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*[http://www.dartgroup.co.uk Dart Group] |
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Leeds Bradford Airport Manchester Airport Belfast International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Blackpool International Airport Edinburgh Airport Newcastle Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 29 | ||||||
| Destinations | 40+ | ||||||
| Parent company | Dart Group PLC | ||||||
| Headquarters | Leeds Bradford International Airport, United Kingdom | ||||||
| Key people | Philip Meeson (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.jet2.com/ | ||||||
Jet2.com is a British low-cost airline based in Leeds, England. It operates services from six UK hubs to over 40 European destinations; the airline also offers contract charter services. Its main base is Leeds Bradford International Airport,[1] with hubs at Manchester Airport, Belfast International Airport, Blackpool International Airport, Edinburgh Airport and Newcastle Airport.
The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[2]
History
Jet2.com is a subsidiary of the Dart Group PLC, an aviation services and distribution group. The airline has been operating commercial aircraft since 1978, originally under the name Channel Express (Air Services), primarily a freight operator but since 2001 operating both freight and passenger charter services.
Jet2.com is a low cost operating airline situated in the north of England. Both major operating airports are Leeds Bradford and Manchester International. The low cost carrier runs many routes in Europe including Spain, Germany and France. It has over 40 destinations running Boeing aircraft.
In 2006 the operational headquarters of Channel Express were moved from Bournemouth to Leeds and the company was renamed Jet2.com Limited[3] using the brand name Jet2.com. Although re-branded Jet2.com it still operates the contract charter and freight flights which were formerly operated under the Channel Express name.
The airline opened a second base at Manchester Airport in December 2004. Subsequently bases have been opened at Belfast International Airport, Newcastle Airport, Edinburgh Airport and Blackpool Airport. After adding additional Boeing 737-300s these were supplemented in 2005 with the addition of larger Boeing 757-200s.
Like other low-cost carriers, Jet2.com tickets may only be booked over the internet or by telephone.
The airline carried 600,000 passengers in 2003, its first year of operation, and 3.8 million passengers on over 34,000 flights in 2007.
The Dart Group also has a separate division, Jet2holidays.com, offering package holidays which incorporate Jet2.com flights with private taxi transfers and hotel accommodation. Package holidays are offered from all six UK bases to destinations such as Spain, the Canary Islands and Crete in Greece from May 2008.
During November and December 2008 Jet2.com operated a series of four direct flights from Leeds Bradford to New York Newark Airport.
During November 2008 Jet2.com changed its slogan from "The North's Low Cost Airline" to "Friendly Low Fares".
Jet2 has announced it will be the first UK airline to offer regular services to Albert-Picardie, France. It will commence a twice-weekly service from Leeds Bradford Airport on Mondays and Fridays between April and June 2009.[4]
Jet2 has announced a new route to Tel Aviv, Israel from Manchester. Weekly flights start on 21 May 2009 with twice weekly flights starting in October 2009. [5]
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Destinations
Livery
Jet2.com planes are silver with the company's logo in red and white, Jet2.com, at the front end of the plane. The tails are red with the company's logo in white and silver. However, when the company leased planes (737-200) they had a hybrid livery. Aircraft are being branded with the new "Friendly Low Fares" slogan above cabin windows.[9] The jet2.com livery may have either 'Yorkshire' or 'Manchester' written across the aircraft side.
Fleet
The Jet2.com fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2009):[10]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Routes |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 21 | 148 | Europe and UK |
| Boeing 757-200 | 8 | 238 | Europe, UK and Northern Africa |
| Total | 29 |
One Boeing 737-300 is operating flights for Palmair.
At January 2009, the Jet2.com average fleet age was 21.2 years.[11]
External links
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 97–98.
- ^ Operating Licence
- ^ Companies House - English Company 02739537
- ^ http://www.airtransportnews.aero/article.pl?id=14641
- ^ http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/FREE/901159973/1006/toc/-/-/jet2com-begins-manchester-tel-aviv-route
- ^ Number of Passengers including both domestic and international.
- ^ Number of Flights represents total flights during that year.
- ^ Load Factor represents number of seat-km used as a proportion of number of seat-km available.
- ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiftyfournorth/3118681246
- ^ UK Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register
- ^ Jet2.com Fleet Age