The dominant force at the airline is the Boeing 737 family, which accounts for 84 of these planes. This figure comprises both the 737-300 and 737-800 variants, of which the Yorkshire-based carrier operates seven and 77 examples respectively.
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The oldest aircraft in Jet2's current fleet are its eight examples of the Boeing 757-200. While these larger twinjets provide useful extra capacity on high-demand routes, their days appear to be numbered. Indeed, their average age is a mighty 32.2 years old.
It's official: Jet2 is your favourite short-haul airline. Almost 30,000 readers voted in the 2023 Telegraph Travel Awards, with the Yorkshire-based airline trouncing the likes of British Airways (which finished 12th), EasyJet (10th) and Ryanair (22nd).
Although Jet2 has operated a small number of Airbus jets on lease to cope with summer demand, this is Airbus' first direct order from Jet2, and a shift away from the company's traditionally all-Boeing fleet. Jet2.com celebrated its 20th birthday on 12 February 2023.
“With over 3,000 responses on a recent poll I posted, 77% said that easyJet had the best customer service, followed by Ryanair at 15% and Wizz Air at a mere 9%. However, by adding Tui and Jet2 into the mix, easyJet slipped down to third place after Jet2 – who stormed ahead – followed by Tui.”
Safety Above All: Why WestJet was named one of the safest airlines in the world. For the second year in a row, WestJet has been named among the top 10 safest low-cost airlines as rated by AirlineRatings.com.
We felt that the legroom on the Jet2 flights was more generous than what we have experienced with other airlines on short haul routes. Another feature I liked with these seats was the fact that they don't recline, it's a shame that airlines don't introduce this in their economy cabins on long-haul flights.
New capacity for Jet2According to seatmaps.com, the AirTanker A330-200s has 327 economy seats – perfect for flying from Manchester to Tenerife as pictured above – substantially more than their Airbus A320s at 220 seats and Boeing 757 at 235. The 737s come in at 148 for the 737-300s and 189 for the 737-800s.
Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost leisure airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. As of 2022, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind easyJet and British Airways. Jet2 is also officially the largest tour operator in the UK after overtaking TUI in 2023.
“If you could book a 737 500, and you find out it's a 737 MAX, technically they don't have to honor your request. … So you don't have a right to specify you are not going to go on a 737 MAX.”
Despite the FlyersRights concerns, the FAA, Boeing and many pilots deem the 737 MAX safe to fly and many airlines have the plane in service. “I can say categorically that the 737 MAX product is safe,” then-acting FAA administrator Bill Nolen told members of the US Senate Commerce Committee in March.
According to experts, the model (737-800) is considered to be the safest aircraft ever made. The 737-800 belongs to the aviation giant's next-generation aircraft which also includes 600, 700, and 900.
Qantas took the top spot in the AirlineRatings.com study. Australia's largest carrier outranked last year's winner Air New Zealand, which came second. According to the AirlineRatings.com study, Qantas is considered the industry's most experienced airline because it has 100 years of operational history.
The Venezolana Boeing 737 is one of the oldest planes still flying in commercial service. It was first used in 1978, making it over four decades old. Despite its age, this aircraft continues to operate under the banner of Venezolana, an airline based in Venezuela.
The most unreliable airlines in the United KingdomeasyJet received 10,494 complaints over a 12-month period and only managed to resolve 54% of them. The second most unreliable airline was another one with its headquarters at Luton Airport: TUI, the UK subsidiary of the German TUI Group.
Jet2 has a fairly reasonable baggage allowance for passengers compared with other competition airlines, such as the strict Ryanair baggage rules. However, Jet2 passengers still need to follow weight and size restrictions and can be caught out by fees if they exceed their designated cabin and hold luggage allowance.