Day Trip, Dublin, Stansted, Luton -Wed 28 Oct 2009

[dovermire]

Caught 06:30 flt Lpl-Dub, changed to 08:15 flt Dub -Stn. Arrived Stansted used North side staff bus (free) from stand 8 to North airfield at Stansted and return, journey and spotting took 1 hour, bus leaves terminal bus station on the hour and halfpast, returns from Northside 12 and 42.

Next was National Express 737 service @ 11:45 Stansted to Luton, journey of 90 mins, for OAP users like myself cost was £6.65 return (50% discount). Walked from Terminal at Luton to Harrods/long stay car park logging everything on the way. Caught the staff/car hire bus from the car hire parking area opposite the DHL area (free).

Return Luton 737 service again to Stansted, dep 16:20 (was 25 mins late leaving), arrived around 18:35 due to traffic probs. Flt from Stansted to Dublin was 20:30 (on time), which connected me with the 22:55 Dub-Lpl flt - arrived back shafted.

Dave O

28/10/2009 - Dublin Airport
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CS-DXB Cessna 560 Citation Excel S 560-5553
G-FLBK Cessna 510 Citation Mustang 510-0068
M-KELY Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 50000040
N394DL Boeing 767 324ER 27394
N725FD Airbus A300 B4-622RF 572
N12116 Boeing 757 224ET 27558
PH-DRK Cessna 560 Citation Excel 560-5258

28/10/2009 - Luton
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9K-AJD Gulfstream G5 560
CS-DXT Cessna 560 Citation Excel S 560-5765
D-ADCN Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 600 BJ 14501055
D-AVIB Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 600 BJ 14501109
EC-KBR Gulfstream G550 5124
G-CDNK Learjet 45 45-280
G-CTEN Cessna 750 Citation X 750-0281
G-EDCM Cessna 525A Citation Jet 2 525A-0213
G-HARK Bombardier 604 Challenger 5646
G-HEBJ Cessna 525 Citation Jet 1 525-
G-IRSH Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 600 BJ 14501048
G-MAJX British Aerospace Jetstream 41 41098
G-SIRA Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy BJ 14500832
HB-IKZ Bombardier Global Express BD-700-1A10 9054
I-BEAU Dassault Falcon 900 23
LX-ZXP Dassault Falcon 7X 56
M-ODKZ Dassault Falcon 900EX 86
N252CH Gulfstream G4 1204
N315MK Gulfstream G4 1206
N375SC Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy 215
N461QS Gulfstream G450 4125
N707EA Gulfstream G4 SP 1284
N73RP Gulfstream G5 529
N751GM Cessna 750 Citation X 750-0207
N767FL Gulfstream G5 503
N85CL Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy 167
N802SA Hawker-Siddeley 125 800A 258045
N8200E Dassault Falcon 900 34
N899SR Gulfstream G550 5231
N900HE Dassault Falcon 900 68
OE-INC Bombardier Global 5000 BD-700-1A11 9168
P4-PET Hawker-Siddeley 125 900XP HA-0035
P4-SAI Bombardier 604 Challenger 5553
P4-UNI Bombardier 605 Challenger 5751
SX-ADK Cessna 560 Citation Excel S 560-5608
VP-BJT Bombardier Challenger 300 20255
VP-BMS Dassault Falcon 900EX 42
VQ-BLA Gulfstream G550 5215

28/10/2009 - Stansted
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A6-GDP Boeing 747 2B4BF 21098
D-ABGB Airbus A319 132 2467
D-IDBA Raytheon 390 Premier 1A RB-164
D-AKNR Airbus A319 112 1209
D-AGWH Airbus A319 132 3352
D-ABGG Airbus A319 112 3202
D-ABQI de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402 4264
D-ABQD de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-402 4234
G-GSSA Boeing 747 47UF 29256
G-GSSC Boeing 747 47UF 29255
G-RRAZ Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 600 BJ 14500954
HL7415 Boeing 747 48EF 25777
N703TS Embraer ERJ-135 Legacy 600 BJ 14501003
N737L Boeing 737 7CG 30751
N201WR Dassault Falcon 2000 201
N725FD Airbus A300 B4-622RF 572
N601FE McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 F 48401
N664JN Gulfstream G4 SP 1396
TC-RMK Dassault Falcon 2000 157
TF-CIB Boeing 757 204F 26962
YR-BIC Boeing 737 8BK 33019
ZA-MAL British Aerospace 146-200 E2054

[Biggles]

Interesting details of your trip. One thing puzzles me you mention "Caught the staff/car hire bus" a couple of times. Are you staff ? or is this a blag on your part to get a lift.

If so it raises some security questions I would hate to say ?

[dovermire]

Both airports operate a free bus service for staff/contractors.

Stansted is for the above who work or park their car on the North airfield to catch the bus in to the terminal or reverse, Luton is as Stansted but includes individuals/family who are picking up a hire car or returning one to the compound and use this service provided from/to the terminal - if it's free I'll use it, whether it be any of the above or short/long term car park services, if it saves on the leather and helps the arthritic hips.

Dave O