B777-2U8(ER) with no Starting/Landing airports

justmehere · 16-06-2023 10:57PM #1

I thought this strange for a plane of this size.

B777-2U8(ER) is currently flying (22:50 16/06/23) at 36,000 ft over Ireland but there is no Start/Destination airports available.

Following back its flight path, I see it took off at Sofia airport. It's over the Atlantic now...tracking it at the moment.

EchoIndia · 17-06-2023 01:13AM

Omni Air - as a rule their flights are blocked from full tracking on FR24.

chasing_ghosts · 18-06-2023 12:16PM

As said above it's almost always gonna be Omni. Especially with the "2u8(ER)" designation. If you see any unmarked 762s/763s, they'll often be Omni too. Usually there's one in/one out daily through SNN.

jlang · 19-06-2023 04:38PM

Omni is generally chartered flights for transport of US military personnel, right?

chasing_ghosts · 20-06-2023 04:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120735578#Comment_120735578

Yes, through Shannon anyway. They often head down to Kuwait/Sofia after coming from the likes of Baltimore. The occasional Eastern Airways/Atlas Air aircraft drop by on similar ops.

mc3 · 19-10-2024 01:32AM

One just flew over Cork now 1:33am 23/10/24. Noticed it last week too. Out of Portsmouth New Hampshire. Seems to be quite regular.

No stop in SNN it appears.

B777-2U8(ER) with no Starting/Landing airports

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