Airlines

Tony_H wrote:

RoseR wrote:Has any-one flown with Jet2.com. My holiday to Ruka the airlines and the flight times have changed three times. First it was easyjet, then Hamburg International and now Jet2.com. Also the times are getting later and later so much so that I will have to book an extra day off work. But one problem for us will be......have to vacate cabin at 10am flight not until 10pm.

Yes. Jet2.com have a number of OLD boeing 737's that they charter out. These are the ones that carry Royal Mail post and convert into passenger planes by means of inserting panels inside with seats screwed into them. I flew with them to Turin in March, it was ok but the plane was as old as any still flying and the interior left plenty to be desired. Uncomfortable seats with hardly any padding, which were falling apart. There is a trolley service.


Jet2.com also have some other new passenger only planes, but I understand the ones they charter out are the older ones as they are cheaper because of the state they are in!!!

You'll be fine, but its about as crap a plane as you could possibly get!!!!!!!!!!!

Thought the next sentence was going to be " then peddle " :cry:

Not quite that bad, Macc )

When Dave Mac says no problems, that really does leave a lot to the imagination. I can imagine swimming in an ocean of sharks and possibly having no problems, but it would be a frightening experience!

Anyway, as long as they maintain the aircraft better than most African Airlines do, you should survive the flight.

It's a budget plane,the only way is up, and sometime down :shock:

Ian Wickham wrote:It's a budget plane,the only way is up, and sometime down :shock:

Now I am getting scared.

RoseR wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:It's a budget plane,the only way is up, and sometime down :shock:

Now I am getting scared.

Well I'm hoping it comes down softly, Rose I don't like flying but I grin and bear just it to get from A to B :(

Ian Wickham wrote:

RoseR wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:It's a budget plane,the only way is up, and sometime down :shock:

Now I am getting scared.

Well I'm hoping it comes down softly, Rose I don't like flying but I grin and bear just it to get from A to B :(

Same here I just want my hols so I put up with it.

Flying is an amazing experience. So many people take it for granted, but I still find myself being knocked out by the whole thing, so I make the holiday start at the airport and try to enjoy the flight: looking down on our world below, passing over places I have always wanted to go to, wondering how 100 tons of metal stays in the air...etc.

Try to really enjoy it. Even if your plane is a heap of crap.

Tony_H wrote:

When Dave Mac says no problems, that really does leave a lot to the imagination. I can imagine swimming in an ocean of sharks and possibly having no problems, but it would be a frightening experience!

C'mon Tone, an ocean is huuge, and sharks are quite smallish really. Have had a couple of encouters, once swimming on the barrier reef, came face to face with one underwater, think both me and the shark shat ourselves. :shock:

Then I tried to persuade myself that it was probably just a reef shark, wouldn't bite, but might give you an awful nasty suck! :shock:

Can't imagine what the shark told it's mates. 8)

Had another encounter just off Sydney harbour, swimming from my boat to help a girl in distress, that could have been more threatening. (The shark, not the girl!) Doesn't half improve your swimming though!