We arrived in the early morning, there were many building works! Here are two Finnair DC9s.
The crane had looked interesting in silhouette against the early morning sky. I took some photos, and also managed to capture parked or passing aircraft.
An ATR 42 of Finnish regional carrier Karair.
A Finnair DC9 passing the silhouetted crane.
It was quite easy to take photos from within the terminal. The Finnair DC10 was parked a short distance away (not all aircraft were served by airbridges, many were served by bus).
Finnair DC10.
Shortly after, an MD87 arrived and taxied right up to the window.
Finnair MD87 OH-LMA.
The DC9 served mainly on domestic Finnish services.
A DC9 of Finnair being prepared for another flight.
Many operators used the MD80 variants on their services to Helsinki. here is a Swissair example.
We were to be taken by bus to our aircraft, so I managed to get several outside shots. This is MD82 OH_LMZ, which we had flown on between London Heathrow and Helsinki.
OH-LMZ.
There we saw this MD82 with tug attached and ready to go!
MD82 ready for the off.
We also saw the larger MD83 in Helsinki.
Finnair MD83.
I am a TriStar fan, and can never resist them. This was not the best view, but the Delta TriStar made a change from MD80 types! Beyond there is a Finnair DC10, a Finnair MD82 (what else?
) and justa rriving is a Lufthansa Boeing 737.
The aircraft line up.
Ok here's another DC9, but that's not the reason I took the photo! On the runway is a Tu134 of Estonian Air, and I love Russian types.
We had a superb flight both ways on five abreast Finnair MD82s - superb aircraft!
