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[CM.]

Board shows the 10.30 took off at 12.15 and the 12.40 is Gate Closed. FR shows the flight over south coast.

Sorry. Your right there is. I wonder why there’s 2 usually just the one. Must be a one off.

 

[Easy049]

I think the additional flight may be BHX related having just read the Jet2 BHX thread.

 

[oldendays]

One of the Bergerac flights was for Birmingham passengers who came up by coach.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

One of the Bergerac flights was for Birmingham passengers who came up by coach.

Unlike Jet2 not to position an aircraft.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Unlike Jet2 not to position an aircraft.

Easier to keep it at base therefore to cover anything this afternoon? More flights = crew hours get less that they can legally do.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Easier to keep it at base therefore to cover anything this afternoon? More flights = crew hours get less that they can legally do.

LBA arrivals board shows 2 arrivals from EGC as well, so looks like coaches to BHX.

 

[White Heather]

LBA arrivals board shows 2 arrivals from EGC as well, so looks like coaches to BHX.

More click bait for the media to pounce on.

 

[CM.]

Unlike Jet2 not to position an aircraft.

They’ve positioned a few to BHX so it might be that they want to keep the rest at LBA in case anything goes wrong here.

 

[blotbuc1]

The Birmingham Jet2 thread has been reporting that they are having tech problems with the leased SmartLynx A321s which are based there.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The Birmingham Jet2 thread has been reporting that they are having tech problems with the leased SmartLynx A321s which are based there.

Yes, the posts read as if they are all very unreliable. Must be a real strain on Jet2.

 

[airlinesluke]

Things aren't much better for the leased Hifly aircraft based at STN (CS-TRJ) seems to be delayed a lot of the time and most recently tech yesterday. It has positioned to MAN under a Hifly callsign. Could be the end of the lease?
A couple of 757's are operating out of STN. G-LSAI and G-LSAJ

 

[rollo]

I appreciate this is the Leeds Jet2 thread but they are getting in a real mess at BHX besides positioning flights from Leeds over the last couple of weeks or so they are regularly moving aircraft from/to Manchester (including 757s), East Midlands, Glasgow and I think Bristol and there was even a positioning flight from Munich for some reason.

They need to sort it somehow before it impacts across the network, easier said than done as TUI have found out.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

@rollo Munich was following a medical divert at night. German airports on the whole have strict night closures which have to be adhered to. Depending on the severity of the medical airlines, majority of airlines, do not like the crew to continue due to what the cabin crew will have experienced and been through. Easier for example for largest of our airlines to cancel and re-jig the customers about on other flights along with with the crew. That's not Jet2 they are literally the airline that says "no man/women left behind". Munich was to pick the passengers up. The crew who did the original flight then came back empty bringing the aircraft back into the fold.

Given it was a medical divert, quite late on at night, they diverted unable to depart.

I think Jet2 are perfectly fine tbh - they seem to never struggle with aircraft availability and somehow always make it work.

Most of what we've seen today will be mopping up yesterdays left overs.

 

[rollo]

Thanks for the info regarding the Munich Diversion

Regarding Jet2s current issues its been going on most days throughout June from BHX not just today with some flights operating via East Midlands, Bristol, and including apparently Leeds yesterday so not exactly convenient for passengers but as you say at least they get there.

I'm sure Jet2 will get it sorted their track record shows that but with the summer peak approaching it needs to be done pronto especially as families will be paying through the nose or the market rate depending how you view it come the school holidays.

 

[Finger66]

I think these remain quite concerning times for the industry as a whole. If things are not sorted quickly, if we think things are a bit of a shambles right now, as has already been stated the July and August peak could be far worse. What does concern me here is are Jet2 over-stretching themselves. They have always been the ones to come up smelling of roses from various industry set-backs but if all is to be believed then it appears they too are struggling just now. The whole travel and tourism industry needs to get back on an even keel ASAP. The pent up demand is outweighing supply just now and providing the completely wrong customer experience. Poorly managed Government handling of pandemic has meant a very very difficult recovery time frame for suppliers but travellers don’t see that - they just expect their holiday or business trip to happen as they want. Some challenging times ahead for many.............

 

[Easy049]

Am I correct in thinking the 733s will be retired after W22 has finished? If so, am I correct in thinking LBA will become exclusively 738?

 

[White Heather]

Am I correct in thinking the 733s will be retired after W22 has finished? If so, am I correct in thinking LBA will become exclusively 738?

Some of them aren't that old for 733's so can't imagine why they would retire them until their useful life has expired and certainly not until aircraft are available to replace them.

 

[Easy049]

https://simpleflying.com/jet2-boeing-737-300-routes-june-2022/

Article suggests otherwise WH

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Articles clearly fake news. To replace 7 300’s they need 7 800’s. Plus growth. So unless they are hunting for 7 A321 CEO’s to replace the 737-800’s from Manchester they are around for a lot longer.

It also states “from 2023” - meaning they may start reducing from 7 to 6, then to 4 then all gone. Who knows the plan. It’s common for airlines to retire aircraft right before D checks.

 

[HX3]

How many aircraft does Jet2 have based at LBA currently and how does it compare to other bases? Is there anywhere that this information is available please?