Tenerife South - August 2015

[graham]

Day 27 (1st) saw another blank day here in Tenerife though of the movements which did come in the following two are of note.

G-OOBD which arrived at around 20:15 from the Cape Verde islands. I assume this came in for –fuel before return to Manchester as I know the Cape Verde islands were hit by a Cat 1 Hurricane / Tropical Storm on Monday night.

7T-VKJ as with last year the 1st September saw a flight into TFS by Air Algeria from Algiers.  Reason this is strange is that there looking at the AENA website there doesn't appear to be either a scheduled or charter flight between Algeria and Tenerife.

08:16 OK-TVT B738 Travel Service
08:48 CS-TRL A320 Orbest
10:21 EI-ESW B738 Ryanair
10:27 G-OZBX A320 Monarch
10:30 EC-KYI AT75 Binter Canarias
10:35 EI-EBS B738 Ryanair
10:47 PH-HSI B738 Transavia
10:52 EI-DHD B738 Ryanair
10:56 EI-EBA B738 Ryanair
11:11 YR-LCA A310 Tarom
11:22 OO-JAR B737 Jetairfly
11:23 G-TCBB B752 Thomas Cook
11:31 G-TCDE A321 Thomas Cook
11:33 OY-JTC B733 Jet Time
11:51 G-EZUR A320 Easyjet
11:52 G-TCDY A321 Thomas Cook
11:53 G-ZBAG A321 Monarch
12:02 EC-LQJ A320 Vueling
12:05 G-ZAPX B752 Easyjet
13:00 EC-LUD A320 Iberia Express
13:05 G-OZBI A321 Monarch
13:36 G-LSAI B752 Jet2
13:41 G-GDFV B738 Jet2
14:20 G-GDFT B733 Jet2
14:49 EC-ISY B752 Jet2
15:00 G-JMAB B753 Thomas Cook
15:25 EI-EBX B738 Ryanair
15:52 EI-EKL B738 Ryanair
15:55 LN-DYA B738 Norwegian
16:21 HB-JZR A320 Easyjet Switzerland
16:23 D-ATUP B738 TUIfly
16:33 OY-KAS A320 Scandinavian Airlines System
16:36 EI-DWL B738 Ryanair
16:52 G-EZTI A320 Easyjet
17:01 OY-VKF A332 Thomas Cook
17:13 G-EZTD A320 Easyjet
17:18 EI-EBC B738 Ryanair
17:23 VQ-BMY A333 Aeroflot
17:35 G-EZUP A320 Easyjet
17:45 EI-ESO B738 Ryanair
17:50 G-POWH B752 British Airways
17:57 G-OJEG A321 Monarch
18:12 G-TCDA A321 Thomas Cook
18:15 EI-EFC B738 Ryanair
18:23 G-GDFS B738 Jet2
18:39 EI-EKD B738 Ryanair
18:39 G-LSAG B752 Jet2
18:52 G-ZBAE A321 Monarch
18:56 EI-DEO A320 Aer Lingus
19:10 G-FDZF B738 Thomson
19:15 EC-LZD A320 Evelop
19:21 G-ZBAJ A321 Monarch
19:24 G-GDFR B738 Jet2
20:03 G-TAWA B738 Thomson
20:06 LN-DYE B738 Norwegian
20:11 G-OZBR A321 Monarch
20:12 G-OOBD B752 Thomson
20:35 G-FDZS B738 Thomson
20:39 G-TAWR B738 Thomson
20:44 G-CPEV B752 Thomson
20:52 EC-LUT B738 Air Europe
20:59 OK-TVT B738 Travel Service
22:24 G-TCBB B752 Thomas Cook
23:11 7T-VKJ B738 Air Algerie
23:34 EI-DWL B738 Ryanair
23:44 EC-LQX B738 Air Europe
23:46 EI-EBX B738 Ryanair
23:57 EI-EKL B738 Ryanair

Non airline movements included
12:13 G-ZMED LJ35
23:04 LY-LTD H25B

Todays report may be a little later as we fly home tonight and as we are staying at a hotel at LGW before travelling back home I might not be able to post the report until we arrive back at the house.

Graham

[andypspotter]

Hi Graham

I'm enjoying your posts. I hope the tan is coming along nicely.

As far as the Air Algerie flight is concerned, perhaps Alena operate a use it or lose it slot system at TFS. Therefore, the airline may feel obliged to operate the odd 'empty' flight to keep their options open. No proof that this is the case - just a theory.

Catch you around

Andy

[graham]

Our final 28 (2nd) saw the following arrivals between sunrise until we left our apartment at around 17:30.

09:20 F-HAXL B738 XL Airways France
10:01 OO-JAH B738 Jetairfly
10:10 G-OZBT A321 Monarch
10:24 EI-EVD B738 Ryanair
10:28 EI-ENE B738 Ryanair
10:36 EI-EBS B738 Ryanair
10:55 EI-EFL B738 Ryanair
10:56 PH-TFF B738 Arkefly
11:05 G-TAWM B738 Thomson
11:23 G-ZAPX B752 Easyjet
13:11 N743AV A320 Avianca – on delivery
14:21 OY-PSG B737 Primeria Air Nordic
15:01 EI-DWL B738 Ryanair
15:17 LX-LGV B738 Luxair
15:47 EI-EBX B738 Ryanair
15:53 HB-IJV A320 Edelweiss
16:07 D-ABCI A321 Air Berlin
16:25 EI-DYW B738 Ryanair
16:27 D-ABCH A321 Air Berlin
16:30 EI-EXF B738 Ryanair
16:33 G-EZOA A320 Easyjet
16:38 EI-FEG B738 Ryanair
16:39 G-POWI A320 Easyjet
16:47 OO-JEF B738 Jetairfly
16:54 D-ABNF A320 Air Berlin
16:56 D-ABMP B738 Air Berlin
17:16 PH-XRC B737 Transavia

Once we checked-in and passed through security the following were noted on the ground at Tenerife between 18:30 and 20:30 when we departed on the Monarch 321 back to Gatwick.

N743AV Airbus A320 214SL Avianca – on delivery, looking good for a n/s
OY-RUP Airbus A320 231 Danish Air Transport
EI-EBN Boeing 737 NG 8AS/W Ryanair
EI-EKL Boeing 737 NG 8AS/W Ryanair
EI-EFY Boeing 737 NG 8AS/W Ryanair
EI-DVN Airbus A320 214 Aer Lingus
D-ABMB Boeing 737 NG 86J/W Air Berlin
G-DBCG Airbus A319 131 British Airways
G-EZWC Airbus A320 214 easyJet Airline
EI-EBV Boeing 737 NG 8AS/W Ryanair
LN-DYA Boeing 737 NG 8JP/W Norwegian
OO-TCV Airbus A320 214 Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
G-OZBI Airbus A321 231 Monarch Airlines
OK-TVT Boeing 737 NG 86N/W Travel Service Airlines – assumed as OK-TVT operated the LGW-TFS this morning.

As a comparison on last summers logs, movement wise between sunrise (07:30ish) and sunset (20:30ish) I recorded 1472 (2014 = 1430) scheduled services which were operated by 604 (569) different aircraft. Of these I made 30 (43) frames and 27 (43) registrations, a total of 57 (86). The number made this year would have been 8 higher if I'd seen everything which came in that I needed but at least there are a few more to look out for on my next visit.

Airliner wise, I recorded 51 (52) different airlines the big difference this year was the lack of Russian flights with only Aeroflot making a regular appearance. The lack of Russians airlines was made up by an increase in Italian, French and Czech airlines.

Next series of reports from Tenerife will either be in December or February.

As usual if anyone has any questions regarding Tenerife or if they would like a copy of my SBS logs please feel free to contact me.

And in answer to Andy's post on the AH flight, it's also been suggested that they are possible deportation flights.  As there are more than a few economic migrants from Africa who have entered the island illegally, but not as many as in Europe, and the Canarians do send some of them back to their own country.

Graham

[rob]

I enjoyed the logs as I get out to TFS every year or so. I too got a Avianca on delivery on my trip in 2013. Things have definitely declined since my first visit in 2005 when the place was at least 25% busier, and the beer was cheaper!
Perhaps the Algerie was on charter to ' lookie-Lookie airways', free watch with every booking LOL!

Rob

[graham]

Rob, agree the volumes have definitely declined.

Not sure what "posh" establishments you go to but two of my favourite bars with views out over the sea and more importantly the approach were still selling beer at 95c for a pint (about 70p at the current exchange rate) and the local supermarket had the local beer on offer at 29c per 33cl can!

Graham

[graham]

Rob, forgot to ask, have you found Helidreams heliport in Adeje yet? If not I'll send you some notes on how to get there on public transport and by road.

Graham