Amsterdam
By Chris Smith
This trip has been in the planning for many years and has taken many different forms prior to now, and is a deeply personal trip for me more so than any other. It was the Fokker 100, in British Midland 'toothpaste' livery, at our airport, that got me involved in aviation at a very young age, and consequently I feel I owe a massive debt of gratitude to that aircraft. Whilst I have been on this aircraft / livery combination before on a Teesside - Jersey flight, I was only one or two years old and therefore my memory of it is non-existant - hell it could even have been a DC-9 for all I know!! Anyway, it would take a fantastic effort to fly on a British Midland Fokker in 2016, so I had to settle for it's smaller sibling, the Fokker 70, in KLM livery...but no matter, like British Midland KLM are another iconic brand, and from a technical perspective let's be honest what's the difference aside from 30 odd seats? It's also personal from another point of view as well - the fact I was getting to fly from my local airport again, something I thought I'd done the last of with the axing of charter flights, which was a very painful prospect even if I do understand and agree with the reasons behind this.
January isn't the most appropriate month for a spotting trip of any kind, but with the Fokkers, ahem, Fokking off soon, I felt it was now or never, so I took my chances. I initially touted the trip around the usual suspects within the spotting community, but they declined either due to the aforementioned time of year and/or the cost of the trip which was not by any means cheap for less than two days. I then offered it around some old school pals, who accepted, with the intention they would head straight into the city centre and I would remain at the airport, joining them around early evening.
There was plenty of potential for disaster on the trip, be it weather, not achieveing everything we wanted in Amsterdam during the very limited time we had available to us, a lack of airframes going in the bag due to being on foot and not being able to explore spotting spots, or the risk of overrunning building works keeping the terminal viewing terrace closed past late January, but so long as I got on that Fokker 70, I could tolerate a few failures! I did wonder though if the title of this report would be "Amsterdam" or "Amster-damn it!!". In the end, everything worked out just fine.
Saturday 30th January 2016
Just the usual stuff at DTVA.
Durham Tees Valley Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| G-IASA | Raytheon B200 Super King Air | IAS Medical | |
| G-MAJE | British Aerospace Jetstream 41 | Eastern Airways | |
| N288Z | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | Corporate | |
| PH-KZI | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | My ride to Amsterdam |
We landed in Harleem on runway 36L "Polderbaan" and two hours later after crossing a couple of motorways we reached the remote apron used exclusively by Cityhopper. After a short bus ride to the terminal we dumped our bags in a locker and my mates went off to the city centre whilst I purched on the Panorama Terrace for a couple of hours. The terrace is fantastic and offers views over the KLM long haul / Delta and KLM short-haul / Air France piers, with distant views over to the GA, Maintenance and Cargo aprons. You can see arrivals and departures on runways 09/27 "Buitenveldertbaan", 18L/36R "Aalsmeerbaan", 06/24 "Kaagbaan" and 04/22 "Oostbaan", bagging you around 80-85% of traffic. At 1030 I went to the Planes@Plaza shop in the terminal to check-in for the 1100 "Schiphol Behind The Scenes" tour, a coach ride around the inner airport perimeter road and briefly airside. The driver gives a running commentary in Dutch alongside a video presentation also in Dutch but with English subtitles which sods law weren't working on this occasion, luckily a Dutch woman who guessed my situation came to the rescue and translated where necessary. The tour isn't exactly catered to spotters, and I could tell the driver was mocking spotters at the famous McDonalds spot as we passed, but it gets you to areas you wouldn't otherwise be able to reach and a good few went in the bag as a result, mainly bizjets. The tour covers a helicopter site adjacent to the GA apron which sadly was empty but seems to have a good few copper choppers based, next up was the GA apron which had KLMs DC-3 on the ramp, followed by KLM operations centre, Martinair operations centre, KLMs engine test area with B772 PH-BQG going bezerk, the old Fokker buildings and hangars, KLMs engine overhaul centre, Netherlands Air Traffic Control centre, the airports fire ground, the extensive snow plough fleet, cargo area and finally the baggage processing area. Despite never being allowed off the bus, for the sake of €15 it's well worth doing. Afterwards I just headed back to the terrace for a few hours where the weather had improved significantly, I stayed till around 3pm when I was re-joined by my mates Paul and Matthew and we went to check-in at the airports Ibis Budget hotel before heading back into the city centre. Word of advice - the buses to the hotel from both the city centre and the airport are not 24 hours and the trains to the airport reduce to once per hour during the night, we learnt the hard way and despite leaving the city centre at around 2.30am it was 6am when we finally got back!!
Amsterdam Airport
----------- Schiphol -----------
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 5Y-KZX* | Boeing 777-3U8/ER | Kenya Airways | Stored WFU - onward to Turkish Airlines |
| 5Y-KZY* | Boeing 777-36N/ER | Kenya Airways | Stored WFU - onward to Turkish Airlines |
| 5Y-KZZ* | Boeing 777-36N/ER | Kenya Airways | Stored WFU - onward to Turkish Airlines |
| A6-DDA* | Boeing 777-FFX/LR | Etihad Crystal Cargo | |
| A6-EFK* | Boeing 777-F1H/LR | Emirates SkyCargo | |
| A6-EOI* | Airbus A380-861 | Emirates | |
| A7-BCI* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Qatar Airways | |
| B-KQL | Boeing 777-367/ER | Cathay Pacific Airways | |
| B-LIA* | Boeing 747-467/ERF | Cathay Pacific Cargo | New c/s |
| B-2075* | Boeing 777-F1B/LR | China Southern Cargo | |
| B-2079* | Boeing 777-F6N/LR | China Cargo Airlines | |
| B-5967* | Airbus A330-323 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-6542* | Airbus A330-223 | China Southern Airlines | |
| B-18803* | Airbus A340-313 | China Airlines | |
| C-GEOU* | Boeing 767-375/ER | Air Canada | |
| CN-NMG* | Airbus A320-214 | Air Arabia Maroc | |
| CS-TNJ | Airbus A320-214 | TAP Portugal | |
| D-AEAQ | Airbus A300F4-622R | EAT Leipzig | |
| D-AILL | Airbus A319-114 | Lufthansa | |
| D-AILP | Airbus A319-114 | Lufthansa | |
| D-AIPL* | Airbus A320-211 | Lufthansa | |
| EC-JBJ | Boeing 737-85P/W | Air Europa | |
| EC-KDX | Airbus A320-216 | Vueling Airlines | |
| EC-LLM* | Airbus A320-216 | Vueling Airlines | |
| EC-MDZ* | Airbus A320-232/S | Vueling Airlines | |
| EI-DCG | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-DLY | Boeing 737-8AS/W | Ryanair | |
| EI-EIA* | Airbus A320-216 | Alitalia | |
| EI-RJE* | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | |
| ES-ACF* | Bombardier CL-600-2C10 CRJ-701ER | Estonian Air | |
| F-GKXN | Airbus A320-214 | Air France | |
| F-GKXU* | Airbus A320-214 | Air France | |
| F-GPMF* | Airbus A319-113 | Air France | |
| F-GRGF | Embraer ERJ-145EP | HOP! | |
| F-GRHJ* | Airbus A319-111 | Air France | |
| F-GRHT* | Airbus A319-111 | Air France | |
| F-GRHU* | Airbus A319-111 | Air France | |
| F-GRZC* | Bombardier CL-600-2C10 CRJ-702 | HOP! | |
| F-GTAK | Airbus A321-211 | Air France | |
| G-BNWW | Boeing 767-336/ER | British Airways | |
| G-DBCF | Airbus A319-131 | British Airways | |
| G-ECOC | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8-Q400) | Flybe | |
| G-ECOD | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8-Q400) | Flybe | |
| G-EUYC | Airbus A320-232 | British Airways | |
| G-EUYT* | Airbus A320-232/S | British Airways | |
| G-EZAV | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZBA | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZBL* | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZDZ | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZEG* | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet | |
| G-EZOI* | Airbus A320-214/S | easyJet | |
| G-EZWL* | Airbus A320-214/S | easyJet | |
| G-FBJC | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| G-FBJI | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| G-JECO | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8-Q400) | Flybe | |
| G-LCYF* | Embraer ERJ-170-100STD | BA Cityflyer | |
| G-LCYG* | Embraer ERJ-170-100STD | BA Cityflyer | On maintenance |
| HB-IJP* | Airbus A320-214 | Swiss International Airlines | |
| HB-JYF# | Airbus A319-111 | easyJet Switzerland | |
| JY-AYN* | Airbus A319-132 | Royal Jordanian Airlines | |
| LZ-PLO* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | Bulgaria Air | Went u/s |
| N929L* | Douglas DC-9-32 | Preserved - ex Northwest Airlines | Forward fuselage only in terminal, KLM c/s |
| N1602* | Boeing 767-332/ERW | Delta Airlines | |
| N174DN | Boeing 767-332/ERW | Delta Airlines | |
| N176DN* | Boeing 767-332/ERW | Delta Airlines | |
| N200UU* | Boeing 757-2B7/W | American Airlines | |
| N652UA* | Boeing 767-322ER | United Airlines | |
| N654UA | Boeing 767-322ER | United Airlines | |
| N671UA* | Boeing 767-322ER/W | United Airlines | |
| N793CK | Boeing 747-222B/F | Kalitta Air | |
| N807NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N809NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N815NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N816NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N817NW* | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N825NW* | Airbus A330-302 | Delta Airlines | |
| N858NW | Airbus A330-223 | Delta Airlines | |
| OE-LVA* | Fokker 100 | Austrian Arrows | |
| OK-REQ* | Airbus A319-112 | CSA Czech Airlines | |
| PH-AKA* | Airbus A330-303 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AKB | Airbus A330-303 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AKD | Airbus A330-303 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AKE* | Airbus A330-303 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AOA* | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AOC* | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AOD | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AOE* | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AOK | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-AON* | Airbus A330-203 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BCA | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BCB | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BCD* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BCE* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFB | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFH | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFK | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFR | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFS | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFT | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BFU | Boeing 747-406 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGB | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGD | Boeing 737-706/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGG | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGH | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGI | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGM* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGP | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGQ* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGR | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGT* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGU | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGW* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BHC* | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQB* | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQD* | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQE | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQF* | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Asia | |
| PH-BQG* | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQH* | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Asia | |
| PH-BQI | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Asia | |
| PH-BQN | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Asia | |
| PH-BQO* | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BVC* | Boeing 777-306/ER | KLM Asia | |
| PH-BVN* | Boeing 777-306/ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXA | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXB | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXC | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXE | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXH | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXI* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXK | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXL | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXN* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXP | Boeing 737-9K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXR* | Boeing 737-9K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXS | Boeing 737-9K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXT | Boeing 737-9K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXV | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXZ | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-CDE* | Boeing 737-8KN/W | Corendon Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-EXA | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EXE* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EXF | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZC | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZE* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZF | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZG | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZH* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZL | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZM* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZO* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZP | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZV* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-EZX* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | Skyteam c/s |
| PH-EZZ* | Embraer ERJ-190-100STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-HSC* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HSD* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HSI* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HZE* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HZI | Boeing 737-8K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HZN* | Boeing 737-8K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-HZX | Boeing 737-8K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-KZA | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-KZB | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-KZC | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-KZO | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | WFU - no titles |
| PH-KZP | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-KZT | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | |
| PH-MCP | McDonnell Douglas MD-11/CF | Martinair Holland | |
| PH-MCU | McDonnell Douglas MD-11/F | Martinair Holland | |
| PH-MPS* | Boeing 747-412/BCF | Martinair Holland | |
| PH-OFE | Fokker 100 | Preserved - ex KLM Cityhopper | Displayed on Panorama Terrace |
| PH-TFA* | Boeing 737-8K5/W | TUI Airlines Netherlands | |
| PH-TFB* | Boeing 737-8K5/W | TUI Airlines Netherlands | |
| PH-TFD* | Boeing 737-86N/W | TUI Airlines Netherlands | |
| PH-TFK* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | TUI Airlines Netherlands | |
| PH-TFL* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | TUI Airlines Netherlands | |
| PH-XRD* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-XRX* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PH-XRZ* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PK-GIC* | Boeing 777-3U3/ER | Garuda Indonesia | |
| SU-GEA* | Boeing 737-866/W | EgyptAir | |
| TC-ARP* | Boeing 737-82R/W | Pegasus Airlines | |
| TC-ATK* | Airbus A320-232 | AtlasGlobal | |
| TC-JGZ* | Boeing 737-8F2/W | Turkish Airlines | |
| TC-JSA* | Airbus A321-231 | Turkish Airlines | |
| TC-LNB* | Airbus A330-223 | Turkish Airlines | Star Alliance c/s |
| TC-OBM* | Airbus A320-232 | Onur Air | |
| TF-ISY* | Boeing 757-223/W | Icelandair | |
| UR-PSC | Boeing 737-8HX/W | Ukraine International Airlines | |
| VP-BWO* | Airbus A321-211 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | |
| YL-BBI* | Boeing 737-33A/W | Air Baltic | |
| YR-BGB* | Boeing 737-38J | TAROM | |
| YU-APA* | Airbus A319-132 | Air Serbia | |
| GA | |||
| 9H-ALL* | Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 | Luxwing | |
| CS-CHD* | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350 | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-DKD* | Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-DXI | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | NetJets Europe | |
| CS-GLB* | Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 | NetJets Europe | |
| D-BEAM* | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300 | Corporate | |
| D-CAPB* | Cessna 560 Citation Encore+ | Aerowest GmbH | |
| D-CNAC* | Fairchild Dornier SA-227DC Metro 23 | BinAir Aero Service GmbH | |
| EC-LZU | Gulfstream G-VI (G650) | TAG Aviation España | |
| F-GRET* | Cessna 510 Citation Mustang | Wijet | |
| LX-SUN* | Piaggio P.180 Avanti | Luxaviation | |
| N275DJ* | Gulfstream G-IV | Corporate | |
| N514EA* | Eclipse EA-500 | Etirc Aircraft Holdings Inc | |
| N570BY* | Gulfstream G-IV-X (G400) | Corporate | |
| N776RB* | Gulfstream G-V | Flower In The Field Aviation LLC | |
| OE-HGL* | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300 | Glock | |
| PH-MYX* | Cessna 650 Citation VII | Solid Air | |
| PH-PBA* | Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3C) | Dutch Dakota Association B.V. | |
| PH-PXZ* | AgustaWestland AW139 | Netherlands Police | |
| PH-TDS* | Diamond DA40D Diamond Star | Vliegclub Schiphol | |
| SP-SBG* | Mil Mi-2 Hoplite | PWFU | Fire trainer |
Click here for day 1 photos
(Apologies for the quality of some of the
photos, weather and incorrect settings went against me, plus the
software we use on here sucks some quality out as well)
Sunday 31st January 2016
We left the hotel at midday and headed straight for Schiphol where we dumped our bags again in lockers, I had a quick five minute log of what was in before we headed into the city for a couple of hours. We were near enough out of money by this point anyway so we were back on the Panorama Terrace by about 4pm where we stayed for about an hour, but the weather took a turn for the worse so we grabbed our bags and headed for the gate. Our gate was D06, but we headed for gate H at the opposite end, working our way back to D as I logged what I could, but it was dark and the weather was terrible so it proved hopeless. By the time we got to gate D, sleep was more favourable than aircraft and looking at Flightradar24 I missed a canny bit of high end stuff! We boarded PH-WXD which was all but full at 75 pax, compared with just 26 outbound. Interestingly, it was nice to see a large group of Geordies favouring our flight and airport due to simplicity and ease of use!! Sadly, the same group were loud and lewd, and the look on the other passengers faces as well as those of the crew said it all...still, I can't imagine there aren't plenty of Teessiders who display similar behaviour on Newcastle's flights!
Amsterdam Airport
----------- Schiphol -----------
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| 4X-EKB* | Boeing 737-858 | El Al Israel Airlines | |
| 5Y-KZH* | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | Kenya Airways | |
| A6-EYR | Airbus A330-243 | Etihad Airways | |
| B-6548* | Airbus A330-223 | China Southern Airlines | |
| EI-EIC | Airbus A320-216 | Alitalia | |
| EI-RJD | British Aerospace Avro RJ85 | CityJet | |
| EP-IBC* | Airbus A300B4-605R | Iran Air | |
| F-GPMF | Airbus A319-113 | Air France | |
| F-GRGE | Embraer ERJ-145EP | HOP! | |
| F-GRHH* | Airbus A319-111 | Air France | |
| G-ECOG | Bombardier DHC-8-402Q (Dash 8-Q400) | Flybe | |
| G-EZOD* | Airbus A320-214/S | easyJet | |
| G-EZWA | Airbus A320-214 | easyJet | |
| G-FBJD | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| G-FBJK | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | Flybe | |
| HL7438* | Boeing 747 | Korean Air Cargo | |
| JY-AYM* | Airbus A319-132 | Royal Jordanian Airlines | |
| N811NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N814NW | Airbus A330-323 | Delta Airlines | |
| N856NW* | Airbus A330-223 | Delta Airlines | |
| N935UW* | Boeing 757-2B7/W | American Airlines | |
| PH-AKF* | Airbus A330-303 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGA | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGK | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BGN | Boeing 737-7K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BQL | Boeing 777-206/ER | KLM Asia | |
| PH-BVK* | Boeing 777-306/ER | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXD | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXF | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXG | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXM | Boeing 737-8K2/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-BXU* | Boeing 737-8BK/W | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
| PH-CKA* | Boeing 747-406ERF | KLM Cargo | |
| PH-WXD | Fokker 70 | KLM Cityhopper | My ride home |
| PH-XRY* | Boeing 737-7K2/W | Transavia Airlines | |
| PZ-TCR* | Airbus A340-313X | Surinam Airways | |
| SU-GDB | Boeing 737-866/W | EgyptAir | |
| TC-JND* | Airbus A330-203 | Turkish Airlines | |
| TF-AML* | Boeing 747-4H6/BDSF | Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo | |
| TF-FIN* | Boeing 757-208/W | Icelandair | |
| GA | |||
| CS-CHB* | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350 | NetJets Europe | |
On landing back at DTVA, KLM still announce "Welcome to Teesside Airport" - come on it's been twelve years for crying out loud, I want Teesside Airport back just as much as the next person but given DTVA have bent over backwards for KLM during the last 18 months or so it wouldn't hurt for them to show a little support of their own in return! Couldn't see PA32 divert G-OEVA in the dark and didn't need it so didn't go searching. The Duke was nice mind!
Durham Tees Valley Airport
| REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
| G-WCAO | Eurocopter EC135 T2+ | NPAS Tees Valley | |
| N626N* | Beech B60 Royal Turbine Duke | PCM Aviation Service GmbH |
Click here for day 2 photos.
Well done if you made it this far, hope it's been an enjoyable read.