Air Europa aircraft visit Bratislava quite often on flights for the Spanish Armed Forces, the today´s flight was operated by B787-8 in non-standard colours, which at least does not operate completely all white anymore.
The King of Spain Felipe VI. came for a visit to Slovakia today. Unfortunately 15 seconds were missing for the sun to shine also on a side-on shot of his A310-300.
US soldiers were transported today from Bratislava by this National Airlines A330-200, unfortunately with delay and with sky slightly polluted from the Canadian wildfires.
Boeing 777-200 of Eastern Airlines transported US soldiers from McGuire Air Force Base to Bratislava today. The sun did not shine too much again, however due to its high position at the arrival time it was not that important.
After a long time this classic IL-76TD with Solovyev D-30KP engines landed in Bratislava, it can operate into the EU only with special permission. Unfortunately, the sun did not care again, it shone in Austria, shone in Hungary, only over Bratislava there was a cloud layer... :-(
Fleet Air International operates wide fleet of cargo ATR-72s and ATR-42s and majority of them quickly resprayed into their white "colours". However this ATR-72F, which served before with Hawaiian Airlines subsidiary Ohana, was retained in its attractive original livery. But I did not want to risk it, so I made a trip on Saturday evening to 90 kms distant Györ to photograph it.
The President of India Droupadi Murmu arrived for a visit to Slovakia, however as her B777-300 is not able to land at Bratislava, Vienna Airport was used for arrival and departure.
A very rare visitor premiered today at Bratislava, Boeing 767-300 freighter of Cypriot operator Euroavia Airlines. It arrived ferry from Athens during the night and in the evening it shall transport cargo to Chad.
Thanks to a delay on a cargo charter flight Helsinki-Bratislava last night this B737-800 of West Air Sweden had to overnight at Bratislava due to crew duty time limitations and departed to Madrid only today late afternoon.
B737-800 of a sister company Mavi Gök Airlines appeared today at Bratislava on a regular charter flight of SkyLine Express Airlines from Hurghada. By the way, this aircraft has been repainted in 2024 from its previous Mango colours at Bratislava.
On occasional basis company One Air flies from Hongkong to Budapest, their B747-400 in yellow variant of paint scheme appeared on 29 January 2025, unfortunately shortly before sunset and moreover with sun dimmed by white clouds on the Western horizon.
B747-400s of Fly Meta are also irregular visitors to Budapest, transporting cargo from China. This aircraft was transferred from China Airlines and departed exceptionally from RWY 31R, which is used for landing traffic.
After a demanding delivery flight from Peru this new addition AN-32 for Ukrainian company Xena arrived first to Piešťany and then to Trenčín. Unfortunately, the original ATSA Cargo colours have been removed already in South America and it arrived in white livery.
During my recent visit to Tehran I tried to photograph something for the first time also at Imam Khomeini International Airport, which is served only by international flights. Unfortunately, the sun did not honour my risk and in crucial moments was hidden behind clouds.
