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Photo of the Day 26th July 2025.

EI-DEI, Airbus A320-214, Aer Lingus, in a special livery celebrating the Irish Rugby team, turning off Runway 23 Right after landing at Manchester Airport, 5th July 2018, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

3 photos behind the link.
mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #SouthSide #Airbus #A320 #AerLingus #IrishRugbyTeam
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

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Photo of the Day 25th July 2025.

EI-EZW, Airbus A320-214, Virgin Atlantic, climbing out of Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 27th September 2013, as seen from the Runway Visitor Park.
This was operating one of the short-lived MAN-LHR flights, widely thought to have been a ploy to keep some of their un-used Heathrow slots.
The plane was leased from Aer Lingus, which was amusing, given that Aer Lingus is a subsidiary of British Airways (one of Virgin's main rivals - including on this route!) parent company.

3 photos behind the link.
mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #RVP #RunwayVisitorPark #Airbus #A320 #VirginAtlantic
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Winglet Wednesday 23rd July 2025.

G-EZOX, Airbus A320-214, EasyJet, taxiing past the Runway Visitor Park (RVP) at Manchester Airport on it's way to the terminal after landing on Runway 23 Right, 19th May 2016.
This plane, celebrating EasyJet's 20 years of operation, mostly within the European Union, was photographed a mere 5 weeks before the UK committed one of the gravest acts of national self-harm by collectively voting to leave the EU - something which could well have brought this airline to it's knees, but was avoided by the very expensive step of setting up an EU-based subsidiary in Austria.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Right #RVP #RunwayVisitorPark #Airbus #A320 #EasyJet #WingletWednesday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Photo of the Day 15th July 2025.

F-GKXO, Airbus A320-214, Air France, accelarating along Runway 23 Left on departure at Manchester Airport, 24th August 2015, as seen from one of my favourite places at my home airport.
As far as I'm aware, this is the only place in the UK where you can legally stand on public land between a pair of parallel runways and take photos - at busy periods, it is possible to keep turning left and right, alternately getting photos of planes taking off on one side, then others landing on the other.
And only a handful of spotters know about this place, its really out of the way, and even most of the locals haven't found it.
The nearest public road is about a 20 minute walk away, the nearest bus stop is almost half an hour in the opposite direction (and the buses only run every hour!), and the easiest route is almost impassable when it has been raining!
In short, it's utter bliss - some great spotting, fantastic photos, and not another soul nearby - perfect for anti-social me!

3 photos behind the link.
mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #Airbus #A320 #AirFrance
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Completely ran out of spoons at work yesterday, so didn't post any photos - so here they are...
Photo of the Day 6th May 2025.

D-AKNJ, Airbus A319-112, Lufthansa, taxiing off Runway 05 Right after landing at Manchester Airport, 18th July 2014, as seen from the South Side mounds.

7T-VEP, Boeing 727-2D6, Air Algerie, at Paris Orly, either 1993 or 1996.

G-AWAJ, Beech D55 Baron, at Blackpool Squires Gate, 30th April 1993.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway05Right #SouthSide #Airbus #A320 #Lufthansa
#Paris #Orly #ORY #LFPO #Boeing #B727 #AirAlgerie #TailsTuesday
#Blackpool #SquiresGate #BLK #EGNH #Beech #D55 #Baron
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography