Originally Posted by
Wycombe
On 6am departure from BHX it seemed that the people on the Tui charter (which operated at the same time give or take 10 mins) faced a much longer queue for check-in than we did with Jet2.
Do Jet2 self-handle at Birmingham, as they do at some other places ? I've previously been struck by their check-in area at Stansted, minimal waiting compared to the chaos all around. Everyone else has likely placed their handling contracts with ... yes, the bottom bidder. 90% checked in within 5 minutes is a given price. 90% checked in within 60 minutes is a discount. Which one does the beancounter want ? Jet2 do it the way that their chairman Philip Meeson wants.
Regarding flights concentrated on a destination day of the week, there is an upside here that with them coming from various UK start points on the same day, you don't need to assign the accommodation to given start points, so it can be used by those from Gatwick one week, Cardiff the next, Newcastle the next, etc.