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Videos of airplanes during spectacular approaches and landings at Skiathos island
If you are in Skiathos you can visit our website for details, timetables etc www.skiathoslandings.com
There is a Flight Board with actual traffic movements including general aviation aircraft, helicopters etc.
If you are a pilot and you have LGSK airport on your upcoming schedule, you can contact us in advance for a photo shooting!!!
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Discover Airlines: The Only Container‑Loaded Flight in Skiathos for Summer 2025
✈️ A320 Family & Containerized Loading
The A319, A320, and A321 are among the very few narrow‑body aircraft certified for containerized lower‑deck operations.
They accept LD3‑45 / AKH containers, which are shorter and narrower than the standard LD3 units used on wide‑body aircraft.
According to A320/321 specifications, the Airbus A320 can load:
Forward hold — 3 containers
Aft hold — 4 containers
Total capacity: 7 containers per A320.
This capability is why airlines such as Discover Airlines (Lufthansa Group) can operate full containerized baggage loading on their A320s — even at smaller airports like Skiathos.
🧩 Why Most Airlines Don’t Use Containers on A320s
Even though the aircraft supports ULDs, most carriers still choose bulk loading because:
Specialized equipment is required
Many small airports (including Skiathos) are not optimized for container operations
Bulk loading is cheaper and simpler for short‑haul flights
This makes Discover Airlines’ operation at Skiathos truly unique for Summer 2025, as they are the only airline using containerized loading on the island.
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🌌 Departure Through the Cosmos: Jet2 Over the Northern Star
On the final night of summer, 31 August 2025, the stars danced in circles above Xanemos Beach in Skiathos—while a Boeing 737-800 of Jet2, flight EXS-680 to Nottingham, carved its own luminous arc across the sky. Captured in a long-exposure photo stacking technique, the aircraft (registration G-JZBP) departed from runway 01, perfectly aligned with Polaris, the Northern Star.
Its light trail slices through the celestial whirl, intersecting the axis of Earth's rotation in a rare and mesmerizing moment. Surrounding streaks belong to other civil aircraft and a few satellites, each leaving their signature on the open shutter. The result is a visual symphony of astronomy and aviation—a tribute to motion, timing, and the quiet grandeur of summer’s last breath.
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A special movement for Skiathos on Monday.
Embraer E195-E2 Profit Hunter Livery - the Tech Eagle registration PR-ZIQ
ATH 14:00L - JSI
JSI 21:00 - ATH
Stay tuned on this post for updates: www.skiathoslandings.com/a-special-movement-for-sk…
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