Originally Posted by
S.o.S.
Many flights from the Med to BHX route overhead (when they are down to about 12,000) so I have clocked a couple of the late night Jet2s since reading this thread. Those due in after 24:00 are often (not always) running more than 1 hr late. I have not logged them but you could check them out on one of the usual suspect websites.
Not quite sure what you are hinting at ?
Most porbably this was a first flight to be operated by a “rested” crew (ie they did not arrive at 2am to start again a 7, and, if it was the case, there was ample time to organise for relief crew).
As there was no obvious external factor (weather event, Indutrial action, security breach, etc) my money is on crew shortage, which is unfortunatly quite common nowadays… and would open the pax to EU 261 compensation IMHO.
I would personally press the case - there might have been something out of the control of the airline but sounds unlikely.