Logic to me would have said the High Street model is dead and Thomas Cook need to get out of their own units which surely have massive overheads and perhaps move into concessions within Tesco, Sainsbury’s etc. However, where I live they recently moved into a new branch as well as maintaining a second site. I’ve also seen a new branch not so far from here. So perhaps we shouldn’t be so quick to write off the model.
With retail rents becoming more depressed, perhaps in future Jet2 might themselves see opportunities for a High Street presence.