Havana - dublin?

simon_24 · 20-10-2019 09:55AM #1

Interesting visitor just about to land, anyone know what the story is with it?

ohlordy · 20-10-2019 10:05AM

Just saw unusual looking plane out my window, quite surprised when fr24 informed me what it was!
Almost 14 hours from Havana, seems like a long flight time, is the il-86 very slow?
The flight path also suggests to me that Dublin wasn't the intended destination?

Katcosy · 20-10-2019 10:18AM

simon_24 wrote: »

Interesting visitor just about to land, anyone know what the story is with it?

Miguel Diaz-Canal - president of Cuba is here on a state visit

EchoIndia · 20-10-2019 12:29PM

ohlordy wrote: »

Just saw unusual looking plane out my window, quite surprised when fr24 informed me what it was!
Almost 14 hours from Havana, seems like a long flight time, is the il-86 very slow?
The flight path also suggests to me that Dublin wasn't the intended destination?

Flight time was 8h20m. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CUB401

airbusa320 · 20-10-2019 02:48PM

CU-T1250 by aidan mills, on Flickr

HTCOne · 20-10-2019 06:35PM

I remember a Russian government one being in about 10 years ago, was that the most recent IL-96 in DUB til today?

EchoIndia · 20-10-2019 06:41PM

HTCOne wrote: »

I remember a Russian government one being in about 10 years ago, was that the most recent IL-96 in DUB til today?

Yes, I'm pretty sure it was. Today's is only the second Il-96 to visit Dublin, to the best of my knowledge.

ohlordy · 20-10-2019 08:16PM

EchoIndia wrote: »

Flight time was 8h20m. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CUB401

Fr24 say it was much longer, obviously their system is counting something incorrectly

Manuel · 20-10-2019 10:21PM

Anyone know when she's due to depart??

EchoIndia · 20-10-2019 10:24PM

Manuel wrote: »

Anyone know when she's due to depart??

This may help - mid-morning Tuesday has been mentioned.
https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=48114&SEO=president-of-cuba-arrives-in-ireland-on-official-visit

dogmatix · 21-10-2019 07:28AM

airbusa320 wrote: »

CU-T1250 by aidan mills, on Flickr

Handsome looking aircraft - looks like a cross between an A310 and an A340.

Manuel · 21-10-2019 10:19AM

Where is she parked up?

EI321 · 21-10-2019 12:09PM

Manuel wrote: »

Where is she parked up?

On a remote stand beside the Cargo Aircraft / Control Tower.

Manuel · 22-10-2019 11:03AM

Don't suppose anybody took a video of her departure

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