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Old 14th Dec 2008, 19:35
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Think those of you who believe a GSM aircraft will appear at some point in Jan to operate the services will be a little dissapointed...
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Old 15th Dec 2008, 01:48
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What news then?

Ste P Well don't leave us dangling in mid air, if you know something we don't come out with it!!
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Old 15th Dec 2008, 02:17
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Yeh come on Ste P enlighten us please.

i don' think people would be too disappointed if Palmair elected to keep the Jet2 B733's instead of the B73G-600 - it's more capacity anyway.

I would have thought the B73G-600 would be the perfect fit for Palmair - Flyglobespan surely would be leasing it cheap if its been 'stored', its the right capacity, it has great range for places like Rhodes, Malta and Tenerife.

Perhaps the worry about Flyglobespan's financial state has put this into question? Jet2 seems far more stable and has knowledge of Bournemouth airport having been based there once.
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Old 15th Dec 2008, 11:18
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Ste P is correct..Jet2 flying the Palmair Programme till the end of March 09.
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Old 15th Dec 2008, 11:42
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i don' think people would be too disappointed if Palmair elected to keep the Jet2 B733's instead of the B73G-600 - it's more capacity anyway.
Do Palmair want the extra capacity though?
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 10:25
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Palmair will soon be launching an online booking system for flights.

In the local paper they say that they've had a very good start to holiday sales in January selling over 4000 in the first few weeks. Lets hope it continues for them.
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 11:53
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who is actually going to be flying the programme this summer.
all has gone very quiet on that front at the moment.
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 13:14
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As far as I'm aware Jet2 have the contract.

Anyone know different?
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 13:43
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A friend of mine who works for a well known airline said that they had been asked to tender for the work so I guess Palm have asked several companies to tend for it aswell as jet2 although I would say they look in a strong position

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Old 14th Feb 2009, 13:56
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No I dont think Jet 2 want it after the winter, nor do Globespan according
to stories north of the border.
Will Bath bight the bullet and go to Titan.
Also heard that Jet 2 lost the Lourdes business this summer to Titan,
and now that Ryanair are pulling off Lourdes,it should be a good summer on that route for the charterers.
Interesting times out there for those left in the small aircraft(737) charter market.
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 17:11
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I don't think it is a case of Jet2 not wanting it - more a case of not having a spare aircraft to operate it with.
The summer low cost programme sees all their aircraft fully committed from late May to early September leaving little space for charter work during that period.
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 17:37
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What ever happened to the globespan which they were going to have, I thought that it was already painted and things?
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 17:54
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In the current climate I would suggest: believe nothing until you see it over the runway threshold!!
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 19:32
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Re Palmair


Flybe with E195 118 Y seat will start the season

A/C will Posn SOU-BOH and v/v as and when required

Hope this ends all the speculation
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Old 14th Feb 2009, 20:43
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Has this def been confirmed? Heard they were in the running? But also heard there was a couple other options for the spare E195. Flybe been doing quite a bit of charter work this winter good way to top up income! I believe 2 E195's went to Seville for the football on tues.

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Old 15th Feb 2009, 11:15
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That's going to leave Palmair well short of capacity, they have been selling the extra seats that the 300 offers.
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Old 16th Feb 2009, 08:20
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Grrr

Read the post, it says "start the season".
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Old 16th Feb 2009, 14:13
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I may be wrong (and often am!) but i understand the E195 will not make the canary islands with a full load. Anyone with the facts please?
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Old 16th Feb 2009, 17:19
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Again as far as i am aware , the Palmair Cabin crew are or will be very shortly be up and running on the leased Jet 2 aircraft . It would seem a huge expense to lay them off again and keep training them up on different aircraft that keep operating the services at short notice .
Palmair is very Brand driven with the cabin crew very much at the front of the product a real part of the holiday experience with Palmair ( hence the awards ) so to change aircraft again doesn t make sense .
I have heard from Bath Travel that the Jet 2 aircraft is hear to stay for the summer now and the programme has been sold as 148 seats , out of interest would the Flybe aircraft make Tenerife , Monastir and Corfu with a full load of passengers , fuel , duty free and meals which is what they offer ?
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Old 16th Feb 2009, 17:52
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I don't think range on the E195 would be a major issue. Flybe got the LR anyway to give them the extra legs.

IIRC the first E195 made it all the way in from Cape Verde to UK on it's delivery flight and that's significantly further than the Canary's.

Subsequent deliveries have come in Brazil with one stop via Gran Canaria.
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