Easter Monday Surprise

Going to bed last night I had already made up my mind I was going out to the airport in the morning for a few hours, as earlier that evening I noticed two non regular international arrivals. A Lear 45 N751LJ (CN 503) and a Boeing 737BBJ (33102). I left home at 6.15am and as I was driving to the airport I had my scanner on in the car when I heard "Qantas 8 when ready descend to 210" I knew straight off we were getting a diversion. When I arrived at the viewing spot there were already 5-6 people there and they pointed out a Qantas A380 that landed earlier. When I looked it up it was Qantas 12; Los Angeles - Sydney but diverted here because of fog. Qantas 12 landed at 5.50am on runway 19. An hour later the first of two United 777's arrived, the first one was United 863, San Francisco - Sydney, landed at 6.51am on runway 19. A few minutes after that the second Qantas, Qantas 8, Dallas - Sydney landed here also on runway 19 at 6.58am. The last of the diversions for today was the second United 777, United 839, Los Angeles - Sydney and it landed at 7.16 also on runway 19. United 839 (N793UA) pushed back from the bay at 8.37, taxied all the way up to the runway 19 holding point, discovered the crew were going to run out of hours so they taxied back to the international terminal. I was seriously in two minds on whether to stay or go home but after 3 1/2 hours the home option won. As I was leaving I noticed two Nauru Airlines 737 parked together at the Qantas hanger, after stopping to get them I headed to our old international terminal where I knew I would find the Boeing 737 BBJ. Then I noticed Dassault Falcon 900 in the back ground.
Below are the images of the diversions plus other photos I took today.

Qantas 8 (VH-OQD) departed Brisbane from runway 01 at 11.02 am and headed for Sydney.    United 862 (N782UA) departed for Sydney at 4pm and at the time of writing this at 5.30pm the other United 777 was still on the ground here in Brisbane.

QANTAS 12 AIRBUS A380-842 VH-OQL (CN 074)

UNITED 862 BOEING 777-222ER N782UA (CN 26948)

QANTAS 8 AIRBUS A380-842 VH-OQD (CN 026)

QANTAS 12 AND QANTAS 8

UNITED 839 BOEING 777-222ER N793UA (CN 26946)

UNITED 777's N782UA and N793UA

AIRBUS A380 TRIPLE PLAY (RARE EVENT HERE)

QANTAS 12 DEPARTING FOR SYDNEY

UNITED 839 TAXIING OUT FOR RUNWAY 19

UNITED 839 RETURNING TO THE BAY FOR THE
SECOND TIME

QANTAS BOEING 747-438ER VH-OEI (CN 32913)

QANTAS SPORTING THE LOGO ''100 YEARS OF ANZAC''
LEST WE FORGET

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 777-323 VH-VPH (CN 37943)

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRBUS A330-223 B-6528 (CN 1202)
SPORTING THE "SKYTEAM"LIVERY

EMIRATES AIRBUS A380-861 A6-EEO (CN 136)

EMIRATES 434 DEPARTING FOR AUCKLAND NZ

JETSTAR BOEINFG 787-800 VH-VKA (CN 36227)

 

NAURU AIRLINES BOEING 737-3U3 VH-ONU (CN 28732)

 

NAURU AIRLINES BOEING 737-346SF VH-VLI (CN 27125)

NAURU AIRLINES BOEING 737-319 VH-YNU (25607)
THEIR LATEST AIRCRAFT JUST ARRIVED

BOEING 737-7BC N108MS (CN 33102)

BOEING 737-7BC N108MS (CN 33102)





DASSAULT FALCON 900EX N146EX (CN 146)