757 Memories
Date: ??th February 1983
Place : MAN
Event: First arrival of B757
British Airways showcased the new 757 to Manchester in advance of its introduction on the Shuttle run to London. The aircraft arrived without pax, performing a low-approach and go-around on Runway 06 before making a visual circuit and landing. The event drew the customary crowd to the (now gone) South Bay. The aircraft, G-BIKA I think, parked on the old Domestic Pier at Gate 44, allowing ground staff to familiarise with the type before it departed. Regular Shuttle services began a few weeks later, followed soon after by the introduction of Monarch's first 757s on charters.