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[ADK1986]

Not that I know of. They will still be around for a few more years yet. Have you tried routes such as Ibiza, Malaga, Alicante and Turkish routes as those are routes they regularly use them on?

Try the 5pm ish MAN PMI or MAN IBZ.

MAN-IBZ at a weekend. MAN TFS on the morning. If you can get a ticket on them.

Thank you both. I have looked at a huge number now and all I am seeing are A321N seat maps! Makes me wonder whether there will be a massive displacement of 738s from MAN too as there are very few 738s on the seat maps for 2024 summer. I will keep looking.

Perhaps the 757s will be reserve capacity and charter? I know Jet2 have contracts with some cruise lines to provide flights for cruise packages. I also noticed G-LSAK the other day operated the LS1224 BHX to Faro. It ferried from MAN and operated with a several hour delay, perhaps suggesting that certain 757s are held as reserve to rescue other a/c when they go tech? Makes sense as they owned so there are no lease fees to pay, plus they have more seats than anything else in the fleet bar the A332s so could carry a full load of any other fleet mate, bar perhaps an A321's cargo containers. Perhaps as the fleet thins out they will take on a more niche roll? Just food for thought, but would be interested in the views of those more clued up.

 

[LBA787]

Are you test booking flight only?

A massive amount of flights on the website are now hidden as they are holiday only bookings, it’s possible MAN 757 flights are block booked already by the sister company jet2 holidays.

Full 757 retirement is scheduled for 2026 so still time left to see them.

FYI the 321neo’s will be bulk loaded and not use containers to keep commonality with the rest of the fleet.

 

[CM.]

Jet 2 never seem to reach to movement levels of Ryanair and easyjet despite the higher number of based a/c. Their schedules are never as tight as the other 2 carriers and the A330's will require longer turn-round times. Also, I'm not sure if they have 1 or more spare a/c based.

On a busy day there’s atleast 1x B752 and 1x B738 spare.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Isn't Manchester more about volume of passengers > movement of aircraft?

 

[Jerry]

Could we see Jet2 branching out into long haul from Manchester? Specifically the Caribbean in winter?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1662041724489793536

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

I’d eat a cake. Big investment which I don’t see. He says they’ve not ruled out long haul - correct. But then they’ve said there’s so much more to do in Europe.

A330 sells the canaries traffic helps growth in market share.

I’d say Egypt is coming.

A order for a330 will come with announcement of long haul.

Further post - the A330 is staying for winter 23/24. It stayed for winter 19/20. It’s hardly news.

 

[Coathanger16]

A order for a330 will come with announcement of long haul.

They had a few A321CEOs in the fleet before ordering the NEO, so they seem to like trying something with low risk/commitment first before committing. I imagine if they were interested in long haul they'd try it out first with the Air Tanker/leased A330, then if it works for them order aircraft to make it permanent.

As you say, Jet2 have said there is plenty left in Europe (and shorthaul i.e. Egypt/Morocco/etc) before looking to long haul.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

I don’t seen them offering winter only type long haul holidays to then go back to short to medium in summer. It’s a waste of investment - the infrastructure required for the company to cope with this.

I agree New York but that was to utilise a bone idle (or idle) 757 fleet in Winter. Long haul holidays for a season is different beast.

Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia. Plus the announcement says Iceland, slops and city programme to be released later on. Nothing about new destinations.

 

[Jerry]

I don’t seen them offering winter only type long haul holidays to then go back to short to medium in summer. It’s a waste of investment - the infrastructure required for the company to cope with this.

I agree New York but that was to utilise a bone idle (or idle) 757 fleet in Winter. Long haul holidays for a season is different beast.

Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia. Plus the announcement says Iceland, slops and city programme to be released later on. Nothing about new destinations.

I suppose it depends on whether they would be busy enough destinations to keep an A330 occupied. The suggestion is that the A330 schedule is light and that rumours are that a British holiday company has been looking for hotel beds in the Caribbean

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1662041724489793536

Personally though i think Jet2 would potentially be missing a component and that's cruise packages. TUI and Virgin (P&O) both have those that adds extra passengers to the flights and in the case of TUI you can mix and match the 2.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

They never seemed to have trouble in the first winter. Shouldn’t see a problem for successive.

A light flying programme?! What I can see it’s for Wednesday off. Rest of the week it’s busy doing flights. Changes throughout each month.

 

[Mills15]

If they do go long haul, I presume there is the option of changing some of the A321neo order to LRs. Just a though

 

[CM.]

One wonders if they might look at Christmas flights to New York (Newark) again. Before they axed NY they were using the A330 from most bases that they to New York from except for LBA which used the 757. They proved popular but obviously there comes risks with doing trans Atlantic flights (diversions, tech aircraft Ect)

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

If they do go long haul, I presume there is the option of changing some of the A321neo order to LRs. Just a though

Or A330’s.