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Are all these new routes at BLackpools expense? NOthing at all for next year, are we to expect an announcemnt on blackpool base shortly, otherwise its seems rather odd that every other base has flights for sale up to Nov12 apart from BLK
Join Date: Aug 2007
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I see Jet2 are advertising for PSA's at MAN, does anybody know are these likely to be full-time positions given the new routes or just seasonal to cope with the extra holiday travellers throughout the summer?
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Re: BLK/J2 closure....Bit of a STN Marmota Monax day occurring here me thinks !!!
I do hope I'm wrong....but
I mean all those LGW trips you guys and gals from oop North flew through W09 at great expense, whilst those poor STN based crews sat at home on unpaid leave/50% contracts to save the day....only to then learn from tut management that News International was setting up printing press's on the C.Islands and LP would have no newspaper work, so the base will have to shut.....oh and your redundancy pay is now based on your new 50% contracts that you agreed to....ouch
Funny though, that I still hear the dulcet tones of a Westair Allison or Titan CFM waking me up at 05:00 on me ops night shift; flying the SID out of BOH down to Fraggle rock
Take off....All I can say is.... beware the mass visitation from Oi Mickey, TWE and a HR assistant pro-actively engaging you with A white A4 envelope !!!
Still on the plus side...you could always get a job as a labourer/brickie on Bafours new building site
I do hope I'm wrong....but
I mean all those LGW trips you guys and gals from oop North flew through W09 at great expense, whilst those poor STN based crews sat at home on unpaid leave/50% contracts to save the day....only to then learn from tut management that News International was setting up printing press's on the C.Islands and LP would have no newspaper work, so the base will have to shut.....oh and your redundancy pay is now based on your new 50% contracts that you agreed to....ouch
Funny though, that I still hear the dulcet tones of a Westair Allison or Titan CFM waking me up at 05:00 on me ops night shift; flying the SID out of BOH down to Fraggle rock
Take off....All I can say is.... beware the mass visitation from Oi Mickey, TWE and a HR assistant pro-actively engaging you with A white A4 envelope !!!
Still on the plus side...you could always get a job as a labourer/brickie on Bafours new building site
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Jet2 seem to be having a lot off problems just at the moment.
The 2x Manchester based B738's G-GDFC & D are both running between 5 and 7 hours late today for some unknown reason. By way G-GDFC is operating the LS169 to Ibiza after it arrived late back to Manchester from Rome.
Leeds Based B752, G-LSAI went tech this morning and has caused a 7 hour delay to the Alicante service.
Belfast based B73QC, G-CELY went tech on Saturday so Leeds based B733, G-CELH and Edinburgh based B73QC, G-CELP have been drafted in as replacements.
Blackpool based B733, G-CELK has been positioned to Leeds as a replacement for B733, G-CELH.
Euro Airpost B73QC, F-GIXE will operate tonight's Edinburgh mail runs in replacement for B73QC, G-CELP.
The 2x Manchester based B738's G-GDFC & D are both running between 5 and 7 hours late today for some unknown reason. By way G-GDFC is operating the LS169 to Ibiza after it arrived late back to Manchester from Rome.
Leeds Based B752, G-LSAI went tech this morning and has caused a 7 hour delay to the Alicante service.
Belfast based B73QC, G-CELY went tech on Saturday so Leeds based B733, G-CELH and Edinburgh based B73QC, G-CELP have been drafted in as replacements.
Blackpool based B733, G-CELK has been positioned to Leeds as a replacement for B733, G-CELH.
Euro Airpost B73QC, F-GIXE will operate tonight's Edinburgh mail runs in replacement for B73QC, G-CELP.
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"Late back from Rome to Manchester"......never 
Glad to see that something's never change despite increasing the planned/scheduled STD/STA to give it fat. Think NG should go and sort Aviapartner and those pesky baggage boys out
And poor old LP getting robbed from the RMail to cover the techies...bit of a ground hog day in Ops by the sounds of it.
So is it just the classic equipment getting thrashed again or shortage of crews ?
Glad to see that something's never change despite increasing the planned/scheduled STD/STA to give it fat. Think NG should go and sort Aviapartner and those pesky baggage boys out And poor old LP getting robbed from the RMail to cover the techies...bit of a ground hog day in Ops by the sounds of it.
So is it just the classic equipment getting thrashed again or shortage of crews ?
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Jet2 has put Blackpool flights on sale for Summer 2012 (to 8 destinations).
- New summer route to Tenerife – making it a year round service.
- The popular flights to Jersey and Belfast will be on sale later this week.
Source: Jet2.com
- New summer route to Tenerife – making it a year round service.
- The popular flights to Jersey and Belfast will be on sale later this week.
Source: Jet2.com
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The reason for the delay at Blackpool........Jet2 win court case against Blackpool Airport - www.travelweekly.co.uk
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When do people think Jet2 will start having to replace rather than adding planes to their fleet,I would imagine it will get to a point where maintaining the old girls will be uneconomic . I appreciate its been talked about in the past, but times have changed, and would they look at airbus?
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The MAN-FAO flight LS875 is now operating out of LBA this afternoon by the spare B757-200 that Jet2 currently have at LBA on a Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile an LBA based B737-300 will also position over to MAN this afternoon to help out before returning back to LBA later tonight.
Meanwhile an LBA based B737-300 will also position over to MAN this afternoon to help out before returning back to LBA later tonight.
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B2B, CO's complaint is that they make no money on the route because of APD, especially as pax can use DUB where they pay next to nothing.
Locos are known for reducing every possible cost, but afaik, no loco has ever managed to negotiate a better tax rate with HMRC! Also, much of the loco advantage over trad carriers is gained by negotiating better airport handling fees - and this is much less important on transatlantic sectors where fuel is the biggest variable cost. Again, Jet2 haven't got any kind of less thirsty beast here either - I would guess CO's 757s drink a little less as they have winglets & afaik, LS's don't. So considering that CO offer 50+ onward connections from EWR, and that LS have virtually zero experience in the (scheduled) transatlantic market, why would they want to replace CO?
And finally, can I thank whoever started this thread for calling Jet2 what they are - an airline, NOT a website. I really hate it when everyone else calls them Jet2.com - the prime service they offer is flights, not flight comparison!
Locos are known for reducing every possible cost, but afaik, no loco has ever managed to negotiate a better tax rate with HMRC! Also, much of the loco advantage over trad carriers is gained by negotiating better airport handling fees - and this is much less important on transatlantic sectors where fuel is the biggest variable cost. Again, Jet2 haven't got any kind of less thirsty beast here either - I would guess CO's 757s drink a little less as they have winglets & afaik, LS's don't. So considering that CO offer 50+ onward connections from EWR, and that LS have virtually zero experience in the (scheduled) transatlantic market, why would they want to replace CO?
And finally, can I thank whoever started this thread for calling Jet2 what they are - an airline, NOT a website. I really hate it when everyone else calls them Jet2.com - the prime service they offer is flights, not flight comparison!