Leeds Bradford: Jet2 Route News & Base Updates

[BCFC]

Depends on what you mean as just missing a lifejacket renders an aircraft tech along with many other minor things.

So….. let's take GDFO as an example….went for a big maintenance job in Dublin not too long ago, had problems since it came back into service and now still sat doing nothing in the hangar.
These big services (as I call them) are just like old cars….engines are fine, brake pads are fine but look deeper into older compressors, pipes and the amount other things on an aircraft which as so complex. Doubt they are short of lifejackets , a simple thing like that won't have any aircraft if it sat on the tarmac for 4 days, obviously far more serious than that. GDFD is the same….sat on the tarmac not making any money…but as they say, no big deal as they are paid for.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Im being bombarded by Jet2 marketing shots on a daily basis. Extra free child places and discounts in August are unheard of.

 

[Finger66]

You tempted to take the kids on holiday then @LBAYORKIE haha

 

[BCFC]

I'm being bombarded by Jet2 marketing shots on a daily basis. Extra free child places and discounts in August are unheard of.

Im being bombarded by Jet2 marketing shots on a daily basis. Extra free child places and discounts in August are unheard o

Im being bombarded by Jet2 marketing shots on a daily basis. Extra free child places and discounts in August are unheard of.

As I said last Friday, my friend was on the afternoon flight to FAO on a 733 and he said it was about 50% full…this is the end of July remember.
Jet2 need to be very careful…..ordered so many new Airbus A321’s. Too much emphasis on package holidays….they started as a seat-only airline which propelled them to where they are now. Look at Ryanair…seats on bums, no frills and in the main planes loads are on average 90% .
Look at the great airlines of the past connected with package holidays who went to the wall….too many to mention

 

[LBAYORKIE]

You tempted to take the kids on holiday then @LBAYORKIE haha

Taking them next month to Denmark- KLM.

 

[White Heather]

As I said last Friday, my friend was on the afternoon flight to FAO on a 733 and he said it was about 50% full…this is the end of July remember.
Jet2 need to be very careful…..ordered so many new Airbus A321’s. Too much emphasis on package holidays….they started as a seat-only airline which propelled them to where they are now. Look at Ryanair…seats on bums, no frills and in the main planes loads are on average 90% .
Look at the great airlines of the past connected with package holidays who went to the wall….too many to mention

Just as well then that Jet2 have made huge profits . If the package holiday market starts to struggle, they will hopefully start to make the flights more attractive ( and all available to) seat only passengers again. This was their bread and butter until 2007 but it feels as though these passengers, which would include myself, are now not a priority.

Perhaps the airline should reconsider their Friendly Low Fares strap line in the meantime as they can no longer be generally be regarded as low fares.

 

[lbaspotter]

Depends what you mean as just missing a lifejacket renders an aircraft tech along with many other minor things.

Missing a life jacket doesn’t put them into a hangar either. It must be a technical problem of some sort that put 4x of them in there yesterday and 2x G-GDFG, G-GDFO still remain there this evening

 

[Aviador]

Im being bombarded by Jet2 marketing shots on a daily basis. Extra free child places and discounts in August are unheard of.

As it was touched on a few posts back, for whatever reason people have changed their habits and they are currently booking later. This isn't just Jet2 but industry wide. I know two families who have only just booked for the summer school holidays. Whether they are waiting for deals, or it's to do with the cost of living, is anyones guess. For airlines like Jet2 and all the other leisure airlines, it must cause a huge headache not knowing whether extra flights should be laid on. What I do know is my recent flight was full or almost full and the airport was very busy.

 

[White Heather]

Missing a life jacket doesn’t put them into a hangar either. It must be a technical problem of some sort that put 4x of them in there yesterday and 2x G-GDFG, G-GDFO still remain there this evening

Somewhat worrying given my daughter recently flew to Naples on FO, just before it's engine shut down, and back on FG!

 

[BCFC]

Somewhat worrying given my daughter recently flew to Naples on FO, just before it's engine shut down, and back on FG!

Dont tell her

 

[Finger66]

Somewhat worrying given my daughter recently flew to Naples on FO, just before it's engine shut down, and back on FG!

As I have intimated previously there is clearly a reason there is an “F” in the reg sequence!!!!

 

[BCFC]

Just as well then that Jet2 have made huge profits . If the package holiday market starts to struggle, they will hopefully start to make the flights more attractive ( and all available to) seat only passengers again. This was their bread and butter until 2007 but it feels as though these passengers, which would include myself, are now not a priority.

Perhaps the airline should reconsider their Friendly Low Fares strap line in the meantime as they can no longer be generally be regarded as low fares.

Another great airline owned by Intasun Holidays which had a big office in Bradford…flew with them back in 1985 to Cran Canaria….sadly long gone.View attachment 31011

 

[Finger66]

Intasun being one of my former employees during my early days in travel. Think Air Europe ended up following the wrong path of scheduled services which was what helped bring about their demise. So bringing the thread back on topic I hope Jet2 recognise quickly anything that doesn’t quite seem to be working (aka 733s lol). Tbf to them they haven’t got much wrong during their history

 

[Aviador]

@BCFC and @Finger66 Don't forget we have a thread for all the nostalgia and memorabilia stuff.

 

[BCFC]

Another great airline owned by Intasun Holidays which had a big office in Bradford…flew with them back in 1985 to Cran Canaria….sadly long gone.View attachment 31011

JUST REALISED IT JOINED JET2 AS G-LSAA IN OCT 2005

 

[LBA4EVER]

Another great airline owned by Intasun Holidays which had a big office in Bradford…flew with them back in 1985 to Cran Canaria….sadly long gone.View attachment 31011

And a very nice air atlantis b727 behind, they also operated the b737 of which from memory i believe there was a fri service into LBA?
Who remembers the air columbus b727s!

 

[lbaspotter]

Boeing 737-300’s G-GDFG & G-GDFO are still unserviceable today with 2x Boeing 737-800’s covering their duties.

 

[ChrisBBB]

LS420 has just flown over Woodlands cricket club (near Cleckheaton), landing gear down, looks to have done a missed approach and into a circuit.
It’s G-GDFK, a 733….
Now landed

 

[Finger66]

@BCFC and @Finger66 Don't forget we have a thread for all the nostalgia and memorabilia stuff.

@Aviador indeed that's why I tried to bring the thread back on topic after acknowledging/referring to the previous post

 

[BarnsleyHolidays]

Pegasus liveried Boeing 737-800 TC-CRB was officially transferred to the UK register as G-JZDH on 26 July.

BH