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I assume that the recruitment drive announced today is to cover the additional services already timetabled for S17.
Also, if Edinburgh is anything to go by, they must have made a tidy sum providing additional, short notice flights to the Spanish resorts this summer.
Also, if Edinburgh is anything to go by, they must have made a tidy sum providing additional, short notice flights to the Spanish resorts this summer.
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I do hope that I am wrong,but being an old timer have seen this situation before, Company buys lots of New aircraft ,rapid expansion .I refer of course to Court line,one moment the top of the tree, next gone Many good people lost their jobs Hope Jet2 do not fall into this trap
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300 of those jobs, 4 new based aircraft and hangar are all destined for MAN if the jungle drums are to be believed. Apparently stands will surround the hangar as that's the only place the new based a/c will fit ! The hangar is MON's and will be a nice bus trip around the airfield for pax boarding there.
Seems like every bugger in the country wants those extra jobs and new aircraft. I hope there's space to park them - very limited at HQ. New jobs are, of course, always welcome.
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135 new jobs for LBA. So far 1x extra B738 based aircraft confirmed for next summer with a possible 2nd replacing the leased in aircraft (That been Titan B752 this summer)).
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300 of those jobs, 4 new based aircraft and hangar are all destined for MAN if the jungle drums are to be believed. Apparently stands will surround the hangar as that's the only place the new based a/c will fit ! The hangar is MON's and will be a nice bus trip around the airfield for pax boarding there.
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Well they are going over there somewhere...maybe on the ramp infront of the TCX hangar, which is close enough to the hangar for someone to describe it as I've heard. There is no room for them on T1 so makes sense they'll end up remote somewhere.
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Personally i cannot see Jet2 setting up base at BRS, too much competition on the routes that they would seek to offer and ramp capacity issues for morning aircraft especially, pretty much rules out a base.
CWL for me would be the natural second option after STN (which i presume is the front-runner in the rumour stakes at this moment in time). Still a relatively untapped catchment since the demise of Baby all those years ago, many routes still underserved on what they once were, plus an article today has highlighted that the Cardiff City Region is 'Booming' at present.
Other options could be BOH, SOU, although the former pretty much serves its catchment well enough, with a pretty decent FR presence at the peak of Summer. SOU - relatively limited runway may hinder some of the routes, plus this serves its catchment quite well too.
For this number of jobs to be created i'm assuming there will be more than 1 new base opening in the next year or so.
CWL for me would be the natural second option after STN (which i presume is the front-runner in the rumour stakes at this moment in time). Still a relatively untapped catchment since the demise of Baby all those years ago, many routes still underserved on what they once were, plus an article today has highlighted that the Cardiff City Region is 'Booming' at present.
Other options could be BOH, SOU, although the former pretty much serves its catchment well enough, with a pretty decent FR presence at the peak of Summer. SOU - relatively limited runway may hinder some of the routes, plus this serves its catchment quite well too.
For this number of jobs to be created i'm assuming there will be more than 1 new base opening in the next year or so.
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FR, EZY, TCX, TOM, they are all well represented at STN, that wouldn't be a smart move in my view. I can see CWL working for them, as well as ABZ and perhaps BOH, EXT, or HUY.
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I suppose Basil, but look at the huge market that they can tap into. I agree with your CWL remarks, and possibly BOH, but EXT is predominantly BE, and whether HUY would ever sustain a Jet2 base, nobody knows, although i suppose that could be said about all of them.
My money is on STN and CWL for next Summer.
My money is on STN and CWL for next Summer.
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I've heard rumours about CWL for a while and really hope it does happen, it'll be exactly what CWL needs but hope they will offer alternate bucket & spade routes to VY (ALC, BCN, AGP & PMI) and BE (FAO).
If this was going to be the case when would they officially announce this ? It would have to be kind of soon for Summer 2017
If this was going to be the case when would they officially announce this ? It would have to be kind of soon for Summer 2017
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Doubt it to be honest, i'm guessing they'd probably want ALC, AGP, PMI, FAO, BCN/GRO/REU, TFS, LPA and possibly a few others.
This would likely p*ss off both VY and FR although Jet2 seem to like selling the Jet2Holidays Product.
This would likely p*ss off both VY and FR although Jet2 seem to like selling the Jet2Holidays Product.
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I think Stansted is a definite winner, if you look at other airports like BHX, they have ZB, BE, FR, TOM, TCX, VY and now Jet2. Similar at many other airports they operate from incl. MAN and EMA. When you compare that to STN there isn't actually that level of competition. What they will have to go up against to some degree is a dominant FR, but with the right mix of routes and different dynamics (i.e: Jet2 Holidays) in my opinion would be good entry point for the SE market incl. London.
They also seem to be heavily in the media (on TV that is) down here in the south. Maybe it's about time?
They also seem to be heavily in the media (on TV that is) down here in the south. Maybe it's about time?