Jet 2 Should???

Why don’t they introduce low cost flights to Larnaca or Paphos or maybe even Corfu, Rhodes and Heraklion during the summer season.
There is too many flights to places like Malaga and Palma and many times if you want to go to Cyprus you would have to pay full fayre maybe with Eurocypria etc,

One of the ideas behind LCCs offering so many flights to ALC, AGP etc is to decrease peoples need for charters airlines.

The UK market is different from the Irish one as in you have alot of airlines who specialise in charter flights only. Here in Ireland we have scheduled airlines do charter flights for us like OK, KM and LF.

Most of the UK based charter airlines sell seat only deals only.

Would any scheduled airline be able to fill a 757/737 MAN-RHO on a consistent basis?

If Jet2 is gonig to branch further into the charter market (this may be the future as Thomas Cook are taking seats on Jet2.com flights from LBA this winter) they are going about it the right way. Traditional package holidays were wither 7 or 14 nights crammed into a charter airline with generally lower standards i.e. legroom, they were hearded onto coaches and told to do this and that and buy excursions from the reps so they can have a few extra quid in their pocket. Now i’m not dissing package holidays, actualy the opposite I agree with aidoair, reps take the stress out of it all, and there is always a ‘familiar’ face you can speak to in person or by the phone if a problem does arise. In fact on recent holidays we have always found the rep a great help if we’re not familiar with that area.

Jet2holidays is different as people have complete flexibility on dates and they are offered taxi transfers as standard. This is going to be the future of package holidays and Jet2 has got in the boat early before the likes of MyTravel/Thomas Cook etc by offering these little extras. So in theory a % of the plane is sheduled pax and the other % are package holiday pax for example a 757 to PMI 180 scheduled seats and 58(or watever) seats for the packages.

All I can say is all the best to Jet2holidays they have taken a risky move and lets just hope for the sake of the good old package holiday that they make it a success.

I wouldnt say that the charter market is in big decline, yes in certain areas ie spain it is, but how many people are brave enough to book a flight in somewhere like Egypt or Tunisia then find a car and a hotel, not many. I would say that the charter market is certianly changing for better? for worse? who knows but in 10 years time a good percentage of people will still want the security of a package.

Well thats what I think ……………..:o

Well my experience of a package holiday has been very different to that, even though the coach journey to your hotel may take longer than if you made your own way there i think that its a much more relaxing way and peace of mind that when you arrive at your destination you havn’t got to be running around looking for the car hire stations or searching for a taxi or hanging about waiting for a packed bus to take you to your hotel. I also find the rep’s to be helpful and more than telling you what to do they explain some of the things that you can do while you their yes sometimes on their behalfes but moslty for inspiration and to help you get the most out of your holiday. They are also on hand at many of the bigger hotels i have stayed in almost all day and when they are not you can contact them over the telephone or they have a couple of set times displayed on a board the next time they will be there.

As for the pre-bookable inflight meals this is now standard with most charter airlines and has been for about 5 years or so. As many people prefer to eat in the airports prior to their flights and the majority of holiday flights from the UK not being much over 3 hours the need for inflights meals is really non-existant. This helps keep the airlines costs down in trying to keep themselves competetive against the low fare carriers hence all the other changes that can be seen today such as the mergers and other cuts… Things are changing weather or not we like the airlines are out there to make money and not waste it. I must say though that the inflight meals i have had at least on Thomsonfly in the past 2 – 3 years have been much improved since the times when they came as standard.

The charter market is in a big decline, MyTravel and Thomas Cook have merged to save themselves as well as TUI and FCA.
Gone are the days people are happy to fork out an arm and a leg at Going Places to be then sat on a MyTravel 767 to Ibiza. People now rather book hotels and flights seperate. The charter industry has many annoying stigma’s that come along with it.

1) Coach transfers, what is a 10 minute journey from airport becomes 1 hour going around 4 or 5 hotels prior to yours.

2) You have a rep telling you what to do and see and you never need them anyway.

3) Airline meals aren’t brilliant, hence many are now having them as optional.

People prefer DIY holidays and i have done a few this year and have been alot better than standard package holidays.

Jet 2 should follow in Monarch footsteps and start to do charter flight’s.

You do know Monarch were originally a Charter airline, who branched into offerring scheduled flights because the traditional Charter market is in decline, not the other way around?

Irrespective of that, the Charter market isn’t what it once was anyway. The vast majority of “charter” flights from the traditional operators like Monarch, Thomsonfly, and XL can be bought online without buying a holiday through the same company at the same time.

Additionally, travel agents like Thomson will happily sell you flights on BA, or Jet2 flights they have access to. It’s not like Jet2 are sitting there saying “we only want to sell in one place, on jet.com” they actively sell through a variety of different mediums, including their own in house “charter” arm Jet2 Holidays.

The charter market is in decline so why would Jet2 start charter flights?

Whats wrong with Jet2Holidays using Jet2’s scheduled flights? Virgin, BA, US, EK all do the same.

Not saying that nothing wrong i am saying that they could fill a plane bound for RHO if it was more charter then scheduled

The charter market is in decline so why would Jet2 start charter flights?

Whats wrong with Jet2Holidays using Jet2’s scheduled flights? Virgin, BA, US, EK all do the same.