Operating a "one off" type change on the afternoon / evening EY021/022 was Etihad A340-600 A6-EHK, it was making its first visit to Manchester. It is seen here departing late evening.
Having served twenty and a half years with the airline, Monarch A320 G-MONX departed Manchester for the last time today, its destination was Tupelo, Mississippi (USA) where it will be parted out.
It is seen here a couple of days earlier in the basic colours with the titles and logos removed.
Both visiting in connection with the Manchester United home game, PC12 OY-NBS (a Manchester regular in the past as M-OPAL) was making its first visit as such,
while Cityjet RJ85 EI-RJS was operating a charter from Dublin with fans.
Manchester saw its first Aeroflot A319 today when VP-BDM arrived mid afternoon to drop off the CSKA Moscow team for their game against Manchester City.
Another pair of Eurolot Dash8-400's arrived for a tech stop in the early hours whilst on delivery to Poland, C-GUIT (c/n 4442 / SP-EQI) and C-GUIZ (c/n 4443 / SP-EQK) were parked on the west apron before continuing their onward journey that afternoon.