Aegean at Edi today?
Apr 29, 2020, 2:31 pm
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Aegean at Edi today?
I was walking my dog out by Edinburgh airport today when i saw an Aegean A320 take off. Got me thinking..and when i checked..sure enough no flights till June..and thats during normal times. Aegean statement during covid shutdown..no flights during April internationally. Any ideas what it was doing? Arrived 10.53am..and left at 12.06pm. Thxs!
Apr 29, 2020, 2:34 pm
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A diversion for emergency/refueling/medical stop or a repatriation flight would be the obvious choices. Is there some A3 route operating now that would go near northern UK? It might also be charter for medical personnel/equipment, but the usual sports charters and vacation packages would presumably be prohibited now.
Apr 29, 2020, 3:45 pm
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It's the regular EDI - LCA flight which still seems to be going: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/a34919
Apr 29, 2020, 5:51 pm
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I was walking my dog out by Edinburgh airport today when i saw an Aegean A320 take off. Got me thinking..and when i checked..sure enough no flights till June..and thats during normal times. Aegean statement during covid shutdown..no flights during April internationally. Any ideas what it was doing? Arrived 10.53am..and left at 12.06pm. Thxs!
[KVS Tool 9.8.1/Diamond - Operational Info: A3 4919/29 Apr 2020]
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Planned Flight Info
Segment Departure Arrival Duration
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EDI-LCA 11:20 18:05 04:45
Segment Flight Note
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Traffic Restriction: SEGMENT NOT TO BE DISPLAYED [H]
EDI-LCA Amenity: Non-Smoking [9]
EDI-LCA Ticket Type: E-Ticket [ET]
EDI-LCA CO2/PAX: 261.20 KG ECO, 522.40 KG PRE
Source: ICAO Carbon Emissions Calc
Location Time Operational Event
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EDI 11:57 Left The Gate
EDI 12:07 Took Off
EDI 00:37 Plane Is Late (In HH:MM)
EDI Delay: AIRCRAFT ROTATION
LCA 18:36 Aircraft Landed
LCA 18:45 Arrived
Apr 30, 2020, 3:06 am
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May 1, 2020, 2:52 am
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It's the regular EDI - LCA flight which still seems to be going: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/a34919
In the last week A3 have flown three round trips LCA-EDI, three LCA-BHX, one LCA-BRS, four LCA-MAN and daily LCA-LHR. That isn't normal, even for peak summer season. These must be repatriation flights, although whether they are for Cypriots or British returning home I don't know - maybe some of each. Why would so many people need to move at once this far into the lockdown? Could it be something to do with the British military presence on Cyprus? Or have cruise ships been docking and unloading there?
The flight numbers vary between 49xx and 60xx. I believe 49xx is an ad-hoc flight and 60xx is repositioning empty so this may be a way to see which direction people are moving (mostly TO Cyprus although some use 49xx in both directions).
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May 2, 2020, 12:41 am
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These are repatriation flights operating on a commercial basis (tickets purchased directly from Aegean) but being facilitated by the UK govt and Cypriot govt, passengers were travelling both ways. Surprising so many Brits were left in Cyprus wanting to return!
May 2, 2020, 8:57 am
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BA have been operating LHR-LCA too using a 787 so there's obviously some demand. I haven't seen A3 operating every day but just Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The British military presence in Cyprus is generally taken care of through Air Tanker A330s which operates Brize Norton to Akrotiri and that still seems to be operating as normal.
I guess there are plenty of Brits living in Cyprus on both sides of the border and at the moment the Turkish side is totally locked down air traffic wise.
The British military presence in Cyprus is generally taken care of through Air Tanker A330s which operates Brize Norton to Akrotiri and that still seems to be operating as normal.
I guess there are plenty of Brits living in Cyprus on both sides of the border and at the moment the Turkish side is totally locked down air traffic wise.