Airbuses galore: EgyptAir A321-251NX SUGFR (c/n 11164) taxies in following its arrival from Cairo, closely followed by A320- 251N EC-NDN (c/n 8939) of Iberia. An A350 of Iberia and an A330 of IAG’s low-cost long-haul offshoot LEVEL can be seen in the background parked at T4S
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Hometown hero Iberia accounts for the bulk of movements at Barajas. Here, Airbus A320- 251N EC-NVS (c/n 11035) heads along taxiway S3 towards T4
Among the limited connections from Barajas to the Far East is Air China Cargo’s all-freight service to Hangzhou, an important economic centre and export base in the Yangtze River Delta. The four-times weekly link is operated by the carrier’s fleet of Boeing 777Fs, including B-2096 (c/n 44679)