Rome / Athens and places in-between 16 June 13 - 28 June 13 Dave Rose
This years cruise was around the Eastern Med and Aegean, I chose to fly with Jet2 from LBA to FCO. A good start was had with both of Monarch's new build A320W's parked on stand, then it was off on B733 G-CELB " Yorkshire". This aircraft has clearly had a major overhaul recently, it felt brand new with a new interior and a recent paint job. 2 hours 30 minutes later we landed on runway 16L and had a long taxi to terminal 3.
Leeds 16/6/13
| EI-XLS | Cessna 560 | 560-5666 | Airlink Airways |
| G-ZBAA | Airbus A320214(SL) | 5526 | Monarch Airlines |
| G-ZBAB | Airbus A320214(SL) | 5581 | Monarch Airlines |
I had booked the airport Hilton which is in the middle of the terminals, so planned a walk out at some point. Unfortunately the view from the room wasn't ideal but with the help of the ADSB stick I could see most departures of 28 and 16R. The runway layout is very similar to Zurich, with 2 parallel runways 16/32 left and right, with the main landing runway as 16L and some long haul use 16R to depart. Runway 28 is the main departure runway. Traffic is obviously loaded towards Alitalia, most of their long haul fleet is based here but a lot of US carriers use FCO along with a daily EK 380 and Qatar have 4 flights a day, along with the usual european carriers.
Rome 16/6/13
| CS-TNS | Airbus A320214 | 4021 | TAP Portugal |
| CS-TTE | Airbus A319111 | 821 | TAP Portugal |
| EC-JGS | Airbus A321211 | 2472 | Iberia |
| EI-DBL | Boeing 777243ER | 32781 | Alitalia |
| EI-DJL | Boeing 767330ER | 25137 | Blue Panorama |
| EI-DSD | Airbus A320216 | 3076 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSG | Airbus A320216 | 3115 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSV | Airbus A320216 | 3598 | Alitalia |
| EI-DTM | Airbus A320216 | 4119 | Alitalia |
| EI-DTN | Airbus A320216 | 4143 | Alitalia |
| EI-EID | Airbus A320216 | 4523 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJJ | Airbus A330202 | 1225 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJK | Airbus A330202 | 1252 | Alitalia |
| EI-EWO | Airbus A320232 | 2496 | New Livingston Spa |
| EI-IMF | Airbus A319112 | 2083 | Alitalia |
| EI-IMI | Airbus A319112 | 1745 | Alitalia |
| EI-IMR | Airbus A319111 | 4875 | Alitalia |
| EI-IMV | Airbus A319111 | 5294 | Alitalia |
| EI-ISA | Boeing 777243ER | 32855 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDA | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000330 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDE | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000335 | Alitalia |
| EW-254PA | Boeing 7373Q8 | 26294 | Belavia Belarusian Airlines |
| HB-IZW | SAAB 2000 | 39 | Darwin Airline |
| HS-TGY | Boeing 7474D7 | 28705 | Thai Airways |
| I-BIKC | Airbus A320214 | 1448 | Alitalia |
| I-DISU | Boeing 777243ER | 32858 | Alitalia |
| LN-NOE | Boeing 7378Q8 | 35283 | Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| SU-GDA | Boeing 737866 | 35565 | EgyptAir |
| TC-CPG | Boeing 73782R | 40729 | Pegasus Airlines |
| UR-PSA | Boeing 7378HX | 29658 | Ukraine International Airlines |
| VQ-BBM | Airbus A320214 | 1578 | Rossiya Russian Airlines |
| VQ-BEF | Airbus A321211 | 4103 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines |
The next day I had a look round a bit, the Alitalia Technic hangar was close by with a few old MD80's stored along with a couple of Air One CRJ900's. There are 5 terminals in a crescent shape, with the only views to be had from McDonalds on level 2 of T3. The view is across 28 and you can see most things as they taxi past, there are many more ex Alitalia MD80s stored near the threshold of 28 along with HA-LWM which did an emergency landing here recently.
Rome 17/6/13
| 5B-DCK | Airbus A320214 | 2275 | Cyprus Airways |
| A7-AEJ | Airbus A330302 | 826 | Qatar Airways |
| D-AIDB | Airbus A321231 | 4545 | Lufthansa |
| EC-LQP | Airbus A330243 | 526 | Air Europa |
| EI-CUN | Boeing 7374K5 | 27074 | Blue Panorama |
| EI-DIR | Airbus A330202 | 272 | Alitalia |
| EI-DRI | Canadair Regional-Jet900 | 15076 | Withdrawn from use |
| EI-DSL | Airbus A320216 | 3343 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSO | Airbus A320216 | 3464 | Alitalia |
| EI-DVT | Canadair Regional-Jet900 | 15123 | Withdrawn from use |
| EI-EJG | Airbus A330202 | 1123 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJH | Airbus A330202 | 1135 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJI | Airbus A330202 | 1218 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJP | Airbus A330202 | 1354 | Alitalia |
| EI-IMT | Airbus A319111 | 5018 | Alitalia |
| EI-IMV | Airbus A319111 | 5294 | Alitalia |
| EI-ISE | Boeing 777243ER | 32856 | Alitalia |
| EI-ISO | Boeing 777243ER | 32857 | Alitalia |
| G-GDFR | Boeing 7378Z9 | 30421 | Jet 2 |
| I-BIKA | Airbus A320214 | 951 | Alitalia |
| I-BPAG | Boeing 73731S | 29059 | Blue Panorama |
| I-DACS | Douglas MD82 | 53053 | Withdrawn from use |
| I-DATM | Douglas MD82 | 53230 | Withdrawn from use |
| I-DAVT | Douglas MD82 | 49552 | Withdrawn from use |
| LN-NOM | Boeing 73786N | 28642 | Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| N810NW | Airbus A330323X | 674 | Delta Air Lines |
| N817NW | Airbus A330323X | 843 | Delta Air Lines |
| OO-SSG | Airbus A319112 | 1160 | Brussels Airlines |
| TC-JSI | Airbus A321231 | 5584 | THY Turkish Airlines |
| VP-BUI | Boeing 757231 | 28487 | Uzbekistan Airways |
Rome Photos HERE
It was then off to the port to pick up the ship, the first port of call being the island of Santorini and a few bits arriving downwind for landing
Santorini and OTT 20/6/13
| HB-IJV | Airbus A320214 | 2024 | Edelweiss Air |
| SX-OAF | Airbus A319112 | 3895 | Olympic Air |
| UR-CLS | Boeing 7378Q8 | 32841 | Kharkiv Airlines |
| VP-CIE | Airbus A319133X | 1589 | Corporate |
The long cruise up to Istanbul was next, once parked I could see departures and some OTT's, I have not noted the THY stuff other than the ones needed
Istanbul and OTT 21/6/13
| 9V-SVM | Boeing 777212ER | 30874 | Singapore Airlines |
| A6-EBZ | Boeing 77731HER | 32713 | Emirates Airlines |
| EP-IBK | Airbus A310304 | 671 | Iran Air |
| TC-SBA | de Havilland Canada DHC-6300 | 382 | Seabird Airlines |
| YI-ARA | Airbus A320214 | 5115 | Iraqi Airways |
The Twin Otter was landing regularly on the River Bosphorus, and after an overnight stay I noted the following whilst cruising past the airport and some OTT's
Istanbul 22/6/13
| 5A-LAQ | Airbus A320214 | 5494 | Libyan Airlines |
| 9V-SVC | Boeing 777212ER | 28526 | Singapore Airlines |
| D-AGEL | Boeing 73775B | 28110 | Germania |
| D-AIDN | Airbus A321231 | 4976 | Lufthansa |
| EI-UNY | Boeing 777222 | 26918 | Transaero Airlines |
| EP-MNL | Airbus A300B4-603 | 623 | Mahan Air |
| HZ-AS44 | Airbus A320214 | 4564 | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| OD-MRR | Airbus A320232 | 3837 | Middle East Airlines |
| OH-LBS | Boeing 7572Q8 | 27623 | Finnair |
| OK-TVM | Boeing 7378FN | 37077 | Travel Service |
| OK-TVW | Boeing 73786Q | 30295 | Smart Wings |
| SP-AEK | Airbus A320214 | 1450 | Bingo Airways |
| SU-GCP | Boeing 737866 | 35560 | EgyptAir |
| SX-TZE | Boeing 73748E | 27632 | Bluebird Airways |
| TC-JDS | Airbus A330243F | 1418 | THY Turkish Airlines |
| TC-JUG | Airbus A320232 | 2395 | THY Turkish Airlines |
| TC-MKR | Dassault Falcon900LX | 257 | Corporate |
| UR-GAS | Boeing 737528 | 25236 | Ukraine International Airlines |
| VP-BLA | Boeing 7772Q8ER | 28676 | Orenair |
| YI-AGR | Airbus A321231 | 4067 | Iraqi Airways |
Istanbul photo HERE
Next stop was Kusadasi in Turkey, a local paradropper Cessna 208 overflying regularly here along with a few OTT's
| D-AIDG | Airbus A321231 | 4672 | Lufthansa |
| D-ASTA | Airbus A319112 | 4663 | Germania |
| LZ-PLO | Embraer Emb-190100AR | 19000584 | Bulgaria Air |
| OE-LBE | Airbus A321211 | 935 | Austrian Airlines |
| OO-TUC | Boeing 767341ER | 24844 | Jetairfly |
| SU-GDD | Boeing 737866 | 35566 | EgyptAir |
| TC-CAV | Cessna 208 | 208-00256 | THK - Turk Hava Kurumu |
| TC-FBV | Airbus A320214 | 4658 | Freebird Airlines |
At Mykonos we went to a beach close to the approach, although it was very quiet there were a few biz arrivals, along with the odd charter
| 5A-LAO | Airbus A320214 | 5373 | Libyan Airlines |
| CS-DKK | Gulfstream G550 | 5201 | NetJets Europe |
| CS-DXT | Cessna 560 | 560-5765 | NetJets Europe |
| TC-ATK | Airbus A320232 | 2747 | Atlasjet Airlines |
| UR-PSB | Boeing 7378HX | 29654 | Ukraine International Airlines |
| VP-BYJ | Boeing 737524 | 28923 | Transaero Airlines |
Our next call was Athens, I had negotiated a "pass out" here and made for the local Hertz office on arrival. A car was secured and I set off in rush hour traffic to Venizelos, via the coast road and past the old famous airport. Its now an Olympic venue and all thats left are 3 ex Olympic aircraft, a B742, B732 and a B722, they are going to be restored. The journey takes about an hour, and on arrival the best spot for photos is the approach to 03L, this is the main morning landing runway and is good for light. You need ADSB to see departures from 03R but once you are set up then its easy, along with a scanner. Some Olympic and Aegean land on 03R when its quiet but even though the Greek economy is goosed, it was fairly constant. The spot is easy to find by coming off the motorway before the airport and turing into a farm track which takes you close to the threshold but far enough back for shots, take plenty of water as the temp was 35c when I was there. I stayed till 1pm before having a drive to the biz area near the Olympic hangars, you can make most of the parked stuff here with a bit of effort. Olympic and Aegean is the main traffic and I havnt listed most of them, the DH8D's and DHC8's are in and out all the time, mixed with middle east carriers and the odd exotica. Stored here are the Hellenic Imperial B742's and the 2 remaining ex-olympic A340's.
Athens 25/6/13
| 4X-EKO | Boeing 73786Q | 30287 | El Al Israel Airlines |
| 5B-DCF | Airbus A319132 | 2718 | Cyprus Airways |
| 5B-DCG | Airbus A320232 | 4197 | Cyprus Airways |
| 5B-DCN | Airbus A319132 | 2383 | Cyprus Airways |
| A6-EIC | Airbus A320232 | 2167 | Etihad Airways |
| A7-ADT | Airbus A321231 | 2107 | Qatar Airways |
| C-GHPD | Boeing 7673Y0ER | 24999 | Air Canada |
| CS-DLG | Dassault Falcon2000EX EASy | 144 | NetJets Europe |
| CS-DUC | Hawker-Siddeley 125750 | HB-6 | NetJets Europe |
| D-AEAQ | Airbus A300B4-622R | 729 | DHL Worldwide Courier Express |
| D-AIRA | Airbus A321131 | 458 | Lufthansa |
| EI-IXJ | Airbus A321112 | 959 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDC | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000333 | Alitalia |
| F-GXKV | Airbus A320214 | 4344 | Air FRANCE |
| F-HBNK | Airbus A320214 | 5084 | Air France |
| LN-NOU | Boeing 7378FZ | 29674 | Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| M-ALRV | Dassault Falcon2000LX | 173 | Corporate |
| M-BIGG | Bombardier 605 | 5722 | Corporate |
| N15XZ | Piaggio P-180 | 1185 | Corporate |
| N250AY | Boeing 767201ER | 23902 | US Airways |
| N315MK | Gulfstream G4 | 1206 | Corporate |
| N801NW | Airbus A330323X | 524 | Delta Air Lines |
| OD-MRS | Airbus A320232 | 3804 | Middle East Airlines |
| OE-HPH | Dassault Falcon2000 | 209 | Goldeck Flug |
| OY-KBB | Airbus A321232 | 1642 | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| SU-GBW | Airbus A321231 | 725 | EgyptAir |
| SX-BKZ | Swearingen SA.227ACMetro III | AC-694B | Mediterranean Air Freight |
| SX-BMT | Swearingen SA.227ACMetro III | AC-699 | Mediterranean Air Freight |
| SX-DGA | Airbus A321231 | 3878 | Aegean Airlines |
| SX-DGI | Airbus A320232 | 3162 | Aegean Airlines |
| SX-DVG | Airbus A320232 | 3033 | Aegean Airlines |
| SX-DVI | Airbus A320232 | 3074 | Aegean Airlines |
| SX-DVJ | Airbus A320232 | 3365 | Aegean Airlines |
| SX-DVR | Airbus A320232 | 3714 | Aegean Airlines |
| SX-ECI | Cessna 750 | 750-0262 | Greek Civil Aviation Authority |
| SX-OAF | Airbus A319112 | 3895 | Olympic Air |
| SX-OAJ | Airbus A319112 | 3905 | Olympic Air |
| TC-JMJ | Airbus A321232 | 3688 | THY Turkish Airlines |
| TC-KHA | Hawker-Siddeley 125900XP | HA-0046 | Corporate |
| UR-82072 | Antonov An-124100 | 9.77305E+12 | Antonov Airlines |
| UR-CCF | Dassault Falcon50 | 212 | Cabi Airlines |
| UR-GBD | Boeing 73736Q | 28659 | Ukraine International Airlines |
| VP-BWO | Airbus A321211 | 2337 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines |
Athens Photos HERE
Athens OTT'S
| A7-ADV | Airbus A321231 | 3274 | Qatar Airways |
| D-AISB | Airbus A321231 | 1080 | Lufthansa |
| OK-TVP | Boeing 7378K5 | 32907 | Travel Service Airlines |
| SU-GEA | Boeing 737866 | 40760 | EgyptAir |
| SX-DVL | Airbus A320232 | 3423 | Aegean Airlines |
| YL-BBO | Boeing 73733V | 29335 | airBaltic |
| YR-BAO | Boeing 73742C | 24813 | Blue Air |
Naples was next and the port is close to the airport, so I bagged a few later in the day before departing back to Rome
Naples 27/6/13
| 900530 | Swearingen C-26D | DC-796M | United States Navy |
| A7-AEN | Airbus A330302 | 907 | Qatar Airways |
| D-ABBG | Boeing 73786J | 32918 | Air Berlin |
| D-ABFN | Airbus A320214 | 4510 | Air Berlin |
| D-AIDB | Airbus A321231 | 4545 | Lufthansa |
| D-AKNN | Airbus A319112 | 1136 | Germanwings |
| D-CFLY | Cessna 560 | 560-6014 | Air Hamburg |
| EI-DSB | Airbus A320216 | 2932 | Alitalia |
| EI-IGP | Boeing 7377GL | 37233 | Air Italy |
| EI-IGU | Boeing 73773V | 32422 | Air Italy |
| EI-IMG | Airbus A319112 | 2086 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDA | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000330 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDB | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000331 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDE | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000335 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDG | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000338 | Alitalia |
| HA-LPT | Airbus A320232 | 3807 | Wizz Air |
| HB-JZP | Airbus A319111 | 2427 | EasyJet Switzerland |
| I-BIXL | Airbus A321112 | 513 | Alitalia |
| MM62186 | Lockheed C-130J | 5520 | Italian Air Force |
| P4-ADD | IAI GalaxyG200 | 200 | Corporate |
| SP-CON | Bombardier Challenger 300 | 20295 | Jet Service |
| TC-FIB | Bombardier 605 | 5747 | Corporate |
| TC-MZA | Gulfstream G450 | 4249 | Corporate |
| TS-INL | Airbus A320212 | 400 | Nouvelair Tunisie |
| TS-IOP | Boeing 7376H3 | 29500 | Tunisair |
| VP-BRD | Airbus A321232 | 3120 | Nordwind Airlines |
So, that was that. Once back at FCO I dropped off the bags and went upstairs to McDonalds for an hour. Then it was B733 G-CELS back to a windy and rainy LBA for a "carrier approach" to 32!! A great holiday with some nice traffic along the way.
Rome 28/6/13
| 40-AOB | Embraer Emb-195100LR | 19000588 | Montenegro Airlines |
| A7-AEN | Airbus A330302 | 907 | Qatar Airways |
| D-ABLB | Boeing 73776J | 36115 | Air Berlin |
| EC-KDT | Airbus A320216 | 3145 | Vueling Airlines |
| EC-LTM | Boeing 73785P | 36591 | Air Europa |
| EI-DBU | Boeing 76737EER | 25077 | Transaero Airlines |
| EI-DSF | Airbus A320216 | 3080 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSH | Airbus A320216 | 3178 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSL | Airbus A320216 | 3343 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSV | Airbus A320216 | 3598 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSW | Airbus A320216 | 3609 | Alitalia |
| EI-DTN | Airbus A320216 | 4143 | Alitalia |
| EI-DVA | Boeing 73736EF | 25159 | Mistral Air |
| EI-EIC | Airbus A320216 | 4520 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJJ | Airbus A330202 | 1225 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJJ | Airbus A330202 | 1225 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJL | Airbus A330202 | 1283 | Alitalia |
| EI-EJO | Airbus A330202 | 1327 | Alitalia |
| EI-EYR | Airbus A320214 | 2930 | Rossiya Russian Airlines |
| EI-IMJ | Airbus A319112 | 1779 | Alitalia |
| EI-IML | Airbus A319112 | 2127 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDC | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000333 | Alitalia |
| EI-RND | Embraer Emb-190100LR | 19000512 | Alitalia |
| EW-308PA | Boeing 7373K2 | 24328 | Belavia Belarusian Airlines |
| F-GTAT | Airbus A321211 | 3441 | Air France |
| F-OMRA | Airbus A320214 | 5162 | Middle East Airlines |
| I-BIXN | Airbus A321112 | 576 | Alitalia |
| I-BIXQ | Airbus A321112 | 586 | Alitalia |
| I-BPAI | Boeing 73731S | 29060 | Blu Express |
| I-NDOF | Boeing 767306ER | 27610 | NEOS |
| LN-NOB | Boeing 7378FZ | 34954 | Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| OM-CEX | Boeing 737436 | 25839 | AirExplore |
| OO-SSW | Airbus A319111 | 3255 | Brussels Airlines |
| TS-IME | Airbus A320211 | 123 | Tunisair |
| YL-BBJ | Boeing 73736Q | 30333 | airBaltic |
| A6-EEE | Airbus A380861 | 112 | Emirates Airlines |
| D-ABCA | Airbus A321211 | 3708 | Air Berlin |
| D-AGWW | Airbus A319132 | 5535 | Germanwings |
| EI-DDH | Boeing 777243ER | 32784 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSN | Airbus A320216 | 3412 | Alitalia |
| EI-DSV | Airbus A320216 | 3598 | Alitalia |
| EI-IMX | Airbus A319111 | 5424 | Alitalia |
| EI-RDK | Embraer Emb-175200LR | 17000343 | Alitalia |
| F-GKXG | Airbus A320214 | 1894 | Air France |
| LN-NGF | Boeing 7378JP | 39017 | Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| LY-FLE | Boeing 7373L9 | 27061 | Small Planet Airlines |
| SP-LNE | Embraer Emb-195200LR | 19000583 | LOT Polish Airlines |
| VP-BWP | Airbus A321211 | 2342 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines |
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