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Colombian Presidential Plane In London

Summa767 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 2387 posts, RR: 7
Posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1735 times:

At around 10 am on Wednesday 13th July, The new Colombian presidential plane, a 737-700 BBJ should leave Madrid and fly to London, transporting the president who will meet Tony Blair.
My questions is, will it land at LHR, or is there any chance that it will go to RAF Northholt?

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LeonB1985 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1728 times:

I believe it's going into LHR.

Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23
Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1725 times:

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My guess is that it will land at LHR, most presidential and VIP planes land at Heathrow, there is always a VIP plane at LHR every week. And considering the Colombians will most likely meet Blair at Downing Street, LHR makes sense. RAF Northolt is only a few miles less in distance to central London than LHR.

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TACAA320 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1700 times:

His (Honorable Señor Presidente Uribe) inauguration flight was to SJO on his way to Europe.

Grecian From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 13 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1604 times:

Due into LHR around 13.30 today and due to depart for BOG at 14.30 Thursday 14th July

Mia From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 862 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 1582 times:

I was waiting for a post about this. I cant wait to see a photo!

I was hoping he would come to Berlin where I could probably meet him since I work 1 block away from the Colombian mission and take fotos at Tegel!

"Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen."

Bongo From Colombia, joined Oct 2003, 1858 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1528 times:

Quoting TACAA320 (Reply 3):
His (Honorable Señor Presidente Uribe) inauguration flight was to SJO on his way to Europe.

Hi TACA, in fact his inaugural flight was to SJO, but not on his way to Europe... After SJO he came back to BOG and then two days (?) later he went to MAD and LHR.

Quoting Mia (Reply 5):
I was waiting for a post about this. I cant wait to see a photo!

MIA : You can see many interior and exterior photos in Military Av and Space forum under the topic:
Colombian Air Force (FAC) BBJ FAC-0001..FINALLY! (by Wimpycol May 22 2005 in Military Aviation & Space Flight)

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TACAA320 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1478 times:

Hi BONGO:

Thanks for the clarification as well for the great link provided.

Bongo From Colombia, joined Oct 2003, 1858 posts, RR: 5
Reply 8, posted (7 years 10 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1310 times:

Here you can see the two first pics on a.net of this BBJ:

In SJO, first official flight with President onboard.

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Photo © Andrés Meneses - SJO Spotter

And here is in LHR, during his trip to Europe:

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