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Could the Jet2 Christmas market flights to Vienna and Prague have been the (rather disappointing) announcement? - the Christmas flights have been operated before by Jet2 but the BFS press release says they're two 'new' routes.
The dates for the Prague trip are absolutely pathetic - 1st-3rd December. The Christmas market only opens on the evening of the 2nd December, and even then the market isn't in full swing until at least the week after. Really bad planning on Jet2's behalf.
The dates for the Prague trip are absolutely pathetic - 1st-3rd December. The Christmas market only opens on the evening of the 2nd December, and even then the market isn't in full swing until at least the week after. Really bad planning on Jet2's behalf.
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1700 seats in the sale from BFS.its actually £173 return at the moment, even in peak summer, to either airport. And before anyone says they must be struggling for bookings at BFS they have the same sale going on ex EDI, and various similar offers from other UK airports.
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Perhaps these new routes are going to be operated by larger than planned, short term leased in aircraft with the cheap seats being sold as a means to fill them up and cover costs.
I remember they had to lease in capacity when the 787 had a less than stellar entry into service and massively disrupted ops.
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Total speculation and most likely making 2+2 equal 10, but I wonder are the engines issues of a couple of weeks back making them reconsider using the MAX across the Atlantic immediately?
Perhaps these new routes are going to be operated by larger than planned, short term leased in aircraft with the cheap seats being sold as a means to fill them up and cover costs.
I remember they had to lease in capacity when the 787 had a less than stellar entry into service and massively disrupted ops.
Perhaps these new routes are going to be operated by larger than planned, short term leased in aircraft with the cheap seats being sold as a means to fill them up and cover costs.
I remember they had to lease in capacity when the 787 had a less than stellar entry into service and massively disrupted ops.
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If the MAX's engines are possibly going to be problemic (which most new engines in recent past initially have been), lower utlisation might me a good way to ease them into service ie. the total opposite approach that was used when they bought the 787.
1700 seats is a lot to effectively give away if you don't need to though. Given the initial statements, it would seem bookings started very strongly. This is the sole reason I wondered if they were perhaps forming a backup plan.
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But a good chunk of that £100 would be spent on getting from the South East of England to either Cairnryan, Heysham, Liverpool to get the ferry to Belfast.
You could always use your company Credit Card Owen!
You could always use your company Credit Card Owen!
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SailRail train and ferry tickets are available from any station in the UK (via Cairnryan) and cost from £31 - £54 one way, available for sale up until 18:00 the night before.
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That's a big jump from the current offering...but seems like a natural expansion, in the manner that VS usually build. Would be fantastic to see.
Might even mean they add a few others...we could probably support a weekly LAS...
Might even mean they add a few others...we could probably support a weekly LAS...