Trip to Zurich for the WEF visitors. Flew LGW-BSL with Easyjet then caught a train to Zurich. Very easy to do, there is a bus every 7 minutes from Basle airport to the railway station, takes about 15 minutes or so, then you can either get a direct train to Zurich aiport (hourly) or go via Zurich main station and change which takes only a few minutes longer depending which service you get, cost was SWF70 i think (i didn't pay as i get it free).

Gatwick 26/01;

G-FDZA/J B738 TOM
SE-RHR B738 Viking
D-AHIL A319 Hamburg
G-EZDR/S/Z A319 Easy
HB-JZP/Q A319 Easy Swiss
OO-VET B734 Brussels AL
LY-AQV B734 Jet Time
S5-AAH CRJ Adria
N727TW B757 Delta

flew to Basle on Easy Swiss A319 HB-JZQ

Basle 26/01;

Not a particularly busy airport, has viewing area's on the French and Swiss sides and you can walk freely between the 2 parts. Walked out of the terminal (Swiss) to get the biz, head off to the Right, and follow the road out of terminal, past the hangers and at a roundabout walk to the Right towards another hanger. The road climbs up to a bridge which goes over another road, from this bridge you get a good view of the biz ramp.

HB-AFD/F ATR42 Farnair
OE-GSZ Cit XL
N745RS G4
OE-IIS G5
D-AHFR B738 Tui Fly
CN-ROM A321 Atlas Blue
D-ABAF B73G Air Berlin
HB-JZH/N A319 Easy Swiss
TC-JGD B738 Turkish
HB-JIC/D/E/F MD90 Hello
N737CC BBJ
VP-BZL BBJ
VP-BPP SF2000 Polet
F-WWGC FA2000
YU-BNA FA900
VP-BEZ FA900
VP-CBB BBJ
HB-JGN BD700
9H-AFM A318
CS-DKA G4
VP-BSJ G5
OE-IGJ CL6
G-ECJI FA10
A6-HRM B744
HB-IVL G5
HB-JEC CL3
HB-IKR G5
N139AL FA900
F-RAFJ FA50
N994GP FA2000
A6-RJZ BBJ
I-DEAS G5
HB-IYR BA146 Swiss
VP-BEH FA7
D-ADHC DHC8 Lufthansa
F-HBLA E190 Air France
F-GRGE E145 Air France
G-BTPF ATP Atlantic
VP-CZY B727
F-HBXB E170 Air France

caught the 1407 train from Basle to Zurich, 1516 arrival at the airport and spotted from car park 6 for the rest of the day.

Zurich 26/01;

JY-AYL A319 Jordanian
HB-AFH ATR42 Farnair
HB-JMB/H/J A340 Swiss
LX-FTA FA900
C-GRCY CL3
D-JEGO CE525
HB-JSW FA900
HB-JSY FA900
HB-JST FA7
HB-IGI FA900
A6-MAZ E135L
HB-JIA MD90 Hello
HB-IHY A320 Edelweiss
HB-IXN/S/X, IYQ/R/Z BA146 Swiss
HB-IIR B73G Swiss/Privatair
D-IRON CE525
D-AJET BA146 Lufthansa
HB-FPS PC12
HB-LHW CE402
VP-BJD G550
OE-IGR E135L
4O-AOA E195 Montenegran
HB-VMY CE550
VP-BWJ A319 Aeroflot
D-AFKA FK100 Contact Air
HB-FOW PC12
CB-01 FA900 Belgian AF
T-784 Cit XL Swiss AF
D-AGPK FK100 Contact Air
N816MG G550
OY-KBT A319 SAS
EI-RJJ/WXA BA146 AF/Cityjet
D-ABGQ A319 Air Berlin
S5-AAJ CRJ Adria
OE-LED A320 Niki
D-ABLB/D B73G Air Berlin
D-ABDF A320 Air Berlin
HB-JRC CL6
HB-LKU CE340
VP-BBZ LJ60
D-IIVA P180
OY-OAA H125
HB-FOQ PC12
9V-SWQ B773 Singapore
N27UB CE525B
HB-IQQ A330 Swiss
HB-VON Cit XL
HB-VWN LJ60
OD-BOY H125
HB-VNU CE500
ZS-LRM RC690
HA-LQA DHC8 Malev
PH-EZA E190 KLM
N381WA MD11 World

Stay 2 nights at the Welcome Inn, £90 for a triple per night, short bus ride away in Kloten or only 15 mins walk.

Zurich 27/01;

First hour on car park 6 then caught bus over to the new viewing deck on terminal 3 (the midfeild terminal). From the main terminal follow signs for the observation deck, there is a small building past car park 1, you need to go through security screening as the bus operates air side.
Once on the viewing deck, ther are seats outside or you can stand inside in the warm, toilets and vending machines are provided to. We also took one of the airside tours each day too.

D-AGWA/B/I A319 GermaN Wings
D-ABDO/P A320 Air Berlin
HB-AFM ATR42 Farnair
HB-VNY Cit XL
S5-AAF CRJ Adria
OE-LEA A320 Niki
HB-VNV LJ60
LX-PCT PC12
N1SA BD700
N767GT G5
N908SB FA900
Z3-AAH B733 MAT
9V-SWN/J B773 Singapoe
HB-IQI/O/P/R/K/H/A/J A330 Swiss
HB-JMC/N/L/D/F/G/E/O A340 Swiss
N76156 B762 Continental
N643UA B763 United
D-ABGD/O/R A319 Air Berlin
HS-TNA A346 Thai
OE-GLS CE650
EI-RJR/N/S BA146 AF/Cityjet
OH-LKI E190 Finnair
N957P G200
HB-ZIV AS355
N298W FA900
HB-VOU Cit XL
9A-CQB DHC8 Croatian
HB-ZHD EC120
VP-BGM CL6
N45-PG G450
D-CPRP DO328 Cirrus
N697A G5
SE-RAB E145 City AL
SP-LGF E145 LOT
N3546 G5
UR-GAQ B733 Ukraine
M-GBAL BD700
N1KE G4
4X-EKB B738 EL AL
CS-DXK Cit XL
HB-JZN A109
OE-GVM LJ45
HB-IZG SF2000 Darwin
HB-IHX A320 Edelweiss
HB-VMU Cit XL
N958DM FA900
OH-SAL BA146 Blue 1
HB-ZHP A109
D-COLB SA227 OLT
D-BUSY CL6
VP-BUS G4
HB-JRA CL6
HB-IAU FA2000
N7600K BBJ
D-CIRA DO328 Cirrus
HB-XUW BL206
HB-ZBB EC120
HB-ZCU R44
D-HAAK AS365
HB-ZHD EC120
B-2472 B744 Air China
SP-DLB CE525A
YL-MAR H125
N605T CL6
N608WB G5
VP-BRT BBJ
CS-TTP A319 TAP
HB-JEZ CE750
CS-DRD H125
HB-JRB CL6
HB-VNV LJ60
OE-GRR LJ55
HB-FOX PC12
HB-LIN Aerostar
TC-KHA H125
D-ALIE E170 Cirrus
M-DKDI CE750
4X-CPS H125
M-LCJP H125
SX-FAR H125
O233 CE560 Pakistan Army
F-HBFP H125
HB-VHV H125
CS-DRV H125
VP-BDO A319 Aeroflot
AP-BHW B773 PIA
A6-ERC/D A345 Emirates
N341FX CL6
N343FX CL6
T9-AAD ATR72 BH Airlines
VP-CIT FA900
VP-BCO G550
UR-CCB FA20
VP-BJN BD700
HB-JGS E135L
A7-MBN SK92
HZ-OFC5 FA900
CS-DIF H125
OY-KBP A319 SAS
N676RW G550
D-CHMC CE550
CS-DFM Cit XL
N184TH PC12
HL7587 A332 Korean
HB-VNE BE400
N129QS BBJ
VP-BRU B735 Yamal
HB-VOD CE525
N595A G550
N881WT BD700
HB-IQZ A330 Edelweiss
A6-DHG BD700
4K-AZ01 A319 Azerbaijan Gov
VP-BSC BD700
HB-VPJ H125
HB-ISE B767 Balair
SP-LDK E170 LOT
OE-LDC A319 Austrian
OE-IDG CL6
N4QG FA2000
G-SIRA E135L
A6-RJY BBJ
OE-GOD SF340 RobiN Hood AL
LN-RRO B737 SAS
EC-KPJ G150
G-VECT CE550
N604DE CL6
HB-ZRF EC145
VP-BEN BD700
N889NC BJ
N2BD FA900
HB-IHS B757 Balair
PH-BXL B738 KLM
HB-JSZ FA7
N117MS G4
TC-ARB CL3
SX-CDK E135L
OY-SGM CL6
HB-VOZ LJ
HB-ZUU AW139
HB-ZJC EC130
HB-ZHS MB105
HB-ZGY EC120

Zurich 28/01;

N502PC G4
N404ST FA900
N67TM G4
HB-AFN ATR42 Farnair
N451NS G450
HB-IYU BA146 Swiss
G-EGNS G450
N411QS G4
HS-TND A346 Thai
N6D BD700
VP-CVP BE400
N586D G4
N550KF G550
OE-GIR SF340 Robin Hood
G-NMAK A319CJ
VT-IAH A319CJ
N2CC G4
D-ABDF/T A320 Air Berlin
N740SS G5
N303TP G4
D-AGWC A319 German Wings
102 TU154 Polish AF
S50AAD CRJ Adria
N66051 B764 Continental
OE-LNM B736 Austrian
N641UA B763 United
HB-VOP CE525
OK-MEP A319 CSA
OH-LVK A319 Finnair
9V-SWK B773 Singapore
EI-RJZ BA146 AF/Cityjet
N933EY BD700
UP-B7601 B767 Kazakstan Gov
CS-DKI G550
N209FJ FA900
HB-ZBZ BL430
LY-FSK H125
TC-AAG B735 Pegasus
HB-ZUS A119
N628BD G5
HB-ZFA AS350
RA-67216 CL6
TC-ANA A319 Turkish AF
VP-CAP CL6
G-ITIG FA2000
HB-IAZ FA2000
CS-DXG Cit XL
N761XP H125
TC-KON Cit XL
HB-VWA Cit ..
I-TAKA Cit XL
HB-VMX Cit
OH-PPI CE750
N56L G4
HB-IAX FA2000
CS-DMF BE400
HB-JMI A340 Swiss
OE-HOT FA2000
CS-DXU Cit XL
CS-TPD FK100 Portugalia
F-HAIL EC135
A6-NLA E135L
M-LEFB CE550
OH-FOX FA2000
A6-EAD A330 Emirates
N529PP B73G
VP-BWG A319 Aeroflot
LX-JFH PC12
HB-JEN BD700
ZS-XRS BD700
ZS-RSA B73G SoutH African AF
N155AN G5
D-COLT SA227 OLT
2584 E135L Brazilian AF
D-ABLA B73G Air Berlin
VT-SBK FA2000
HB-VNB CE550
D-ACKA/C CRJ9 Lufthansa
RA-96012 IL96 Russian Gov
A6-PJE E135L
TC-ARD CL6
D-BEST FA2000
VP-CNI MD87
RA-86559 IL62 Russain Gov
TC-SNC B757 Sun Exp

caught the 1804 direct train back to Basle

Basle 28/01;

F-GOOB BE1900
OY-RJJ CRJ Cimber
XA-FMX CE750
D-ACRR CRJ Lufthansa
N396NS G4
G-EZDE A319 Easy
VP-BRQ B735 Yamal
VT-DLF G4

a few a/c had postioned in from ZRH;

UP-B7601 B767
N745RS GS
N67TM GS
VT-SBK FA2000
N889NC BBJ

flew back to Gatwick on easy A319 G-EZMS

and made a nice CJ3 at Southampton on the way home;

D-CELE CJ3

Thanks to Fabs, Mallet, Slacky and Osama for a great trip

Kev Stokes