Originally Posted by
nigel osborne
Flybar,
Jet 2 remind me slightly of BMI Baby, whos fleet of older 733s and their inability of being able to buy new generation planes probably paid a big part in their demise.
Nigel
Apart from the fact that Jet2 own the majority of their aircraft outright, so don't pay exorbitant leasing costs as bmibaby had to do. Also, Jet2 are bringing 'new' aircraft to their fleet year on year whereas bmibaby maintained a fairly steady figure towards the end.
Jet2 also looks for ways of expanding i.e. Jet2 Holidays, which I think is the 3rd largest tour operator in the UK now.
bmibaby had a management whose hands were tied by those higher up. The writing was on the wall when Lufthansa were forced to buy them by Bishop.