Originally Posted by
DjerbaDevil
Sounds good except the 12 B738s are not owned by Garuda as they are leased, so JET2 would need to drive a bargain with the lessor.....and leasing aircraft goes against the present JET2 business model.
Having had a decent length lease the lessor may be willing to sell the aircraft to Jet 2 at a reasonable price. It will of course depend on how many interested parties the are for the ac. Given there are a lot of MAX and NEOs on order there will be a lot of NGs around on the second hand market. They should be able to pick up a few at a decent price.