BCN Spotting Review 7/5 "Dia del Rusia"

"Dia del Rusia" is translated into Day of the Russian which is exactly what the airport in Barcelona turns into every Saturday during the summer months. Luckily for me I was in Barcelona on July 5th and headed out to the airport on the gorgeous day. Spotted were 12 Russian aircraft and various other Russian airlines. I have no idea why so many Russians visit Barcelona but I sure can't complain! The spotting scene at BCN is quite lovely with pathways and parks around as well as a tower at the beach with a great view of the departing aircraft. Unfortunately I missed photographing a KMV TU-204, an S7 A310, and a Transaero 767-200 but I was happy with what I got.

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Wow! Who would have thought Barcelona for that kind of variety?

Nice shots Gordon :)
Ural Airlines.....MY favorite livery of all time.

Senga

Very nice shots Gordon! Lucky you!

:shock: Wow! What a variety, thanks for sharing!

Awesome stuff, Gordon.

Great shots Gordon!

Gordon, I'm so Jealous :wink:
Great photos!!

Nice shots Gordan, looks like TU-154s are rather popular there still.

That 757 look alike bird with winglets am I correct in thinking its the Tuplov (w/e spelling is) and not the actual 757 bird?

Looks great! Lots of great pics and shots!

Who for a second thought that was Pink Delta flying in for a second.. cause I did LOL

Alex

Sick collection, Gordo. Excellent stuff.

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Originally Posted by Alex T

That 757 look alike bird with winglets am I correct in thinking its the Tuplov (w/e spelling is) and not the actual 757 bird?

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You are correct, sir. That's a TU-204.

Love the shots. Whenever I see here pictures from European airports it makes me want to go there :) How's the spotting situation in Barcelona? Easy to access spots?

Rafal

Wow Gordon, you hit the friggen jackpot!