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Just saw a BA Open Skies 757 landing at TFS / GCTS at 12:55z anyone know why?
Dave Gittins
22nd Mar 2012, 13:28
The only 757 Flightstats have showing is a Tommy Cook from Brum.
(TFS) Sur Reina Sofia Airport Arrivals (http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do;jsessionid=3A1CA9B737B5446566BDE1C6 D7087251.web2:8009?airport=%28TFS%29+Sur+Reina+Sofia+Airport %2C+Tenerife%2C+CI%2C+ES&airportQueryDate=2012-03-22&airportQueryTime=-1&airlineToFilter=&airportQueryType=1&x=34&y=10)
Yeah I already had a peek there. I can assure you it was BA Open Skies. However it would be way off it's usual routes for it to be a simple diversion... Hence me being curious!
Dave Gittins
22nd Mar 2012, 13:39
Screening out the codeshares on Flightstats (and remembering they are on GMT unlike mainland Spain) ... there is nothing between a Ryanair 73 from Valencia at 12.41 and the Tommy Cook 75 from Brum due in 10 mins at 13.47.
They seem to have lost a couple of German TUI 73 s in the meantime, due about a half hour ago.
When you say "Open Skies" you mean the all premium BA brand, so it may well be a charter. Maybe somebody with serious money and not enough space on his Gulf 650 is bringing his mates over to Golf del Sur for the weekend ?
Photos: Boeing 757-230 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/OpenSkies-(British-Airways)/Boeing-757-230/1668669/L/&sid=e7ead008011f0faa187819ca44c5d15b)
Afrim that is the one I mean... The spin off from the main BA brand. Strange it does not show up anyway. As freighters and charters of that sort normally do.
StainesFS
22nd Mar 2012, 14:38
This was flight BOS500 from Paris Orly on aircraft F-HAVN. Not a scheduled flight as no record of previous flights under this callsign appear on spotter sites. As previously suggested, presumably a charter which Open Skies are doing these days.
SFS
Spitfire boy
26th Mar 2012, 07:14
EC operate 3 B757s with one usually spare for ad hoc charters.