Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
Though still no clarafication about how RYR's Stansted base (and all the other RYR UK bases) is different to a Jet2 base in PMI or ALC (or an Iberia base at LHR)
The is no difference between a Ryanair base at STN and a Jet2 base are PMI/ALC. However, if Ryanair wasn't to fly inside the UK they need to do so on a G- reg and equally if Jet2 want to fly inside EU, they need an EU reg. As you know Jet2 don't do that so they don't need an EU operating airline or EU reg aircraft. This all relates to scheduled services.
There can be exceptions and we've seen some of those, an example would be Aer Lingus UK swapping out one of it's G- reg 330s for an EI- reg example to cover maintenance. Equally, EI axed BHD/LHR as they'd have needed a G- reg to do so and adding a single 320 to the UK licence would have been impractical. There are exceptions like the EI UK example with the 330, but I don't have visibility of the specifics.
I note that Charters too may have more flexibility as TUI and Jet2 charters ex Dublin were flying Ireland to Europe (ski, sun and Lapland trips).
As another point mentioned earlier. Jet2 have not had any aircraft or crew cases in ALC since pre pandemic. They can do that with existing operating licences to/from UK for operational efficiency, if they wanted.