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Very amused by the BBCs latest air travel chaos piece this morning as they transferred to the jet2 check in area at EMA. The check in hall was deserted at 0815, as all 6 jet2 aircraft had departed on time by 0800 (as had all 6 FR). All the correspondent said was I promise you it was busy. Great advert for travelling with jet2 from EMA!
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Very amused by the BBCs latest air travel chaos piece this morning as they transferred to the jet2 check in area at EMA. The check in hall was deserted at 0815, as all 6 jet2 aircraft had departed on time by 0800 (as had all 6 FR). All the correspondent said was I promise you it was busy. Great advert for travelling with jet2 from EMA!
I get the logic at the destination end, so multiple flights can use the same resort transfers, but not so much in the UK. Guessing Jet2 have crunched the data and do what works for them, but it seems an inefficiency to me.
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It's just the nature of these regional airports, similar aircraft utilisation on similar sector lengths, but it does feel Jet2 especially seem to do this bunching of flights on purpose. In NCL the other day all 8 Jet2 aircraft were scheduled out within one hour during the afternoon. Considering they have their own check-in and ground handling resource, you'd feel it would make better use of those to spread the schedule a bit.
I get the logic at the destination end, so multiple flights can use the same resort transfers, but not so much in the UK. Guessing Jet2 have crunched the data and do what works for them, but it seems an inefficiency to me.
I get the logic at the destination end, so multiple flights can use the same resort transfers, but not so much in the UK. Guessing Jet2 have crunched the data and do what works for them, but it seems an inefficiency to me.
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Aircraft don't make money sitting on the ground. Where's the inefficiency, assuming they get off when scheduled.
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Very amused by the BBCs latest air travel chaos piece this morning as they transferred to the jet2 check in area at EMA. The check in hall was deserted at 0815, as all 6 jet2 aircraft had departed on time by 0800 (as had all 6 FR). All the correspondent said was I promise you it was busy. Great advert for travelling with jet2 from EMA!
It seems that Jet2 will not return to Amsterdam Schiphol
https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/c...hiphol-vaarwel
https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/c...hiphol-vaarwel
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It seems that Jet2 will not return to Amsterdam Schiphol
https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/c...hiphol-vaarwel
https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/c...hiphol-vaarwel
A testing time today I see with BHX going to 14 based aircraft almost requiring 16 aircraft to get them through but one of the A321's has had its holiday cut short in Mahon and is now flying under an SmartLynx call-sign heading for Malta so I assume going for a bit of TLC. It landed Mahon 12:25 on the 20th and not moved until this evening.
The other rescue aircraft for the 01:55 inbound from Antalya (B73H replacing the A321 yesterday afternoon) was showing for BHX this evening but FR24 & BHX show it has been redirected to Manchester. Mind you surprised Manchester allowing a non-MAN flight with passengers to process and that will be close on a day late for the pax once they get the coach back to BHX. I assume if yesterday afternoons outbound was full the unlucky 31 get to wait a day or go from another airport?
I trust some part of todays delays was down to ATC slots as all airlines seem to affected to some degree.
Looks like just two flights to go today at BHX (one 4 hours late and the other 2.30) so that will make all 29 out of 29 on the outbounds at least.
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With Jet 2 again this evening from LBA to Palma as we have a wedding to attend, so tacking a few days leave on. Looks like an oldish 737 300 (25 years) and I have not flown from LBA since early 2000,s so will be interesting to compare with Manchester base. Back from Palma Sunday to Munich.
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Flight down good with extra leg room seats across the middle and empty seats all across the middle so we both got windows seats. Cleared Palma in 30 min but 40 min in Gold Car to get rental. Leeds Bradford interesting and busy and they desperately need a new terminal as extremely warm in areas. Used the Runway lounge which had good views but poor food, and little Ice and no Lemons or Limes in fact no fruit at all, and I know first world problems but at £30 + each you should get that.
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Given the latest Monkey Pox stats I suspect that the latest Jet2 email advert saying 'Don't monkey around, these deals may swing on by' followed by a set of monkeys and bananas may not be one of their finest advertisements !
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Given the fact it really only affects gay men, and the chances of catching it are slim (unless you of course listen the media or to the World Health Organisation who's director ignored the boards vote which said it was not a pandemic and he went on and called it such anyway) then it's really not that bad.
To be fair, while anyone can catch it and pass it on, around 90% of cases have been in men who have had sex with other men. That’s not meant to insult anyone, it’s just a statement of fact.
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That kind of complacency will eventually result in other people catching and spreading it, because as you say "Anyone can catch it and pass it on".
Anyway, back on topic.
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So rather then getting on your morale high ground about been "insulted" how about you accept a) the email you was sent by the Jet2 marketing team was not distasteful and b) get off your "oh I'm highly offended" soap box. As this begun by saying it "could be highly offensive" about the latest email they sent .... Only ever highly offensive when people like you begin moaning about how offensive it is.
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with all the TUI shenanigans at ABZ so far this summer, wonder if it would be a good opportunity for Jet2 to capitalise and grab some action, even some routes like pattern FR operates as not sure (though maybe) it would justify a full time single based aircraft. Its always be a bit on the periphery historically getting Hispania, Aviaco or Spanair instead of mainline. Remember the ill fated Monarch scheduled routes ex ABZ (We could spot a mile off they would never last)