(13 May 2013, 9:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote Why the quiet day on a Tuesday? Planes aint really my thing - so dont really understand the lack of apparent lack balance in their rotas.

One of my brothers loves them and is an active member of pprune.

(21 Aug 2013, 12:48 pm)tyresmoke wrote Jet2 today launched short break flights to New York and Toronto in April. These will presumably be operated by the 757 fleet.

(21 Aug 2013, 6:15 pm)the pilot wrote Flights are to be operated by G-LSAB, G-LSAC, G-LSAE, G-LSAK, or G-LSAN as they are the only aircraft equipped with ETOPS.
That flight has to be hell!

(27 Sep 2013, 3:22 pm)GuyParkRoyal wrote Some of those aircraft must be getting on for 25 years old now (even older than a Waggonway DAF).

(04 Dec 2013, 12:00 am)tyresmoke wrote Probably worth mentioning here that Jet2 have lost the contract to fly the Royal Mail Skynet route to Stansted, it will be operated by West Atlantic from January. They retained the East Midlands route.

(04 Dec 2013, 12:00 am)tyresmoke wrote Probably worth mentioning here that Jet2 have lost the contract to fly the Royal Mail Skynet route to Stansted, it will be operated by West Atlantic from January. They retained the East Midlands route.

(03 Sep 2015, 7:14 pm)8222 wrote http://www.jet2.com/News/Jet2_com_Announces_Significant_Investment_in_Additional_Aircraft/

Nice to see them fork out for some new machines. Presumably using up freed up slots on the NG production line before the MAX line is up and running properly.

(04 Sep 2015, 2:18 pm)tyresmoke wrote I do wonder what will happen to the aircraft that run the Royal Mail contract overnight - this is a high value part of their business still which cannot be served with 737-800's. Unless they can work with Boeing to develop a QC version of the -800.

(27 Jan 2016, 8:47 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I'm off Jet2 on Saturday to Chambery and I believe one of their Boeing 737-300s has had a technical fault meaning I may get a 737-800 or better still a 757!

(04 Feb 2016, 9:20 pm)8222 wrote If you get a 757 it'll be a fun takeoff/landing into Chambery - I think the runway is quite short!

(05 Feb 2016, 7:05 am)NK53 TKT wrote I got G-GDFK a 737-300, I fly home tomorrow and looking at flight records the plane just sits on the ground at Newcastle for a week

(04 Feb 2016, 9:20 pm)8222 wrote If you get a 757 it'll be a fun takeoff/landing into Chambery - I think the runway is quite short!

(06 Feb 2016, 7:52 am)NK53 TKT wrote I am now sat in my Alpe D'Huez hotel and Inhave discovered my plane has still not left Newcastle, he was due to leave at 6:15, still in Newcastle

(11 Feb 2016, 5:22 pm)8222 wrote What time did you get back? Did you have another 733?

(13 Feb 2016, 11:21 am)NK53 TKT wrote I had G-GDFG, a 733. G-GDFK, that flew me out was supposed to take me home; however, the flight left Newcastle at 8:15am, and was diverted to Lyon, because the plane was then due to fly to Edinburgh and then back to Newcastle via Chambery, it flew light to Chambery and flew out to Edinburgh 6 hours late. To stop further inconvenience, Jet2 flew G-GDFG an Edinburgh based 733 to pick me and fly the people out from Edinburgh. I arrived back at 20:47 instead of the planned 18:45. G-GDFG took G-GDFK's place a Newcastle giving Edinburgh G-GDFK in exchange.

(20 Feb 2016, 9:49 am)8222 wrote That sounds like a bit of a nightmare. It's been a good few years since I've flown LS. The last time I flew LS was to Prague. I had one of their 733s. They're not badly kept internally, considering their age, but nowadays, I'd much rather have a BA/EZY Airbus for short haul. 

If you go long haul - aim for a BA 77W; gorgeous aeroplanes. That said, they don't feel quite as sturdy as their wonderful, but a bit tired, 744s for a transatlantic hop. That, and their moving map seems to break the IFE! At least it did on G-STBL.

(20 Feb 2016, 4:26 pm)NK53 TKT wrote At the beginning of last month I went easyjet to Belfast on G-EZFB, it had just been repainted and was considerably better than Jet2's 733's. 
I am going to Mexico or Aruba in 2017 with Thomson on a dreamliner if not, if I get my own way St Maarten with Air France/KLM. I get a dreamliner again in 2018 to Florida as well as a 757 to Newark from Belfast because the NCL-EWR flights are seasonal starting in May and it's for a week so Jet2 is not an option. We'll go easyjet to Belfast then United or Aer Lingus. Possibly BA but probably not.

(20 Feb 2016, 6:49 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote I believe this year is the last to be reviewed by United in Passenger Numbers and if passenger numbers are healthy ( Which they are on that route ) then United are apparently turning it into a year round service by 2017 or 2018.