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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Dec 2023, 10:55
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

I think most thought TUI was a German company...

I think most thought TUI was a German company ("Touristik Union International Aktiengesellschaft" is a bit of a giveaway) and might be a little surprised that it had a primary listing in London, not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Sep 2023, 17:38
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

It is one of those airline conundrums that Fleet...

It is one of those airline conundrums that Fleet Planning will work out a particularly lean and efficient game plan with no slack, knowing that if they get into an AOG difficulty they can always...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Sep 2023, 10:35
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Used to be that the CAA were hot on this sort of...

Used to be that the CAA were hot on this sort of thing, and would scrutinise closely "Not having the resources to run their operation". Even more so on scheduled flights (which effectively all are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Feb 2023, 10:56
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

That's not a timetable, it's a hack of the...

That's not a timetable, it's a hack of the reservation system, done by those who believe the only reason for looking is to buy tickets. It only works for one route, one way, at a time, and it seems...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Aug 2022, 11:08
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Hope it's not like other "extra legroom" seats I...

Hope it's not like other "extra legroom" seats I have encountered on the 787, charging extra for them, where the window (actually there isn't one) seat is squashed in by the inwards bulge in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jul 2022, 16:25
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

We seem to have been reading those same words...

We seem to have been reading those same words since 2021.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jun 2022, 18:25
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

I don't want to do an X vs Y either, and have no...

I don't want to do an X vs Y either, and have no connection with either, but it's very noticeable that Jet2, headed long term by Philip Meeson, exceptionally hands-on and knows what he wants in terms...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jun 2022, 13:59
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

I don't really see TUI as a premium package....

I don't really see TUI as a premium package. That's Jet2, surely ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jun 2022, 11:31
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

So why on earth are the outbound "ferry flights",...

So why on earth are the outbound "ferry flights", presumably fully crewed for the return, not taking passengers outbound ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jun 2022, 10:55
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

It's one thing cancelling people's outwards...

It's one thing cancelling people's outwards bookings at the last minute, but what about those coming home on the aircraft's return flight ? Are they being left high and dry in the resorts ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st May 2022, 14:38
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

But you can't just do that as a business selling...

But you can't just do that as a business selling "dream holidays" (their expression - and on the "Dreamliner"), and then get out of it at the last minute with "yeah, well, you'll receive EU261",...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st May 2022, 12:50
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

6 flights a day sounds like 3 aircraft stood...

6 flights a day sounds like 3 aircraft stood down. There is capacity available from other operators in various countries, but presumably not at a price TUI's board are prepared to pay. Yes, they will...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2022, 16:19
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Let's see the link then.

Let's see the link then.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2022, 14:30
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

In significant part because a public transport...

In significant part because a public transport operator is expected to produce a TIMETABLE, for all sorts of reasons (like people meeting you at the airport), showing what services they are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th May 2022, 11:40
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Do Jet2 self-handle at Birmingham, as they do at...

Do Jet2 self-handle at Birmingham, as they do at some other places ? I've previously been struck by their check-in area at Stansted, minimal waiting compared to the chaos all around. Everyone else...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th May 2022, 10:18
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Does there have to be a stated policy for UK...

Does there have to be a stated policy for UK operators for who gets bumped in the event of overbooking/insufficient seats ? Does this have to be in their AOC ? I am aware that USA carriers have to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th May 2022, 06:19
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Even Channel Airways at their lowest would not...

Even Channel Airways at their lowest would not have dumped people with just a paltry refund 4 days after intended departure. I wonder what the CAA will have to say about it?

Possibly TUI can take...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th May 2022, 12:03
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Orlando MCO only became interested in mainstream...

Orlando MCO only became interested in mainstream multiple daily flights long ago, and UK holiday flights moved over to Sanford, little used and still with immigration facilities. However the later...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th May 2022, 07:07
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

That sort of thing often associated with some...

That sort of thing often associated with some aspect of ETOPS which has failed and is not readily fixable. The alternative, diverting both out and return legs via overhead Iceland and Gander on the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd May 2022, 18:29
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Although a "subcharter" for a single specific...

Although a "subcharter" for a single specific flight may indeed appear a great expense, if only because they sometimes have to position to and fro halfway across Europe, and if nobody else is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd May 2022, 17:47
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

But this was ever the way with traditional IT...

But this was ever the way with traditional IT holiday flight operators which were "captive" to a tour operator. TUI's forbear, Thomson, would use their own Britannia Airways aircraft to the extent...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th May 2022, 16:14
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

Funny then how Jet2, operating in exactly the...

Funny then how Jet2, operating in exactly the same environment, manages these things better currently, isn't it ...

Nobody is forcing carriers to schedule beyond their available resources.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th May 2022, 16:55
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

A bit like the comparable UK railway scheme for...

A bit like the comparable UK railway scheme for train delays - hardly anybody affected does claim (or have it accepted).
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th May 2022, 08:40
Replies: 1,860
Views: 878,334
Posted By WHBM

One wonders also what was to stop TUI local...

One wonders also what was to stop TUI local management raiding the local M&S etc for trayfulls of sandwiches, to hand out on the flight.

Before anyone laughs, this was exactly what happened on a...
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