Originally Posted by
rotorwills
... its going to get rough in the next 5-10 years unless you have vast amounts of cash and solid occupancy, two things that J2 don't presently have.
Anyone who undermines Easy and Ryan commercial models are seriously delusional.
I'd have to disagree here. Jet2 have cash in the bank and are the second largest tour operator in the UK, with numbers growing year on year. Package holidays are our bread and butter. The mantra is "we take people on holidays". Easyjet is a scheduled, low-cost airline. In a summer of strikes, they will happily cancel flights to maintain the schedule. Jet2 will always make the effort to get the flights away, even if it means taking big delays and our customers welcome this. It's shown by the amount of repeat custom and more importantly, new custom. We don't get awards for excellent customer service for nothing. Easyjet realise that the model of continual expansion can't last forever and are trying to find new areas to grow in. Will it succeed against the established tour operators? Watch this space I guess.