foreign operators 1981
A relatively quiet year for foreign airlines compared to the previous 2 summers. After 5 years AT LTN, Sterling decided to return to Stansted at the end of March. Scanair likewise defected, with the only Scandinavian representative being Kar Air. First MD-80's appeared with Austrian and Inex Adria:-
Sterling Airways until end March then they moved to Stansted, Caravelle 10B Fri evening Arlanda 2030/2125, B727-200 Fri evening Billund 1830/1930
Austrian DC-9-32/51/MD81 Sun evening all year 2000/2045 (summer) 2005/2050 (winter)
Air Malta B720B, B737-200 (Transavia) Mon evening 6/4-26/10 2110/2200, Fri evening 29/5-23/10 2015/2105, Thu evening 2/7-29/10 2035/2125
PH-TVE 3/7/81
Tarom 1-11 400/500 Sat Bucharest April only 0920/1020
Kar Air DC-8-50 DC-8-62 (Finnair) Caravelle 10B (Finnair) 15/4-25/8 various days, 13 flights total
OH-LSD 23/6/81
J.A.T. DC-9-32 Fri 1/5-30/10, Pula , Dubrovnik, 2 rotations with same aircraft, 1045/1145 and 1715/1815
YU-AJL 13/5/83
Inex Adria DC-9-30/727-200 (Yugoslav Govt YU-AKD Jun-Aug pending MD81 delivery), MD81 from 17/8, Mon morning Pula 11/5-5/10 1020/1105
YU-AKD 8/6/81, same aircraft operated summer 1979 for J.A.T.
YU-ANC 6/6/83
Olympic Airways A300B Sat evening Athens 9/5-31/10 2115/2230
Minerve Caravelle 6, 18/5 and 1/6, 3 flights each day, 29/7 2 flights, 19/8 1 flight
Maof B720B Tel Aviv Sun from 1/11, Tue from 10/11, Thu from 12/11 1315/1430
4X-BMA 17/1/82
Aer Turas Britannia, CL-44, Sat night newspapers to Dublin plus usual horse flights
Geminair Britannia
Although the planned foreign operators were down on previous years, several days of industrial action by UK air traffic services (N.A.T.S.) between 7/5 and 30/6 brought a large influx of (mainly) Heathrow diversions, during which time I recorded the following airlines and types:-
Sobelair (Sabena flights) B737-200
OO-SBQ 21/5/81
Sabena Beech 99, B707-320C, FH-227B, B737-200
K.L.M. DC-9-32, DC-8-63
N.L.M. Fokker F-28
British Caledonian1-11 500
British Airways Trident 3, Tristar 1
G-BBAE 19/6/81
Aer Lingus B737-200
Austrian DC-9-32
T.A.P. B707-320B
Finnair DC-9-51
J.A.T. B727-200, DC-9-32
Olympic A300B
SX-BEC 19/6/81
Swissair DC-9-51, DC-8-62, MD81
Icelandair 727-200
Last edited by cj241101; 29th May 2015 at 13:29.
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