LO454 ARN-WAW 2015.12.06

After the bankruptcy of Estonian the government of Estonia formed a company that in cooperation
with Adria took over the network after Estonian. As Adria doesn't have the resources to do it with their own metal they wet-leased different machines (an BAe ATP from Nextjet, a couple Fokker 100s and Embraer 145s for different routes from different airlines). So I decided to go and try catch the ATP on a international sector. Combining it with some sightseeing in Tallinn and a short stay in Stockholm throughout the weekend sounded like a good plan. It later expanded with a couple of flights on a smaller BAe, the J32. The trip started on Friday and ended after around 48 hours with a flight back to WAW from ARN.

06 December 2015
LO454 (1010-1155) ARN-WAW
SP-LDH Embraer 170

It's still dark outside when I wake-up. I take my things and direct myself for the bus to Arlanda. There I quickly check-in and drop my bag after which I'm free to head airside. Having still time to the scheduled departure time I do some last minute shopping, eat breakfast and take some pictures of the local traffic. The weather is no different that the day before. Cloudy, shady and rainy. The time to board came. A small load of around 25 passengers today. Lots of space for everyone. A smooth flight. Landed on time. That would be it. The little Embraer once again did a fantastic job. Love it!

Climbing out of ARN

NextJet BAe ATP opf Adria TLL-ARN

After the bankruptcy of Estonian the government of Estonia formed a company that in cooperation
with Adria took over the network after Estonian. As Adria doesn't have the resources to do it with their own metal they wet-leased different machines (an BAe ATP from Nextjet, a couple Fokker 100s and Embraer 145s for different routes from different airlines). So I decided to go and try catch the ATP on a international sector. Combining it with some sightseeing in Tallinn and a short stay in Stockholm throughout the weekend sounded like a good plan. It later expanded with a couple of flights on a smaller BAe, the J32. The trip started on Friday and ended after around 48 hours with a flight back to WAW from ARN.

05 December 2015
JP7123 (1340-1350) TLL-ARN
SE-MAK British Aerospace ATP

After the morning flight with Avies on the J32 I had plenty of time to my next flight. Lunch, a little shopping and one more, or two, tours around the terminal. But how much time may that kill? Not enough. So, after the hours have passed we finally got to board the bus that would take us to the plane. Seeing the bus stop beside the ATP ended with a smile on my face. As I was sitted in one of the first rows I was in no rush to board, instead I took the time to sooth my eyes with the view. Was supposed to sit in row 4, but as the 3 rows ahead were empty I got permission from the purser to move one ahead. So, we finally fired-up our engines, pushed back and taxied to the active runway. Quick departure and into the clouds we go.
The flight itself is smooth, the weather outside ain't great, the crew is very understanding. Just after almost an hour we landed in Stockholm. Here the weather wasn't great either, but at least it didn't rain. For the moment at least...

Boarding at TLL