A slight delay as airlines schedule changed. The new date is 22nd July.

Emirates Charter
 

We have a special charter tomorrow afternoon. Emirates will operate a A380 in tomorrow afternoon at 1355 from DXB. It’s due to depart on Wednesday at 1400 to MCO. Apparently will be taking Arsenal FC out for a preseason tour in Florida.
Currently showing as parking northside on stand 505.

I’ve read somewhere that it’s now possibly cancelled due to a number of the Arsenal football team testing positive for Covid?

Not sure, but it’s currently parked northside on stand 505. Landed yesterday at 1355

Why does one football squad, and the usual hangers on require an A380 to cart them to Florida? I guess of course it's as much more to do with the association between Arsenal and Emirates Airline and the latter looking promote themselves in the southern US as it is capacity. Not exactly environmentally friendly though, eh?

The A380 just departed Stansted on time and is clearly heading back to the Middle East after the tour got cancelled.

Last week the team flew from Luton to Edinburgh on a Jota 146; chalk and cheese?

First Albawings flight of the season in this morning so now back up to 10 airlines operating. Ural Airlines due back September 5. Azores Airlines also back on sale from June 2022.

Albawings did flights on 18th and 21st

So they did. I stand corrected.

From one extreme with the A380 midweek to the other with the Red Arrows rumoured to be visiting this weekend in between displays at Duxford

Red Arrows Map - Scampton to Stansted Transit - Saturday 24th July 2021 (Times in BST):
1. 531829N 0003303W RAF SCAMPTON - 9.40am
2. 531353N 0002430W E OF FISKERTON - 9.42am
3. 525556N 0001421W NW OF DONINGTON - 9.45am
4. 524557N 0000414E N OF SUTTON ST JAMES - 9.47am
5. 521907N 0000546W VCY OF HEMINGFORD GREY - 9.52am
6. 521035N 0001341W NW OF GAMLINGAY - 9.53am
7. 515838N 0000009E NE OF BUNTINGFORD - 9.56am
8. 515306N 0001406E STANSTED AD - 9.58am

FYI

Ryanair to reopen a route to Trapani in Sicily, 2x weekly from 3 November. Route last flown about 10 years ago. This presumably replaces Comiso, another beach route in Sicily which was dropped last year

https://www.newcivilengineer.com/lat...nk-13-08-2021/

MAG Stats - July 2021
 

July Pax

STN – 690,366 down 75.0% on July 2019

MAN – 447,954 down 85.9% on July 2019

EMA – 74,604 down 86.9% on July 2019

12m end 31.07.21 Pax

STN – 3,778,473 down 77.9% on 31.07.20

MAN – 3,281,695 down 81.2% on 31.07.20

EMA – 430,242 down 83.2% on 31.07.20

July Cargo

EMA – 36,678 down 4.0% on July 2020

STN – 21,258 down 18.1% on July 2020

MAN – 4,079 up 42.5% on July 2020

So looking on Twitter (FlyPOP) it looks like they are getting their first A330 painted in anticipation for its launch when restrictions allow.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....fce6539eb.jpeg
Taken from Twitter. Looks like it’s happening. As simple as the livery is, I quite like it. Reminds me of the Go Fly adverts from the late 90’s early 00’s.

Wow, thanks for adding the pic, I actually love it and yes it reminds me of Go fly, can’t wait to see the interior.

New Airline & Route!
 

Tunisair start Tunis twice weekly Monday & Thursday from 28/03/22. Flights operated by A320 however having seen their A320 cabins on various YouTube reviews I’d give it a wide-berth. It really does look unpleasant.

AeroNexus B767 will be flying on behalf of FlyOkavango from Stansted to Botswana, the Botswanan airline are due to take operation of an A340-500 to compliment their operation. Flights will operate twice per month from May until the end of Oct 22.

pamann

Flights being moved from Gatwick.