Jet 2 and Jet 2 Holidays are agent supportive and friendly, so they have a feed of thousands of travel professionals selling their services. And I really hope they consider a MAN - LGW feeder service again. Yes, they've always been willing to work with agents. Don't forget that lots of leisure airl...
Jump to postAs far as I am aware it was a Southern UK based cargo airline originally, that rebranded itself as friendly low fares for the North. Didn't Globespan try a similar model for Scotland that went horribly wrong? In my opinion Globespan went bonkers! They started up a lots of 'interesting' transatlanti...
Jump to postI can think of lots of possible reasons why they have done so well; -They had a first mover advantage in places like Manchester and Leeds-Bradford and got there before easyJet, Ryanair et al. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think Manchester had a proper based LCC before Jet2? They built up the b...
Jump to postI suspect most of the growth at Birmingham is due to Jet2 and the response from its competitors. For outbound tourists from the UK to the beaches they offer a different proposition to Ryanair and Norwegian in that they sell many of their seats as part of Jet2Holidays, which are full escorted tour pa...
Jump to postThere's been some disruption to the rail services where I am, but the airports seem fine. The UK really doesn't cope well with "extreme" heat or cold, the cities tend to struggle to reach 25C in the summer months unlike some in continental Europe (especially Central and Southern Europe).
Jump to postIf Lufthansa can't make the route work, then I don't see anyone else managing it. There is no Eurowings operation out of FRA. LGW really lacks European legacies, there's no Lufthansa, Austrian, KLM, SAS, SN Brussels, Air France, Alitalia, LOT or CSA. I think the only new airline in recent years that...
Jump to postIt's not just at BCN, my outbound LTN-ZRH flight (which should have been the inaugural service on the route) was cancelled due to "shortages". Fortunately, I noticed the email quickly and managed to rebook myself on the easyJet flight two hours later which had only a few seats remaining. T...
Jump to postAside from any airline on a blacklist of some sort, I fly all airlines. If there's one airline I'm keen to avoid in future it's Vueling. I've had two cancelled flights with them this summer, a six hour delay, a missing refund and a customer service centre that offers ridiculous rebooking options (e....
Jump to postHere a few more: OS plays waltzes, TP plays fado, IB plays only Spanish pop music (and Spanish carols during the holiday season) and FR used to play annoying (FR-style) adds over and over again. Well, regarding FR... actually no.. I've had some really nice cabin music played during boarding sometim...
Jump to postThere is always the option to upgrade the experience. Exit row seats offer extra legroom for example.
Jump to postGreat report, enjoyed it!
SOU-PMI yields some surprises, 717s and Q400s!
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SCQ83" class="quote" target="_blank">SCQ83</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>In the case of <acronym title="Copenhagen - Kast...
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Jump to postLGW-<acronym title="Edinburgh - Turnhouse (EDI / EGPH), United Kingdom">EDI</acronym> seems like an obvious one. Maybe some more Scottish routes too; <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>-<acronym title="Aberdeen - Dyce (ABZ / EGPD), United Kingdom">ABZ</acrony...
Jump to postVilnius seems a bit of a random choice for OSL.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SelseyBill" class="quote" target="_blank">SelseyBill</a> (<a href="#57" class="quote">Reply 57</a>):<br/><i>I do not see W6 within <acronym titl...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aircatalonia" class="quote" target="_blank">aircatalonia</a> (<a href="#39" class="quote">Reply 39</a>):<br/><i>IMO Wizzair is below Vueling in ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BasilFawlty" class="quote" target="_blank">BasilFawlty</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Blackpool was served by Jet2 for s...
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Jump to postThanks for the interesting report! Shame you got the old interior on the Norwegian 738, the Sky Interior 738s offer easily the best LCC product in Europe although <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym>'s new 738s aren't far behind. I have enjoyed flying with Air Baltic, looking forward to w...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Mir" class="quote" target="_blank">Mir</a> (<a href="#78" class="quote">Reply 78</a>):<br/><i>As you said yourself, Ryanair tried to make the ar...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Mir" class="quote" target="_blank">Mir</a> (<a href="#76" class="quote">Reply 76</a>):<br/><i>Sure they can. They still have to be able to live ...
Jump to postFortunately crew can't "live" onboard aircraft like ships so a lot of the labour practices are actually untransferable. Any crew that are "based" (i.e. domiciled permanently) in Europe or the US can't be on Asian contracts, and will need permission to work in the country of their base. That also mea...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JetBuddy" class="quote" target="_blank">JetBuddy</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i> It's basically a mess: Norwegian Air Sh...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SCQ83" class="quote" target="_blank">SCQ83</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> Somehow they are taking Air Berlin's position t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Someone83" class="quote" target="_blank">Someone83</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i> They are also establishing a base at <a...
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Jump to postI'm not exactly the shy, retiring type and I do like a few drinks, but there's nothing worse than being stuck with obnoxious drunks on planes. I've seen people drinking their own alcohol before on these "party" flights, so it doesn't surprise me one bit. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Gazdon121" class="quote" target="_blank">Gazdon121</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>How many people travel on the flight ,...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lesfalls" class="quote" target="_blank">lesfalls</a> (<a href="#41" class="quote">Reply 41</a>):<br/><i>What routes could they use it within Eur...
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Jump to postI was at <acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acronym> on Wednesday, and from watching the movements most of them seemed to still be based there. Flew on one and the Sky Interior is a vast improvement on the old interior, and the seats definitely seem to offer more legr...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SCQ83" class="quote" target="_blank">SCQ83</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Not trying to be offensive, but 99.99% of Chines...
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Jump to postIf you're looking for cheaper then Belfast could be good. easyJet fly to <acronym title="Belfast - International (Aldergrove) (BFS / EGAA), United Kingdom">BFS</acronym> and Flybe to <acronym title="Belfast - George Best City (Harbour / Sydenham) (BHD / EGAC), United Kingdom">BHD</acronym>, you migh...
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Jump to postYes the "Basic Boarding Gates" are indeed, erm, basic. Really just a shed. However, the LCCs must love them because they have automatic gates which get locked 15 minutes prior to departure. <a href="http://www.bud.hu/english/passengers/before_flight/check-in#bbg" target="_blank">http://www.bud.hu/en...
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Jump to postRyanair isn't so far removed from Norwegian after two years of the three year improvement programme. In terms of the product, it always has been the little things with Norwegian; their fairly high spec. 738s (Sky Interior, seat pockets, drop down screens, Wi-Fi), lack of additional charges for basic...
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