Bristol: Jet2 Route News & Base Updates

[Marko1]

Tui seems to manage it though ..

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Tui seems to manage it though ..

Crystal ski - which is TUI arm of TUI holidays.

How is an LCC though able to dominate what personally I'd have thought is primarily a package holiday market like that?

Not sure how they do it but they do. Even Ryanair until very recently stayed well clear of ski routes.

 

[Jerry]

Crystal ski - which is TUI arm of TUI holidays.

Doesn't Jet2 have it's own version though?

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Doesn't Jet2 have it's own version though?

Jet2holidays avoid Ski.

 

[Jerry]

Jet2holidays avoid Ski.

Then why offer Ski destinations?

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Then why offer Ski destinations?

They offer seat only. If you book with someone like Neilson, as I have in the past, or Ingham's or other ski specialist companies you end up flying with Jet2.com 9/10. Jet2 management know exactly what they are doing.

 

[Marko1]

Aircraft no 7 starts services tomorrow.

 

[CM.]

Aircraft no 7 starts services tomorrow.

Jet2 B738 G-JZBS positioning in from LBA as EXS060J to be aircraft no-7. Exp-19:50

 

[Marko1]

An extra Zante has been added on Saturday am for 2024 making 9 morning departures - more to come ?

 

[MrFenner]

SeanM1997 on X reporting that NAP has been removed from the Jet2 website (was due to commence 25 May 2024) - and was one of those Saturday morning departures mentioned in #369

 

[Marko1]

I think that clears the path for the day am Zante I mentioned. Second attempt to launch Naples by jet2 has failed

 

[Jerry]

I'm surprised Naples hasn't worked for them but they don't seem to be as strong as TUI in their Italian offer in general.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

I would look at it this same. Similar to how I've told a couple of members of the BHX forum to look at it.

They have a limited resource (aircraft) which are allocated to the BRS base. Jet2 know they don't plan on any additional aircraft joining the fleet which are not already accounted for in the programme next year. So with that in mind do they do a route which will be marginal profit/revenue or do they go for something they know will make profit and bring the revenue?

It would well be that NAP S24 won't work. But S25 maybe launched.

 

[Jerry]

But S25 maybe launched.

Or it may never return. I suppose the challenge for Jet2 with destinations like Naples which are more niche than routes to Turkey and Spain, is that they only have package holiday and city break to support them. They don't have a cruise holiday business as extra support like TUI.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Or it may never return. I suppose the challenge for Jet2 with destinations like Naples which are more niche than routes to Turkey and Spain, is that they only have package holiday and city break to support them. They don't have a cruise holiday business as extra support like TUI.

However have you booked with a cruise company such as Royal Caribbean? If so don't be surprised to see who they use. 😍

 

[Jerry]

However have you booked with a cruise company such as Royal Caribbean? If so don't be surprised to see who they use. 😍

Not enough to sustain Naples from Bristol it would seem and they're a separate company not part of the Jet2 group.

 

[rollo]

Naples is not really a port where cruise ships are based looking at cruisemapper only one MSC ship is based in Naples the usual arrival/departure points in Italy are Rome or Venice which is where flights will operate from.

Naples is obviously a popular port of call during cruises for the likes of Pompii and Capri but seemingly not sufficient demand for Jet2 from Bristol.

 

[Jerry]

Naples is not really a port where cruise ships are based looking at cruisemapper only one MSC ship is based in Naples the usual arrival/departure points in Italy are Rome or Venice which is where flights will operate from.

Naples is obviously a popular port of call during cruises for the likes of Pompii and Capri but seemingly not sufficient demand for Jet2 from Bristol.

If i remember correctly Marella Cruises did have a ship based there.

 

[Aviador]

The likes of easyjet and Ryanair have always been very successful at Bristol. Now Jet2 has settled in, how was their arrival perceived by the local populous? Do you think the new airline has made any impact on the established airlines at Bristol? I have always been interested in how Jet2 has been able to open such a substantial base at airports even in places where they were a lessor known airline business.

 

[Marko1]

2025 has been released. New route to kalamata ( think it was an original planned route that was canned before starting ). There’s also some frequency changes on other routes but no ground shaking increases.