Some suggestion elsewhere that the flights will be operated by XL

This is correct. Jet2 has purchased seats on the XL aircraft to test the water so to speak.

Saw this on the local news today, anyone care to speculate…?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6960350.stm

Happens at most airports at some stage particularly with ‘HEAVY’ departures. The groundsmen will have patched it up with a quick setting temporary surface which will suffice until it is resurfaced properly at a later stage.

Thomsonfly have been on this slippery slope for sometime but ha ho they are a low cost airline now. I Have to say every time I see the crews at work, they spend much of their time ranting on about how cr@p their company is now. I’m afraid the company are no longer the big fish in the little pond they once were.

So far so good, with 2 new winter routes from LBA with Jet2 (Palma & Las Palmas) I suspect that they haven’t finished there. I’m looking forward to the next couple of weeks when we will hopefully see a couple more new flights added.

I never said or even implied it didn’t work as advertising, I said I was disappointed they’d lower themselves to employing the same childish tactics as Mr O’Leary, and it is extremely childish. It’s the kind of petty behaviour you expect to see or hear in the playground. Of course it gets the airline attention, but I’m fairly sure I’m not alone in thinking there must be better ways of advertising than bringing your company down to this. I don’t think it does anything positive whatsoever for JET2’s image. Quite the reverse in fact, in my opinion of course.

Paul

Not Childish – Quite Clever!!

Lighten up. I don’t think it’s that bad. It wasn’t in good taste I agree, but I certainly don’t think it’s childish, but more likely a good business move. During the french strikes and the invasion of the runway at one of the french airports, Mr Meeson used a picture of frogs with a slogan such as “get back to work you lazy frogs”. Immediately, he gained free publicity including several minutes on national television and in all the main newspapers and radio stations. Believe me this was certainly not a silly move. At the time of that press release, Jet2 was largely unheard of in the South and all of a sudden, this little concern was being noticed. Likewise, it is proven that Mr O’Leary’s little games are equally as effective. One example of this is when MI5 undercovered a plot to blow up aircraft using liquids. Mr O’Leary went against broad opinion with a major attack on MI5 and the Government. Again Mr O’Leary gained free publicity and in turn extra bums on seats.

“CRYANAIR” will probably launch a scaithing attact on Jet2 after this one. I don’t think O’Leary will let Jet2 get away with this.:eek:

Hold only. There is a limit to how much ‘compressed’ air we can carry on board. The average person need not worry as it is quite a lot. Have a good holiday!

People are off loaded on a frequent basis for all kinds of reasons. Just because these men were asian, people jump on the bandwagon to call it racist.

I would hope that if I were on a flight and someone of any colour or creed was acting suspiciously, the cabin crew and the pilots would take the appropriate action. On the otherhand, is it also possible that the two men in question, took it upon their selves to play a sick practical joke?

I would have to say, i’m sticking with the captains decision on this. He is professional and I would hope that he made a professional decision.