and more recently a couple of charter flights to montreal!

I'm fairly sure that £579 included 3 nights accommodation.

New York New York
 

Whatever the cost you need to make sure that you are insured/pay by credit card as getting your money back from Jet2 when they cancel flights - Paris & Krakow in the last month - takes considerably longer than it takes them to part you from you hard earned dosh.

L1649
 

No, that was the initial flight only price. The initial price with hotel was from £699.

Extremely rare that a flight is cancelled and when they do they have historically looked after their passengers very well, with hotel accommodation,meals and alternative flights. Not something I have seen with any other lower cost operator.

just done a round trip to ibiza from manchester, outbound very old 737 no legroom, in bound 757 lovely, cabin crews very nice both ways. come on lets get rid of them boneshakers.

Hi guys,
i realise this discussion has been going on for quite a while, but I was speaking to a member of CC and a Jet2 engineer yesterday, they were both talking about getting trained for the 767, and that there is/was one or 2 767s floating around in Stansted very slowly being painted up for the job

Not sure about that?

Spoke to what I'd call a reliable source the other day who said they'll be looking at the end of 09/10.

That would make sense, to say the least they couldnt bring them in immediately when long haul seats aren't being sold right now, but it looks like Jet2 are getting prepared for the possibility of the widebody (this is only what ive heard crew saying). Personally i hope they do well and give the likes of Globespan a run for their money :)

Doubt very much there will be much competition with Globespan unless a large program for Canada is in their sights. There has been specualtion Globespan are considering SFB and carribean from the likes of MAN and LGW when the new 787's arrive or as early as next year with the introduction of a 4th 767.

Do we think jet2 will be going for a 767-200 or 300? (if it does actually happen)

What kind of routes? (if it does happen eventually)

The eternal optimist

Probably the 763 - more widely used and more attractable to other carriers who may want to charter it.

Also heard credible rumours about the 767 on the horizon however, it has been said before! (...so I'll believe it when it comes over the threshold!)

As to which type: it depends what / where they want to go as to which type they aquire. The -300 offers more seats so more potential return but the -200 would give better performance out of LBA (if that was the proposed point of departure.)

On another topic the extra 733 rumour must be true: GCGET appeared over the threshold at LBIA this afternoon! It was promptly tucked up in the hangar - no doubt to receive Jet 2 decals over the weekend.

I think the 767 will be put in at MAN if it was to arrive.

Bigger market and more opportunities.

.....& a bigger ramp with somewhere to park it!! :}

Additional 733
 

G-CGET is not listed on the CAA fleet list for Dart Group....but it is listed under Jet2 for the take-off weights (and the job said I couldn't investigate my way out of a paper bag :ok:):

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1425/Jet2c...et20090622.pdf

Checking the serial number (27455) it was recently G-TOYE (BMI Baby) and was only registered as CGET on 17th June.

Could this be the 3rd a/c for BLK next year???

Come on jethro the 787 will fly eventually!!!! :bored:

to be used as a spare/standby aircraft.

I had a quick chat with Leeds crew today, they were saying they were expecting a 'reletively newer' aircraft to arrive at some point today, being leased apparantly

It arrived - G-TOYE - only 14 years old!!

Now showing as G-CGET on the CAA database

OO-LTU of Virgin Express and then G-TOYE of BMI Baby
and NOW G-CGET :8.

Jet2 from Norwich?
 

The management of NWI are set to announce some new flights and the Dart Group's Pa-31 visited NWI last week.

Could Jet2 be about to announce flights from NWI? Has anybody heard any rumours?

They are meant to be announcing a new airport this week, yes.

Do the maths :ok:

MJV, ALC, AGP and PMI with one based a/c.:ok:

Throw in BFS for good measure starting S10.

You think Jet2 would ever try out of the Glasgow market with the traditional summer spots, ALC, PMI etc?

I'm quite astonished! Flybe couldn't make these routes work ex NWI and I think they will be slim pickings for Jet2 aswell.

That said, I'll wish them the best of luck. I guess they do have the added benefit of Jet2Holidays to help them sell the seats.

NWI
 

They'll need it

The road network in that part of the world is crap (no motorways & few dual carriage ways) its often quicker to drive further west LTN,STN,EMA, Robin hood

Those are the usual routes that get the nod - BE charge much higher fares than these airlines do.

BE started operating the routes at NWI with Astraeus 737's and lead in fares at £39 IIRC. As INKJET says, I think they will find that the lure of STN will put a stop to any serious success - it's simply too close to be able to justify the higher costs ex NWI.

767
 

Couple of years ago they were looking at ex GF 762 ?

check in fee
 

jet2 now charging 6 pounds to check in even if you use the online check in facility!!!!! when is all this going to stop!!!! no wonder people are not flying. its becoming a rip off

£3pp each way actually! So, not a huge amount, but still a bit weird. Surly such a nominal amount could of been hidden somewhere else in the booking process, rather that actually having a check in fee? I am confused?

£12 return if you check-in at the airport.

All these extra's add up. No wonder charter services are doing so well.

Charter services have plenty of add-on charges:-MealsSeats togetherHold BaggageFuel SurchargeATOL protectionCharity DonationTicket on Departure charges (for late bookings)

If you have no choice but to pay for something it should be included in the base fare, you can't not check in for a flight so why charge extra? Personally I'd rather the headline fare was £10 higher than have all these silly add ons. In the old days there was the fare, and a credit card charge - simple, now its just so complicated!

Still says free online checkin on jet2 homepage?

check in fee
 

ive justed booked charged me 6 pound check in fee, even though im using on line check in, no point ringing up to enquire cos the call centre is in india, and when u ring they r really not helpfull at all

Well could try your local trading standards office..sure they'd be more than helpful.

Have to say have tried booking and it didnt add a charge, but did add 3.00 on top of the baggage charge so maybe thats it ???

they will charge you one way or another....anything to increase the price.

the only way you can do it cheaper is to check in online with no baggage at all....rarely happens if you are going on a trip!

Problem is the vast majority of customers only look at the headline fare.

If the headline fair is £10 more they say I'm not paying that I will book pikey for 99p. Then when they get all the way through to the payment part of the pikey website they say "oh look Jet2 was actually £5 cheaper-never mind I am on here now and can't be bothered to enter all those details agian I will just pay the £5 extra"

It is how it works and untill that stops the system just won't change.