28 May 2016 - Milan Malpensa
The 2016 it was not a lucky year for Italy football, in particular for the Milanese. A shame because this year the final of the Champion is scheduled in Milan and a possible Italian finalist would have enjoyed a significant advantage.
The real advantage, however, was enjoyed by the spotters who were able to benefit from the arrival at the Milan airports of large quantities of charters arriving from Madrid to allow fans of 2 finalist (Atletico Madrid e Real Madrid) to watch the match.
The tam-tam has spread quickly, and in the days before the internet turned on the various lists of planes of the strangest incoming companies. Surely the Malpensa slopes allowed to see the widest variety and so the decision was taken soon. I decided to anticipate the arrival on the very classic Ferno hill so I could buy up the best seats. Unfortunately, the reality had prepared me the surprise: already to 6,00 the parking lots were sold out and people flocked to every corner. Spotter from everywhere were packed everywhere: someone even came from Switzerland, France and Germany!!!
The weather was not ideal: Closed sky and white clouds made it very depressing background, but at least it was not raining. The first flights are interesting show around 6,30 with a '737 completely white and, right after, a twin of ENTERair. Before 7,00 We also see a '340 Iberia. All have their eyes glued to Flightradar24 where you follow the arrivals. In addition to the flights of the fans comes the normal traffic to Malpensa, always interesting. Wide and narrow bodies on landing paths airport Heath. As usual, the majority of landings made on the 35R and therefore in favor of photographers. The sun is slow to be seen. Fortunately he begins to peep just to illuminate a now very rare '747-400 former Saudia diverted due to fog Lourdes. It is only the first of a beautiful series of Jumbos including 4 copies of the Spanish Wamos and cargo 747-800 NCA Japanese. Among other rarities an Airbus 310 SATA Internacional, a '330 della blindly, an Airbus 320 the Small Planet, one B 737 the Travel service and '340 of PlusUltra.
With changing lighting conditions also changes the point of the photographs and then I bring to photograph takeoffs from 35L, next to the former Alitalia crews center. Here the most interesting movements were definitely an Ilyushin Il 76TA Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Airbus A 340 Qatar.
At the end of a beautiful day with a decent loot in the game bag photo
To you…..
