2022 holidays

[Biggish Dave]

10 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Don’t think we’ve paid more than £28ish for the lounge but you can clear £25 with a breakfast, a brew and two pints. Plus it’s just infinitely more relaxed than the main areas. 

We are the same. Not arsed whether we eat/drink enough to get value for money, just nice to be away from the peasants

[BobyBrno]

10 hours ago, Biggish Dave said:

We are the same. Not arsed whether we eat/drink enough to get value for money, just nice to be away from the peasants

I used to travel business class in a previous life and the lounges were great because the peasants didn’t have access. Now any bugger can go in if they have 45 quid spare and are flying Ryanair. 😉

I still go in though but after spending £90 for me and my missus in January and only spending 45 minutes in there due to delays at check in, I’ll give it a miss until things improve.

[Spider]

Just to tie off the final part of the journey

Check in, security and passport control all done really fast and plane on time at Palma airport.

I suggest you all use @Traf tours, because he clearly has some sort of lucky charm.

 

[1969]

Just got back from Majorca,Palma Airport no problems there.Mancheter T2 is another thing all together .Got off plane no problem but fuck me going through passport control is hell.Que about 1/2 mile long,2 different queues 1 for family's with young children and 1 for the rest,only 5 of them machines working took 1 1/2 to get through Finally got through to baggage only to find peoples bags all over the fucking show stacked on the floor due to people leaving their bags because it had taking so long for their bags to come through.Then came the fun of meeting our taxi car park absolutely gridlocked.This needs sorting sharpish as if it's bad now god help those going in peak season 

[Spider]

3 hours ago, 1969 said:

Just got back from Majorca,Palma Airport no problems there.Mancheter T2 is another thing all together .Got off plane no problem but fuck me going through passport control is hell.Que about 1/2 mile long,2 different queues 1 for family's with young children and 1 for the rest,only 5 of them machines working took 1 1/2 to get through Finally got through to baggage only to find peoples bags all over the fucking show stacked on the floor due to people leaving their bags because it had taking so long for their bags to come through.Then came the fun of meeting our taxi car park absolutely gridlocked.This needs sorting sharpish as if it's bad now god help those going in peak season 

Leeds Bradford was ace. Cases, passport control and onto the shuttle bus Al within 30 minutes.

Downside, the route back from there to Manchester is a cunt of a drive. But worth it.

[Traf]

1 minute ago, Spider said:

Leeds Bradford was ace. Cases, passport control and onto the shuttle bus Al within 30 minutes.

Downside, the route back from there to Manchester is a cunt of a drive. But worth it.

Land at Leeds at the same time your next door neighbour lands at Manchester and you'd be home before him.

Edited June 3, 2022 by Traf

[Spider]

6 minutes ago, Traf said:

Land at Leeds at the same time your next door neighbour lands at Manchester and you'd be home before him.

Aye. Another mate had her holiday to lanzarote cancelled by TUI this morning. How the fuck are they still going?

[Traf]

7 minutes ago, Spider said:

Aye. Another mate had her holiday to lanzarote cancelled by TUI this morning. How the fuck are they still going?

Because when they refund people, they give them a discount off the next booking and people are too fucking stupid to realise they're having the piss taken from them.

It's a bit like the Tory handouts each time there's a scandal brewing.

[radcliffe white]

Is the deal you have to book another before you get this £300 compensation?

not the best but you can take your money back & the £300 and go and book elsewhere no loss apart from the messing about at airport if it’s a late call, if everyone did that it would surely hit them? 

[Traf]

18 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Is the deal you have to book another before you get this £300 compensation?

not the best but you can take your money back & the £300 and go and book elsewhere no loss apart from the messing about at airport if it’s a late call, if everyone did that it would surely hit them? 

No, but people are easily swayed by a money off coupon.

[Big E]

Just finalising moob tanning before our pick up at 12. @Traftours catered and would recommend.

loved albufeira however Portugal is generally gash for veggies which is a shame. In fact I don’t think I am in albufeira think I am nearby 🤣

Edited June 4, 2022 by Big E

[Ani]

One of our neighbours is a copper and been on duty at Leeds Bradford in the last week.

Jet2 apparently really good , Ryanair non existent .

There are a couple shops before passport control and one of them is selling cans of Carling for a fiver. So the Ryanair crowd are buying 4 packs for the queue. 
 

We go a week on Weds I think by then my missus will have asked 1500 times if I think the queues will be a problem, I am planning to stop say 'dunno' after she has asked me 750 times

[Guest]

3 weeks in the Maldives

A week in each of Paris and Norfolk so far.

[Big E]

50 minutes ago, Ani said:

One of our neighbours is a copper and been on duty at Leeds Bradford in the last week.

Jet2 apparently really good , Ryanair non existent .

There are a couple shops before passport control and one of them is selling cans of Carling for a fiver. So the Ryanair crowd are buying 4 packs for the queue. 
 

We go a week on Weds I think by then my missus will have asked 1500 times if I think the queues will be a problem, I am planning to stop say 'dunno' after she has asked me 750 times

The Ryanair crowd! 🤣🤣🤣

love airline snobbery

[Ani]

1 hour ago, Big E said:

The Ryanair crowd! 🤣🤣🤣

love airline snobbery

Nah only because as mentioned they are the ones stuck as JET2 are looking after their passengers

[Winchester White]

So what have Jet2 done differently to the likes of Tui, Ryanair, Easyjet and BA?

[dave2980]

28 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

So what have Jet2 done differently to the likes of Tui, Ryanair, Easyjet and BA?

Recruited several months ago when they were told too

[Gonk]

46 minutes ago, dave2980 said:

Recruited several months ago when they were told too

They employ staff directly rather than rely on the likes of airport / agency staff (Swiss port and the like)

[Casino]

57 minutes ago, dave2980 said:

Recruited several months ago when they were told too

Sounds like govt spin that

Why are clearances taking so long?

And fwiw, jet2 havent had to undertake massive recruitment as they didnt fire their staff

[Spider]

My sister works for Jet2 and says they’re a fantastic company to work for. Look after their staff and train them well.

Sneer at package holiday companies all you like, but some of them are decent.

TUI clearly having a rough ride though,

[little whitt]

just booked a flight With jet2 to Almeria 

driving back with a car 

Spain -France  Euro Tunnel 

anyone done it ???

[radcliffe white]

My mate works at Manc and they’re getting recruits however they last a week tops some fuck off after induction 

[Big E]

3 hours ago, little whitt said:

just booked a flight With jet2 to Almeria 

driving back with a car 

Spain -France  Euro Tunnel 

anyone done it ???

It’s expensive for tolls so make sure you’ve got a card handy. 
 

get a staring bank account and use that as it’s the master card exchange rate and no fees 

[Big E]

Just landed back in the uk. Landed 17:50 back in the house in sunny toxteth for 19:03.

passport gates let us through but then they panicked saying it hadn’t scanned. Bags through very quick. 
 

the whole place needs a @jules_darby/ @birch-chorleygoing through it and making it work again

[Ani]

On 04/06/2022 at 14:06, Winchester White said:

So what have Jet2 done differently to the likes of Tui, Ryanair, Easyjet and BA?

JET2 at Leeds have staff in place so if there is a long queue they can pull through, they have introduced day before check in and baggage drop. 
The security checks are not manned by the airlines , the staff working there are not much above minimum wage for shift work that means getting there at 5 in the morning and getting shit off people. Apparently a woman who was shift leader at Leeds has packed it in and now works on of the bars on more money.