Spotting Manchester Airport 1998 Plane Spotter Footage clip 1

[@shill_8573]

This reminded me why I loved plane spotting as a kid - the variety... much less nowadays in airlines and aircraft types. Such nostalgia.

[@alabama1413]

The 1990’s certainly seems to have been the best time to have been a spotter at Manchester. All the different airlines & aircraft types made it a paradise for those into aviation. I’m really enjoying all these videos of my local airport so many thanks John 👍👍👍

[@deepcut5098]

This is the Manchester airport I remember as a kid!. Think my generation were probably one of the last to see such a large variety of different looking aircraft in one place!. It’s a lot more boring now when you’re only seeing primarily twin engines as opposed to some more unusual ones

[@alastairmurray5225]

Wow some memories there , Caledonian , Britannia , Sabena , Air Tours , Air 2000 , I only flew once with Britannia , from Belfast to Munich via Bristol and subsequent return and I’ll remember it as having some of the best in flight service I’ve ever experienced and the leg room ! Is it just me or does anyone else think that the old Delta and American liveries were much classier looking than today’s ? Anyway, thanks for posting.

[@adamcope5727]

Great memories, thanks for uploading, I was a ground handler for Caledonian then, I may even have dispatched that flight..😊

[@martf8014]

how many Tristars did Caledonian have in Fleet Adam?

[@peterfinn6098]

I flew on that Tristar, Loch Rannoch to Tenerife in 1993. I remember the service was amazing with choice of meals and because of the 3 hour delay at Manchester, the Captain offered all passengers complimentary drinks before landing...geeees those were the days, gone forever!

[@liamrush3411]

Look at the variation, man I miss those days

[@bnjmnxaviation]

Also flew on this to and from Malta in 1995. One of my most memorable flights - in particular as we did a go around. What a time! Didn't know how good we had it back then.

[@peterfinn6098]

Fantasic, what memories. Certainly not the same as it was. Yes please, do upload more videos. Unfortunately at that time I was too young to have any recording device but lots of memories of the schedules as a kid.👍

[@jetsoon747]

Love the three holers. Sure miss them.

[@paulconner115]

Loved the twin rotating beacon on the roof and belly of the Tristar a feature of them

[@DigitalDiabloUK]

So many brands, so much variety. Now its all 737s and A32x.

[@chemikal9297]

That start-up sound though...

[@pgbaines65]

The good old days when you were on the rooftops of the main building. I remember when you could stand on the jetties. 👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤠

[@bigfellamot2605]

Strangely enough I think I was on that Cally Tri-Star in the footage. I travelled to Goa mid April in 98 from Manchester.

[@yogeshsh2575]

india?Nice

[@peterfinn6098]

I flew on that Tristar, Loch Rannoch to Tenerife in 1993. I remember the service was amazing with choice of meals and because of the 3 hour delay at Manchester, the Captain offered all passengers complimentary drinks before landing...geeees those were the days, gone forever!

[@johnstewart5363]

Peter Finn a fantastic aircraft ❤️

[@peterarmstrong3298]

Loving these old videos thanks. Subscribed.

[@maskedavenger2578]

I flew Britannia 737 200 ,Dan air Comet 4 & British Airtours 707 out of Manchester in the mid 1970 ‘s when it had only 1 terminal building & even bigger variety of Aircraft & airlines .Just mainly boring twin engine clone versions of various size takes on the original Boeing 707 shape these days .Back in the day we proper jets that thundered up into the sky . Aircraft like 737 200 ,727 ,707 ,747 ,BAC 1/ 11 DC 9 .Tridents ,VC 10 .old Comets ,Super Caravelles .These modern jets sound like hair dryers ,no after burn flames & sparks coming from rear of engines to make things exciting as your climbing up at steep angle after take off .The golden days of aircraft have come & gone .

[@johnstewart5363]

Great days back then for us! It’s great that we had them😀

[@breathtakingblue]

Brilliant video! Brings back some great memories. Thanks!

[@alastairmurray5225]

Forgot to mention that those tail liveries on the BA fleet back then were the worst idea ever !

[@NocturnalPLUR]

Loved all of them

[@peterfinn6098]

Top notch; very fond memories

[@keego2001]

I was just thinking that the only airline missing was Peach Air and lo and behold it pops up at 5.09. Caledonian used them when their planes went tech. We had the misfortune to fly on the Peach L1011 when Cal's DC10 called in sick, no IFE except for the complimentary newspaper and a free stopover at Gander to refuel.

[@AndreiTupolev]

BA 737-200 still in service then? Must have been not long before retirement. And doesn't the TriStar in that livery look pure class.

[@MarcWezi]

Wow, brings back lots of memories of my days at Luton We handled the Caledonian tristar for a crew change and fuel before it continued back to Manchester from Tenerife

[@johnstewart5363]

@@MarcWezi great days then😀

[@MarcWezi]

@ oh yes, I was working for Reed Aviation at the time but we were covering Servisair work

[@johannesbols57]

1:24 look at that collection of tails! Today it's positively anaemic compared to 1998!

[@Phil6219]

Fantastic footage John.

[@lawriemanc]

Thanks for these

[@johnstewart5363]

Your very welcome! Good old days😀

[@lawriemanc]

@@johnstewart5363 my mum worked for Air 2000 shortly before she died, and this was the time I was about 5/6 years old and used to go every week. Real blast from the past!

[@mancuby6679]

Love the Tristar in Caledonian livery ...!!!!

[@NocturnalPLUR]

Rare Peach Air L-1011 in the background

[@louisewalsh6797]

Flown on this to Malta from Manchester Airport loud it was lights fell out of celling cos of turbulence but was ok, big inside.

[@400exNick]

Love those big trijets!

[@PindarMOD]

I flew on British Caladoneon Tristar in the late 1980s...think it was to Greece. Strange how such a big airliner was used for a short haul flight.

[@johnstewart5363]

You can get a lot more holiday makers on them😀

[@Thatspuremental]

Are they a380s in the back i never knew they where flying till the 90s or 2000s i went to go see ine land in glasgow the other day

[@johnstewart5363]

Hi there! There was no A380s back then, 747s maybe 🤔

[@Thatspuremental]

@@johnstewart5363 yea probably jst me 😂

[@AndreiTupolev]

And 1:24 an early glimpse of Ryanair

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

that's the airline I went to Florida for the first time in 1998 its air 2000 now as first choice john

[@theboardshorts]

And now TUI Airways!

[@QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER]

Why is the "British" missing on the side of the aircraft?British Caledonian.

[@neilwharfe4499]

After the takeover of B Cal by BA, the charter arm of the new company was just Caledonian.

[@AndreiTupolev]

British Caledonian was taken over by British Airways in 1988 and they used the name for their charter arm

[@easydrive3662]

Interesting how in 2024 there are no USA airlines flying into MAN but instead other operators doing the routes,

[@cC-ju6wf]

2:48 what type of 767 is that?

[@johnstewart5363]

767-233 Air Canada C-GAVF

[@DrRchannel71]

excellent job, big like and sub. I'm have also a channel

[@fraserm803]

Hey adam cope ......Cally didnt have a dedicated flight despatcher it was sigma aviation ground handling.It was probs me that despatched that flight then.....big shout out to the two Alisons (greenie and foxie)one of which was probs the no1 on this flt....dont kno who yu are mate.