Does anyone know if the FJE delay from manchester to sharm el sheik is purely technical? second saturday in a row both 24hour delays or is it something else – due to fly the route in 4 weeks. Seems that they let the rhodes 22:55 flight go before the sharm at 09:15, seems stupid imo. Also is it the 757 or 767 that i’ll be on. Obviously theyre both nackered aircraft.

Lol, dont think theyre that stingy. Would mean getting rid of the isle!! 3-3 is the norm for a 757!!

It was last year from manchester (LBA is irrelevant), complaints about delays never make any difference, i did however fill in the feedback form on my return flight. I simply make the decision not to travel with them again. Its just annoying especially when you are stuck in a tiny airport with little seating areas for 5 hours, why they cant just keep you at the hotel till 2 hours before the flight is due to leave is beyond me. The schedule is the problem i.e. the turnarounds are too quick and no real catchup time built between fri/sun with the exception of the odd 10-15mins every 3rd/4th flight. They just need to get their act together, delays happen but their becomes a point when it becomes excessive and thats what annoys people!
Plus its not the number of flights thats the issue its the number of hours they spend in the air i.e. 14 flights to palma isnt excessive, 14 flights to tenerife would be!

Astraeus are generally pathetic, flew with them to dubrovnik last year – delayed by 3 hours both ways. The reason they are always late is they use them all day/night between friday AM and sunday PM so any delays have a knock on effect due to short turnarounds. Plus if one plane has a large delay then they start p**sing around with the whole schedule to cover the delay so all flights are late. The 737-700’s are ok its the 737-300’s that cause all the trouble and basically effects the whole operation – i hate them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like it – makes them look more than just a budget carrier. Noticed last year that the paint was pealing off the logo in parts last summer so glad they changed it. whats the interior like any photos?

nice pics, was that xla the barbados one delayed by over 30 hours by any chance? They’re useless long haul!!

G-GTDK is in for a repaint i would imagine as before it was only in a hybrid scheme.

Obviously G-SSAS one of the oldest A320’s is leaving the fleet for Donbassaero.

G-FTDF is likely to stay in the scheme in the picture as its only leased till november 06 to cover the summer schedule – not really worth spending the money to repaint it.

air scandic bristol!!