Flight #004 - EGCC -> ENZV

For today's flight, we headed back out of Manchester aboard Norwegian Air Shuttle LN-NGE, bound for the city of Stavanger in Norway, the fourth most populated city in the country, and a key strategic focus for many airlines due to the oil industry in the region.

Wedged in between the heavies on a busy morning at Manchester

Norwegian Air Shuttle's Boeing 737-800 - LN-NGE - wearing special Unicef livery

Taxiing to Runway 23R on a hazy morning in the North West of England

Using just half of the runway at Manchester, we are airborne and on our way to the Norwegian city of Stavanger

Passing through 4,100ft as we climb away from Manchester on the POL5R departure

Above the clouds and headed towards the East coast of England

Passing over the English coast and nothing but cold sea between us and our destination

84nm from the beginning of our descent, and stabalised in the cruise at FL390. At this stage we are 240nm away from our destination of Stavanger

Descending through the cloud and still no sign of the Norwegian shore

After what seems like an eternity of nothing but vast ocean, the Norwegian coast line comes into view, just ten miles as the crow flies from our destination

Making a last minute turn as we intercept the localiser to Stavanger's RWY36

Passing below 2,800 as we intercept the ILS and line up for short finals, just over an hour after the wheels left the tarmac back in England

The Norwegian hills provide a picturesque backdrop for our passengers just moments before touchdown

Touchdown in a rather threatening looking Stavanger as a Scandinavian Airlines B737 taxis to the end of the runway, awaiting our exit before commencing it's departure

With our aircraft at the gate, and the Scandinavian B737 having departed, we - for the moment at least - have the whole of Stavanger airport to ourselves