Istanbul

[IndiaEcho]

Hi,

Here are some photos from a day spent at Istanbul earlier this year.

There was never long to wait for a Turkish Airlines 737 - TC-JHU had the best livery, though:-



I only saw one of Turkish's A.340:-



Plenty of 777s, including TC-JJM:-



and TC-JJO:-



A cargo A310:-



Although they are by far the dominant carrier, Turkish don't have the airport to themselves, with Onur Air having a presence at the airport:-



One of the first aircraft I saw was Mahan Air's EP-MNK:-



Iraqi Airways sent an A330 as well as this A320:-



Libyan provided an A330:-



Ariana use A320 equipment to Istanbul:-



Yet more A320 action was provided by Etihad's A6-EIW:-



Royal Jordanian's livery always looks good - here it is on an Embraer:-



I hope the photos are of interest - more can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiaecho ... ?details=1

Neil

[andygolfer]

very good Neil, I don't remember seeing photos fro Istanbul before so nice to see something new. Thanks for posting them.

What was photography like, you obviously had a good vantage point but are the authorities 'understnding' about the hobby?

[IndiaEcho]

Thanks for your comments.

These photos are taken from the Fly Inn shopping centre by the runway threshold. The upper floor is full of food outlets and has a balcony overlooking the action. I spent the day on the balcony untroubled, albeit I did ensure that I made regular trips to buy a drink from the shops.

Regards,

Neil

[PorkScratching]

That's info worth knowing, because it looks like a great spot. Interesting to see the condensation in the engine intakes of the TK 777.

[tb2]

Some general info can be found here ;

http://www.spot-tr.com/spotting-locations/

Trevor