Former Aer Lingus Airbus A321 EI-CPH (msn 1094) touched down at Dublin Airport on 5 April for the first time since its withdrawal from the airline’s fleet in 2020, now operating as TC-GCB Airbus A321-211(P2F) freighter flown by BBN Airlines Türkiye on behalf of Turkish Cargo. The aircraft arrived as flight THY6630 from London Stansted at 12:27 local time before departing later that afternoon at 16:45 as THY6631 to Istanbul.
Originally delivered to Aer Lingus on 20 November 1999 named “St Dervilla” EI-CPH was one of six strong A321 fleet introduced by the Irish carrier between 1999 and 2000. According to Planespotters.net, the aircraft was withdrawn from service in October 2020 amid the collapse in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequently placed into storage at Ciudad Real in Spain and Lasham in the UK.
The aircraft was registered July 2022 to BBAM as VP-CBO for passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion at Seletar Airport in Singapore. The aircraft was delivered to BBN Airlines Türkiye on 16 December 2023 entered into service 25 January 2024.
Image Credit: Brian Griffin
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