Leeds Bradford: Jet2 Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

[CM.]

The 2 737-300s GDFG and GDFO look to be fixed as they’re down to operate flights today.

Not a great start for the recent joiner B738 G-JZDG which declared an emergency landing in Antalya due to the flaps not deploying delaying the return flight.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The 2 737-300s GDFG and GDFO look to be fixed as they’re down to operate flights today.

Not a great start for the recent joiner B738 G-JZDG which declared an emergency landing in Antalya due to the flaps not deploying delaying the return flight.

A flapless landing at night cant be much fun for the crew.
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Jet2 are an aircraft down until the flaps get fixed. Do we know how/when the pax will get back and if theres a spare aircraft to operate the flights scheduled for DG today?

 

[BCFC]

The 2 737-300s GDFG and GDFO look to be fixed as they’re down to operate flights today.

Not a great start for the recent joiner B738 G-JZDG which declared an emergency landing in Antalya due to the flaps not deploying delaying the return flight.

FG is doing IBZ but I can't see FO doing any flights today.

 

[lbaspotter]

Do we know how/when the pax will get back and if theres a spare aircraft to operate the flights scheduled for DG today?

Boeing 737-800, G-JZDG is preliminary flight planned to arrive back into Leeds from Antalya at 20:50 this evening as “EXS8PY”

 

[Len Fish]

A flapless landing at night cant be much fun for the crew.
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Jet2 are an aircraft down until the flaps get fixed. Do we know how/when the pax will get back and if theres a spare aircraft to operate the flights scheduled for DG today?

Well all the early morning flights seem to have got off ok so if DG was scheduled to operate one of these a replacement must have been found.

 

[scottrhino]

Flew LBA to Faro LS441 yesterday. This was supposed to be a 300 but was changed to 800 G-JZHF. The outbound when I checked a few days beforehand there were about 6 spare seats, a lot more when we were on the 800.

I was curious given all the late discounts being fired in to my mail box. If I’d have booked Sunday evening my flights would have been £500 less. Lesson for me now, having always booked to secure the best seats and flights early is to wait until nearer the time as that’s significant money to be saved. I think a lot of people are doing that this year.

I think it’s fair to say resorts are worried. Turkey and Cyprus already saying they will report millions in losses. I haven’t ventured in to Lagos yet (3 year here) but the pool bar owner says takings and bookings are considerably down. That’s not just UK tourists, lots of Portuguese, French and Spanish visit so the cost of living crisis is affecting all nations.

 

[lbaspotter]

Boeing 737-800, G-JZDG is preliminary flight planned to arrive back into Leeds from Antalya at 20:50 this evening as “EXS8PY”

G-JZDG came back home from Antalya. She arrived Leeds around 21:00 this evening as EXS8PY with the delayed passengers onboard.

 

[lbaspotter]

Oh dear. Recaro the seat manufacturer that makes the seats for Leeds based airline Jet2.com aircraft has filed for bankruptcy.

 

[Len Fish]

Would appear the aircraft seating part of the group is not affected-“The separate Recaro Group, which manufactures and licenses child safety seats, aircraft seats, gaming chairs and seats for soccer stadiums, is not affected by this filing”.(roadandtrack.com)

 

[LBA787]

Acro are the seat supplier for Jet2 not Recaro.

 

[Len Fish]

And owned by the Chinese!

 

[BCFC]

GDFO is back in service doing the GRO rotation this morning.

 

[markietg]

It was indeed…and I was on it. Everything fine and landed 20 mins early into GRO

 

[LBA787]

Both 300’s had an issue that required specialist MRO support meaning the lead time was greater than normal. Nothing of concern with both frames in good order.

The fleet plans are quite fluid however, the 300 fleet continues to be put through major maintenance checks which to me signals Jet2’s intent on keeping them for the foreseeable.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Anyone any idea when they will release summer 2026? They are normally 2 years ahead of the game but haven’t yet got it on sale.

 

[Seasider]

I haven't had my Summer '24 holiday yet, so no way do I want to know about Summer '26.

 

[Severn]

Both 300’s had an issue that required specialist MRO support meaning the lead time was greater than normal. Nothing of concern with both frames in good order.

The fleet plans are quite fluid however, the 300 fleet continues to be put through major maintenance checks which to me signals Jet2’s intent on keeping them for the foreseeable.

Looking at the layout and size of stands in LBA (and without diving into too much detail), there are a couple of stands that are not capable of taking anything bigger than a 737-300. This includes stands 1,5,6 (I know not all these are in use) and also includes the three multi-use stands at the eastern end of the main apron (stands 15-18) which can accommodate 1x -800 and 3x -300s at the same time, or instead, can accommodate 3x -800s only (meaning a loss of 1x stand).

Given that all the stands are taken overnight currently, if Jet2 were to upgrade all the -300s to -800s then that’s at least two less stands available to them. This would mean they’d require both the new stands which are planned to be built this winter and would leave the airport with no room for further expansion Jet2 or Ryanair or a new based airline).
I’m guessing Jet2 are aware that they’ll need to keep the -300s for as long as it takes for even more new stands to be built, or else reduce the based number of aircraft, or request use of the new stands?

 

[lbaspotter]

Looking at the layout and size of stands in LBA (and without diving into too much detail), there are a couple of stands that are not capable of taking anything bigger than a 737-300. This includes stands 1,5,6 (I know not all these are in use) and also includes the three multi-use stands at the eastern end of the main apron (stands 15-18) which at the same time can accommodate 1x -800 and 3x -300s or otherwise only 3x -800s.

Given that all the stands are taken overnight currently, if Jet2 were to upgrade all the -300s to -800s then that’s at least two less stands available to them. This would mean they’d require both the new stands which are planned to be built this winter and would leave the airport with no room for further expansion Jet2 or Ryanair or a new based airline).
I’m guessing Jet2 are aware that they’ll need to keep the -300s for as long as it takes for even more new stands to be built, or else reduce the based number of aircraft, or request use of the new stands?

if that’s the case, I 100% certain lead to believe that LBA will build more stands if Jet2 or any other airline was to request them.

 

[Aviador]

Also worth remembering is unless anything has changed it is possible to have a couple of aircraft parked on taxiway November if necessary. Obviously this isn't ideal but it is possible. Also worth noting is as soon as the arrivals moves to its new home the temporary arrivals structure can then be moved freeing up at least one stand. I'm fairly sure the airport will do this although I don't think I've seen it confirmed anywhere. @White Heather

 

[LBA787]

Also worth remembering is unless anything has changed it is possible to have a couple of aircraft parked on taxiway November if necessary. Obviously this isn't ideal but it is possible. Also worth noting is as soon as the arrivals moves to its new home the temporary arrivals structure can then be moved freeing up at least one stand. I'm fairly sure the airport will do this although I don't think I've seen it confirmed anywhere. @White Heather

Agreed, although with everything LBA a solution always creates a hurdle.

The temporary arrivals structure siting on a potential reactivated stand 4 also houses offices for airside operations (safety) meaning they’ll need a new home before the building is potentially removed.

November is a sticky point. Operators do not want their assets parked out on a taxiway where they cannot be accessed by ground staff and to move them requires a lot of messing around from ASU, ATC, ground Op’s etc… Also and this is just me thinking, but the surface of the taxiway is in a shocking state so I doubt continually parking rather heavy machines on it will do it any favours.