TS 623
Manchester - Toronto Pearson

This flight originated in London Gatwick but made a stopover in Manchester. More than half the passengers got off in Manchester, which meant it would take some time to board the flight again. In the meantime, I took pictures of the aircraft moving about on the tarmac.

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It was about an hour wait for passengers to get off and the new set to board. Meanwhile, I observed the activities on the tarmac and snapped a few photos.

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Time to go!

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There was no choice in the meal.

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Over the Atlantic.

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Are those ice flows? They don't look like coastlines.

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The Canadian government would love to know how much they can tax people, so this form not only asks questions about the standard farm visits, it also requires details of how much people bought overseas.

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It was a cloudy day in Toronto, but the descent wasn't too bad.

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The plane went south past Toronto and made a 90 degree turn over Lake Ontario to the west. Then it made another 90 degree turn towards the north to land from the south. Hence, from my side of the plane, I saw the downtown core.

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The battery gave out at the moment of touchdown ... perfect timing just as I was done!

Service was all right. It was a charter flight, so I didn't expect much. Food was decent. But considering the cheap price I paid - CAD$550 for a roundtrip including taxes, I think I got a good deal.

Full flight report : http://www.globalphotos.org/london-toronto.htm

Interesting to view. shame it was RAINING in Manchester though, bad for the image!!

Great report......I have never seen a plane land on the 33's before......must have been a sight to see from Centennial Park:D:D

Ha! You can see my house in this pic!
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Nice pics

Are those cricket pitches in Toronto? Do they play there?

^^Those are my friend.....I was surprised as well to see them;)

Are those cricket pitches in Toronto? Do they play there?
You know i saw that & i was going to ask the same question!! But yeah, i knew they played a little bit of cricket in Canada. They have a team at the world cup usually. Still suprising to see it.

P.S. Thanks for the pics!! :)

I loved the pix. What a nice and complete tour.
Thanks

oh god, that food must have been awful :puke: