Big Jet TV
| Big Jet TV | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | bigjet |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Subscribers | 456,000[1] |
| Views | 103,422,513[1] |
Last updated: June 2025 | |
Big Jet TV is a British YouTube channel that records and livestreams aeroplanes landing at major airports, particularly London's Heathrow Airport.[2] It was founded in 2016 by Jerry Dyer,[3] an aviation enthusiast who livestreams with commentary from the roof of a specially adapted van.[4] As of May 2025, Dyer has six filming locations around Heathrow.[3]
The channel made international headlines in February 2022 when it livestreamed planes landing at Heathrow during Storm Eunice in very high winds.[5][6][7] More than 200,000 viewers were tuned in at one point.[8] The BBC carried a report titled "Big Jet TV turns plane-watching into a phenomenon".[4] The channel received further recognition during Storm Gerrit in December 2023.[3]
In June 2025, the channel livestreamed footage of a deportee running across a taxiway at Heathrow, which soon drew international media attention.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ a b "About Big Jet TV". YouTube.
- ^ Jim Waterson (18 February 2022). "Big Jet TV: livestreaming of planes landing during Storm Eunice goes viral". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Macauley, Iain (20 May 2025). "I spent the day with Britain's planespotting king". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Storm Eunice: Big Jet TV turns plane-watching into a phenomenon". BBC News. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Julia Buckley (18 February 2022). "The day plane spotting took over the UK". CNN Travel. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Storm Eunice: Thousands watch Big Jet TV's livestream as planes land amid gusty winds at Heathrow". The Indian Express. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022.
- ^ Lucy Thackray (18 February 2022). "The day the British public became planespotters". The Independent.
- ^ "Storm Eunice: Meet the man behind the Big Jet TV phenomenon". BBC News. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Man chased on tarmac at Heathrow Airport near moving aircraft". Sky News. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Man who ran across Heathrow taxiway a deportee, Home Office says". www.bbc.com. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Granville, Alan (10 June 2025). "Watch: 'That geezer is running from someone' - An airport chase accidentally caught on camera at London Heathrow". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2025.