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Then why are MCO and MIA in the handbooks that list all the info on the airports Jet2 fly to? I have been told this by a few pilots amongst others.
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Destination and alternates from when they did the cruise ship flight years ago. Exactly why Recife and its alternate are still in there, and has been for years. Once in the manual, why take them out?
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They where added in the recent update, not left over from previous years..
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Hmmm, just checked 2015's Part C and they're in that...
Edit: and 2016's and 2017's... Don't know about before or after that.
I'm assuming you do know what Part C is stonejo?
Last edited by TheFiddler; 5th Nov 2019 at 22:21.
Mmm... its not gone that well for other's who tried long haul charter leisure...
(Monarch, Excel, Excalibur etc)
Why do they just not stick to what they seem to do very well... good product short haul.
The logistics and costs with long haul are in different league.
(Monarch, Excel, Excalibur etc)
Why do they just not stick to what they seem to do very well... good product short haul.
The logistics and costs with long haul are in different league.
We had long haul charters starting from 1988 using 757's at first to Orlando, Mombasa, and the Maldives, going on to have a large Caribbean and Mexico program that was very popular, plus MON had lucrative Cruise ship flight contracts to the Caribbean for Fred Olsen, Princess, P&O and others.
It was Monarch's business plan that changed all that and they pulled out of LH.
If there is now a 'BUZZ' coming from Jet2 pilots and cabin crews saying that Jet2 will be going to Florida, and maybe the Caribbean too, then its likely their rumour mill has some credence.
Jet2 are not daft - They know the holiday market at this point is pivotal with the demise of Monarch and now Thomas Cook leaving a lot of seats and holidays without planes, plus the Cruise ship lines need planes to get their passengers to the Caribbean.
However the £ v the $ is weak meaning holidays to the USA and Caribbean are expensive, as is spending money there. USA is no longer the cheap hol....
Watch this space as they say......Jet2 already fly to NYC
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Also did Jet2 do any Ascension or Falklands Island trooping flights - Recife may have been relevant to those?
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I suspect this is crew adding 2+2 and getting 5. I think a move to long haul at the moment would be an expansion too far for Jet2.
It has been suggested that these are continued as somewhat of a vanity project . It’s certainly more hassle than it’s worth to keep an ageing 757 fleet ETOPS capable, plus crews in check, US visas, security, etc.
It would make sense for Jet2 to get Air Tanker to do Florida and the Caribbean, and then get more short haul aircraft in to replace the A330 on the short haul routes.
The core business remains in house with Jet2, which they are very good at, and the “experimental” Long haul is being done by an operator who has lots of experience in doing exactly that. The only fly in the ointment is Cuba
That’s what I would do anyway.
The core business remains in house with Jet2, which they are very good at, and the “experimental” Long haul is being done by an operator who has lots of experience in doing exactly that. The only fly in the ointment is Cuba
That’s what I would do anyway.
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If Jet2 ever wanted to move into long haul like Orlando and maybe a handful of Caribbean destinations then they’ll never get a better chance than this summer with the loss of capacity. I think TUIs announcement about Orlando opens a huge gap too so I think if they’re going to go for it it’s very much a case of now or never.
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Then why are MCO and MIA in the handbooks that list all the info on the airports Jet2 fly to?
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