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Manchester Airport, July 2026
In the middle of a series of heatwaves, my visit was on the 22nd July and it was overcast for the whole time I was there. However the airport was extremely busy and I saw a few standout aircraft such as the retro-liveried Aer Lingus Airbus and a past ecoDemonstrator, and my first Lufthansa City plane. Plus we had a goaround and a freak 'wrong runway' takeoff: never a dull moment.

Operator Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Aegean Airlines Airbus A320neo SX-NEI  
Aer Lingus Airbus A320 EI-DVM 1970 Retro livery
Aer Lingus Regional (Chorus Aviation) ATR-72-600 EI-HDI  
Aer Lingus Regional ATR-72-600 EI-FAV Operated by Emerald Airlines
Aer Lingus Regional ATR-72-600 G-CMJL Ex EI-FSK, OY-YDT. Operated by Emerald Airlines UK.
Air Canada Boeing 787-9 C-FRSE  
Air France Airbus A220-300 F-HPNQ  
Air Transat Airbus A330-200 C-GUBF Ex A6-EKV, F-WJKM, F-WTBA
British Airways Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) G-TNEG  
Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 OO-SSJ  
Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350-900 B-LRI  
easyJet Airbus A320/W G-EZGY  
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZTD  
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZUP  
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZUS Took us by surprise by being the only plane to take off from runway 23R while everyone else was using 23L.
easyJet Airbus A320 G-EZWA  
easyJet Airbus A320neo G-UZLO  
easyJet Airbus A320neo G-UZLS  
easyJet Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) G-UZMA NEO livery
easyJet Europe Airbus A320/W OE-ING Ex G-EZRS
easyJet Europe Airbus A320/W OE-IVV Ex G-EZPC
Emirates Boeing 777-300ER A6-ENB  
Etihad Boeing 787-10 A6-BMI Ex Boeing 2020 ecoDemonstrator N8572C
Finnair Airbus A321/W OH-LZH  
Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 A9C-FB  
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 B-1098  
Icelandair Boeing 737 Max 9 TF-ICA  
IndiGo Boeing 787-9 LN-FND Leased from Norse Atlantic Airways
ITA Airways Airbus A320 EI-DTM Leased to easyJet Europe
Jet2 Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) G-SUNJ Jet2holidays livery
Jet2 Airbus A330-200 MRTT Voyager G-VYGM (ZZ342) Leased from AirTanker
Jet2 Boeing 737-800/W G-JZBH Jet2holidays livery
Jetfly Aviation Pilatus PC-12 NG LX-FLG  
Juneyao Air Boeing 787-9 B-20DT  
KLM Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) PH-AXH  
Loganair ATR-72-600 G-LMTC  
Loganair Embraer ERJ-145EP G-SAJE Ex G-RJXH
Loganair Embraer ERJ-145EP G-SAJF Ex G-RJXE
Lufthansa Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) D-AIEJ l  
Lufthansa City Airlines Airbus A320neo D-AIJQ  
Pegasus Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) TC-RFP  
Ryanair (Lauda Europe) Airbus A320 9H-LOS Ex B-6315 , OE-LOS
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737-800/W 9H-QAW Ex EI-FIG
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737-800/W 9H-QBD Ex EI-FIO
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737-800/W 9H-QCF Ex EI-DHV
Ryanair (Malta Air) Boeing 737 Max 8-200 9H-VUY  
Ryanair Boeing 737-800/W EI-EFX  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-HAW Goaround possibly due to runway occupancy.
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-HGE  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-HGV  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-IFT  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-IHN  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-IJC  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-IJK  
Ryanair Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-IKA  
SAS Airbus A320neo EI-SCG  
SAS Embraer 195 LR SE-RST  
Saudia Boeing 787-10 HZ-AR28  
Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 9V-SMP  
SunExpress Boeing 737-800/W TC-SEK  
SunExpress Boeing 737 Max 8 TC-SMT  
TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320/W CS-TNS  
TUI Airways Boeing 737-800/W G-TAWB Ex C-GWVB, D-ATYM
TUI Airways Boeing 737-800/W G-TAWZ Ex SU-BPG, EI-EOX, SE-RFV, OO-SRO
TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 G-TUIA The UK's first Dreamliner.
TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 G-TUIF  
TUI Airways Boeing 787-9 G-TUIL Was briefly SE-RFF
TUI Airways Boeing 787-9 G-TUIN  
Turkish Airlines Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) TC-LPP  
Turkish Airlines Airbus A321neo LR (A321LR) TC-LPS  
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A330-300 G-VGEM Ex B-18392
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A350-1000 G-VBOB  
Wamos Air Airbus A330-300 EC-OLG This spent 14 years with Virgin Atlantic as G-VKSS, briefly became OE-IOW, and this flight was operating for them again.

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