jet2 new york

[les2425]

i hear jet2.com are going to fly to new york from newcastle and leeds bradford.
there are only a few dates in december at the moment.
i hope it goes well as there could be more.......

les

 

[wayneg]

Hi Les, this was rumoured about 2-3 years ago and nothing came of it apart from the odd flight in winter, have you a link to some more upto date info, are they expanding the service?

 

[BigHugsForEeyore]

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[skelfbsfb]

They have just announced today that they will be flying from Glasgow to various destinations next year. Hopefully in the future they will include USA from Glasgow.

 

[les2425]

i watched a advert on itv northeast.
i have checked the wedsite only dates comming up are 2nd & 9th december 2010 at the moment, i think they are just testing the waters.

but £385 return is not that bad, in 2002 it was £330 return to vancouver and back

les

 

[wayneg]

Just found this, says just a one off for festive shopping.
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-...ts-from-newcastle-to-new-york-61634-26584232/

 

[heatherbelle]

They also operated the flight last year. I wish they would get their act together and realise there is a big Florida market out there. Use then for flights to Europe and they were brill.

 

[wayneg]

They also operated the flight last year. I wish they would get their act together and realise there is a big Florida market out there. Use then for flights to Europe and they were brill.

It must be too much of a risk for them to try getting into the Florida market, whatever happened to this story? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7256918.stm
Since then prices have doubled, airlines collapsed and seat capacity slashed. Maybe when we pull out of recession the low cost carriers will attempt it.

 

[disneyholic family]

as an aside, flying through JFK is really terrible...
at least it was in June/ July when i flew that way...
JFK was just HORRIBLE...
and i say that as someone who has flown through JFK a zillion times, so the size of it doesn't bother me...
but it has deteriorated beyond recognition...if you have any alternatives, i would try to avoid JFK..

that said, i flew through newark in august and found it somewhat less user friendly than the last time i flew that way (many years ago)..
perhaps JFK is having a bad influence on it...

if i were choosing airports for an indirect flight, i'd go via detroit...a relatively easy airport to navigate...though it's a pretty awful place to be stuck during volcanic eruptions

but i guess one doesn't always have option to choose...

and all of that said, i'm currently scheduled to return from the states via JFK in a few weeks (i'm stuck in the states right now)....best laid plans of mice and all that...