin

EI-DBL

Boeing  777243ER

32781

Alitalia

EI-DTE

Airbus A320216

3885

Alitalia

EI-ERH

Airbus A320232

2157

New Livingston Spa

EI-IMM

Airbus A319111

4759

Alitalia

EI-RDI

Embraer Emb-175200LR

17000340

Alitalia

EI-RDJ

Embraer Emb-175200LR

17000342

Alitalia

F-GKXR

Airbus A320214

3795

Air France

F-HJUL

Boeing  7378Q8

38819

XL Airways France

I-MAFE

CASA 212200

273

Corporate

LN-RKI

Airbus A321231

1817

SAS Scandinavian Airlines

LY-FLH

Boeing  737382

25161

Small Planet Airlines

MM62243

Airbus A319115X

2507

Italian Air Force

N923FD

Boeing  757204F

26266

Federal Express

OK-MEI

Airbus A320214

3060

CSA Czech Airlines

OK-MEJ

Airbus A320214

3097

CSA Czech Airlines

OY-JTH

Boeing  7373Y0

24255

Jettime

PH-CDF

Boeing  737804

28227

Corendon Dutch Airlines

RA-64509

Tupolev Tu-214

1450742305009

Transaero Airlines

TF-AMP

Boeing  747481BCF

24801

Air Atlanta Icelandic

TS-IOQ

Boeing  7376H3

29501

Tunisair

The ship docked in Venice the next day but we did not leave for 24 hours, we were parked perfectly for arrivals on 04 so after a morning in the city I settled on the sun deck. Again, lots of OTTs as Venice sits on a crossroads, but the airport was steady with movements with the Qatar 320 being a highlight

Venice 16th Sept

A6-ERO

Airbus A340313X

163

Emirates Airlines

A7-AHA

Airbus A320232

4110

Qatar Airways

CS-TNU

Airbus A320214

4106

TAP Air Portugal

D-ABKC

Boeing  73786J

37741

Air Berlin

D-AIPB

Airbus A320211

0070

Lufthansa

D-AISU

Airbus A321231

4016

Lufthansa

D-CVVV

Cessna 560

560-5723

Augusta Air

EC-JFG

Airbus A320214

2143

Vueling Airlines

EC-LKG

Airbus A320214

1047

Iberia

EC-LSA

Airbus A320214

4128

Vueling Airlines

EI-DSX

Airbus A320216

3643

Alitalia

EI-EWJ

Boeing  7172BL

55171

Volotea Airlines

EI-EXB

Boeing  7172BL

55173

Volotea Airlines

EI-IMB

Airbus A319112

2033

Alitalia

F-GFKJ

Airbus A320211

0063

Air France

F-GKXG

Airbus A320214

1894

Air France

F-GRGB

Embraer ERJ-145EU

145010

Air France

F-GRHJ

Airbus A319111

1176

Air France

F-GTAH

Airbus A321211

1133

Air France

F-ORAE

Airbus A320233

0561

Belle Air

G-EZWD

Airbus A320214

5249

EasyJet

HB-IZP

SAAB 2000

031

Darwin Airline

HB-JLR

Airbus A320214

5037

Swiss International Air Lines

HB-JZS

Airbus A319111

3084

EasyJet Switzerland

I-DATE

Douglas MD82

53217

Alitalia

I-FLYV

Dassault Falcon2000

108

Eurofly Service

I-PBRP

Dassault Falcon2000LX

239

Sirio

N811DD

Pilatus PC-12-47E

1027

Corporate

OE-ILM

Dassault Falcon 7X

125

Jet Alliance

OK-JFK

Aerospatiale ATR 42500

625

CSA Czech Airlines

OK-SLX

Cessna 560

560-5243

Silesia Air

PH-BXR

Boeing  7379K2

29601

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

SE-DIR

Douglas MD82

53004

SAS Scandinavian Airlines

SX-DVK

Airbus A320232

3392

Aegean Airlines

TS-IMO

Airbus A319114

1479

Tunisair

VENICE AIRPORT FROM THE SHIP

Overflights -

5B-DCO

Airbus A321231

2730

Cyprus Airways

CS-DXL

Cessna 560

560-5640

NetJets Europe

CS-TTD

Airbus A319111

0790

TAP Air Portugal

D-ABDB

Airbus A320214

2619

Air Berlin

D-ABFA

Airbus A320214

4101

Air Berlin

D-ABFO

Airbus A320214

4565

Air Berlin

D-ACGC

Boeing  747412BCF

24975

Air Cargo Germany

D-AHFS

Boeing  73786N

28623

Air Berlin

D-AIDG

Airbus A321231

4672

Lufthansa

EI-EMF

Boeing  7378AS

34978

Ryanair

EI-ENZ

Boeing  7378AS

40308

Ryanair

EI-IMR

Airbus A319111

4875

Alitalia

F-GZHD

Boeing  7378K2

29650

transavia.com France

G-EZUF

Airbus A320232

4676

EasyJet

HA-LPT

Airbus A320232

3807

Wizz Air

HA-LWM

Airbus A320232

5021

Wizz Air

HB-JZU

Airbus A319111

2402

EasyJet Switzerland

OE-IHG

Embraer Emb-190100LR

19000435

flyniki

SP-HAB

Airbus A320232

1411

Yes Airways

TC-AAV

Boeing  73782R

40696

Pegasus Airlines

TC-JGO

Boeing  7378F2

34413

THY Turkish Airlines

UR-WUA

Airbus A320232

3531

Wizz Air Ukraine

VQ-BEM

Boeing  73785R

29036

Orenair

VT-JWE

Airbus A330203

807

Jet Airways

Finally (phew), on departure

Venice 17th Sept

D-ABFF

Airbus A320214

4329

Air Berlin

D-AISE

Airbus A321231

1214

Lufthansa

F-GKXJ

Airbus A320214

1900

Air France

G-EZUJ

Airbus A320214

4740

EasyJet

G-GDFL

Boeing  73736N

28568

Jet 2

HB-IXX

British Aerospace 146-RJ100

E3262

Swiss European Air Lines

I-ADCE

Aerospatiale ATR 72212A

668

Air Dolomiti

I-DACZ

Douglas MD82

53058

Alitalia

N178DZ

Boeing  767332ER

30596

Delta Air Lines

OE-LGA

de Havilland Canada DHC-8Q-402

4014

Austrian Arrows

OO-SSD

Airbus A319112

1102

Brussels Airlines

Another smooth 2 hour flight on Jet2 B733 G-CELB "Pride of Yorkshire" followed by the usual "Ark Royal" style landing at LBA!!

A super holiday with a bit of aviation thrown in, what more could you ask for...................  

   

 

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