GLA's flight was the week before..

First flight was 18th Nov ex MAN then posn empty to GLA then seems to operate 2/3 a week with the other days doing Manchester to Canaries

G-DRTY? *really*

Has someone got their 'dirty' mind on?, you could say the same for DRTI
To quote Spock, "It's only logical", just rounding off the DRT line (still waiting on J,K,L and P)

Another destination in Greece on sale today - Santorini - Jet2 really going for it in Greece next year. Looks like Birmingham, Manchester and Stansted.

Another Captains Only airfield?
Q - if Jet2 haven't flown there before, how do they train their Captains to land there?
Just asking.

Use a suitably-programmed flight simulator. Jet2 now has five.

It's not captains only in Jet2's route manual, just cat B (requires self briefing) due to lack of radar, so shouldn't be any issue.

However, to answer the question, all AOC holders I have worked for have had some form of alleviation approved by the authority in the case of a first visit to an airfield requiring training for the crew, generally along the lines of restricted to training captains only and sometimes with more restrictive landing minima to be applied. Obviously if it's cat C and needs simulator training it can get a bit more complicated.

Yet they have dropped NCL to Corfu to one per week next summer season, they've provided 2 a week for the last few years. Hugely popular destination and a strange decision, especailly when the collapse of TCX has meant this route has already lost 3 a week.

interesting, thanks for the heads up will keep an eye out.

NCL - Corfu.....are you sure about that. A quick look at the timetable shows it has been re-instated to 2 x weekly with flights on Mon and Thurs.

That must have literally happened in the last few hours - I was just discussing this on another forum last night. Good spot, thanks!

Prices are a bit steep - they're all cashing in on the TXC loss. One week is £600 return on this route when I looked with TUI, flight only.

Lisbon - New Route
 

I expected others to increase their prices after the demise of Thomas Cook. It could be argued that some routes have been artificially cheap for some time due to supply exceeding demand.

The rumour goes that it didn't have enough ULD's (Unit Load Devices) so it had to pop back to Manchester to get them. Don't tell Greta.

How ridiculous - can they not just bulk load any bags over the ULD quota they already had?

A travel agent in Dorset told me Jet2 are planning a programme from Exeter. Could be gossip, and I think too late for Summer 2020.

Probably summer 2021. It'll be interesting to see if because of Bristols cap they end up operating from EXT, BRS and CWL in the South West of Britain like TUI does.

No word from the Dorset locals down 'ere....

Both EXT and BOH might have been logical advances for Jet2 but TUI have gone for some expansion at both these airports with almost 2 a/c now based for next Summer...

Jet2 is the darling of the North (and STN seems to like them too)

Another two B737-800s acquired by Jet2 going by Jethro's

G-DRTL - ex Jet Airways VT-JFJ (Age 6.6 Years)

G-DRTP - ex Jet Airways VT-JFM (Age 6.3 Years)

Both seem to be at Shannon Airport

Hopefully in better nick that G-DRTI which I think turned out be a bit of a Shed, or knowing that already got them at a very good price. Being Yorkshire based I should think the latter goes without saying. Smile.

That's good news - both are relatively young (by Jet2 standards anyway) and a quick Google search confirms they have the Sky Interior.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has taken on more than 120 former Thomas Cook staff.

The appointments include more than 50 pilots, 20 engineers, and almost 40 cabin crew members, who have accepted offers of training and after successful completion will join the company in time for summer 2020.

Thomas Cook Group, including the UK tour operator and airline, collapsed into liquidation in September.

Following the collapse, Jet2 has held a series of roadshows designed specifically for ex-Thomas Cook colleagues in Manchester, Peterborough, Birmingham Airport and London Stansted Airport, as well as overseas.

The company said it could employ a further 50 pilots by the end of February 2020, taking the total number of ex-Thomas Cook recruited pilots to more than 100.

Alongside more than 20 engineers from Thomas Cook who have accepted offers to join the company, there are plans to fill a further 50 engineering posts.

Almost 40 cabin crew from Thomas Cook have also been offered training at Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, with the largest influx being at Manchester Airport where 20 cabin crew have received offers. There are also further candidates being offered places on the training scheme

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "With an ever-growing programme, with new destinations and more aircraft being added to our fleet, it is a very exciting time for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. We expect to recruit even more ex-Thomas Cook employees and look forward to welcoming them in the near future, as our company continues to grow."

Negative on G-TCDR. Yes, they'll be 2 x Condor machines only to start with.

G-TCDR is going to Turkish Airlines.

Jet2 - A321's

Jethro's site updated to show the following A321's joining Jet2:-

G-TCDD - Ex Thomas Cook
G-TCDE - Ex Thomas Cook
G-TCDG - Ex Thomas Cook
G-TCDH - Ex Thomas Cook
G-TCDP - Ex Thomas Cook
D-ATCD - Ex Condor
D-ATCE - Ex Condor

All between 4 to 6 years old.

G-TCDH A321 is with Air Transat at the minute as C-GTZX. Is this just for the winter and then the aircraft will go onto Jet2?

Correct. Due May 2020

Cheers jethro15!

Regd as such 18th Dec

The one that always makes me smile is G-LSAN. Bit of a 'toilet' that one?
I wonder if any Crew have pet-names for any in the fleet?

JZBL - Jezebel
JZBM - Jizzbomb
LSAA - Elsa
LSAG was Lasagne, now just leftovers

Airtours used to have one nicknamed g crap not sure what actual reg was