BCN Spotting Review 7/5 "Dia del Rusia"

[Iberia A340-600]

"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.

Enjoy!

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[Mateo]

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

[SengaB]

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

Senga

[nwafan20]

Very nice shots Gordon! Lucky you!

[lijk604]

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

[Matt Molnar]

Awesome stuff, Gordon.

[MarkLawrence]

Great shots Gordon!

[G-BOAD]

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

[T-Bird76]

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

[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?

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

[PhilDernerJr]

Sick collection, Gordo. Excellent stuff.

[Matt Molnar]

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

[tipek]

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

[wunaladreamin]

Wow Gordon, you hit the friggen jackpot!