Ooooo…Strategic…who are they?:confused:

Well Jet2.com has to be able to somehow claw back the revenue that it looses from selling so many seats at “below” the true cost, so thats why you now see them charging for other things. This fee to “check-in” you mention is a scandal, and in reality the airline should not be able to charge for this because you, as a passenger, are required to check-in for a flight if you want to travel, so they are instantly making an extra £20-£40 off you for doing something you are compelled to do if you choose to travel with them…

Of course, those of the LCC lovers brigade will say “Its your choice to travel with them, so pay up!”, and rightly so…which is exactly why I choose not to travel with them and other similar airlines, because I do not believe in having to pay for something that should be covered in the cost of the overall ticket price that I pay when I book my flights.

In a very similar to the case, Ryanair in Spain have been told they are no longer allowed to charge customers in order to print a boarding pass at the airport if turn up without one because customers legally need to be in possesion of a boarding pass in order to get on the flight…FR of course had one of their usual hissy-fits, withdrew aircraft from a particular airport (Girona, I think, but I stand to be corrected?), and are now trying to dispute this ruling by taking it to the European Courts…hopefully they’ll loose!:D

So, in theory, the same could be applied to Jet2.com and their so-called “check-in” charge.

Lastly, it was officially announced at the end of March that FR were introducing a refund levy…http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/ryanair-to-introduce-eu261-compensation-levy-of-2-euro

Ellan Vannin is the Manx name for the Isle of Man…just in case you were wondering about the name of the airline.

Would be helpful though if they actually explained this on their website because first impressions count, and at first glane I was thinking “Eh, you’re called what, why?”:confused:

I think a slightly better option would have been to call themselves EV Airways/Airlines, but I suppose that might have been seen as being too similar to other established airlines such as Eva Air of Taiwan?

Surely an E190 is too big for routes to Cambridge and Oxford, wouldn’t they be better off trying it with a Dash8 Q300/400 to begin with and then increase in size up to the E190 if it proves successful enough?!

Yes, he’s right to say that the idea of an airport in the Thames esturary is “absolutely nuts”, because frankly it is…however, I don’t agree with him that Heathrow, Gatwick & Stansted all need more runways.

What could/should be done in my opinion is for the money that would be used to build new runways at “London” airports, should be channelled into improving the facilities at other smaller airports such as Lydd and Manston in Kent, and also developing the public transport links to these airports in order to make them more accessible.

I also think that once Crossrail comes into use, a congestion charge fee should be implemented around Heathrow in order to help reduce the number of cars that are driven to the airport, as there is frankly no excuse for people not being able to make use of the various public transport options that are available to them.

Wonderful picture. Thanks for sharing.:)

(You know we do have a Civil Aircraft Images section which you can post this in…;))

Such a shame…

What impact, if any, will this have on Air Southwest’s operation…they’ve already dropped their route to/from LGW, but they also serve ABZ, ORK, DUB, GLA, GCI, JER, LBA and MAN…will all of these be simply transferred over to NQY.

EDIT: In fact, I’ve just noticed that they have announced a new route to JER and GCI from NQY.
http://www.airsouthwest.com/news/shownews.php?ne_id=301

How much are you looking to sell it for (PM me if necessary!)?

Stansted Airport have commercial flights now 😮

You seem surprised Tommy…Stansted has had commercial flights for years…we’re talking about Southend!;)