Jet2.com now flying from East Midlands to Chambery.

Tony,
That's exactly what I was thinking, and in fact I had a good look at the Civil Aviation Authority's website just now to see what they said about aeroplane safety standards. They do say if you've had a problem with an aeroplane to write to them.

Rose,
Maybe you should write and complain.

Ally

Tony_H wrote:Rose, have you written to the tour op/airline/governing body about the standard of this? I know you said it was bad, but I didnt realise it was THAT bad.....!!!!

We have dealt with TO who to be fair have been very good. They had a lot of complaints re: that flight alone. So they agreed to either refund our money in full for the 2nd holiday, although n othing for the first holiday. Or we can leave the money with them and have either another ski holiday or a Summer holiday. As for the Aviation board they say rigourous tests are done on all planes so therefore was deemed to be safe.
The problem for me is getting the time off work to fit in another ski holiday. I could have had either last week or this week off but unfortunately I am in the middle of Jury Service, which is expected to go into a third weeks, so thats out for me. I will probably save it for an extra Summer holiday.
I am quite cross as for years because of my fear of flying I did,nt go any-whereI have come such a long way in overcoming it, its a shame that just that one flight has made me feel a bit anxious again

Look at it this way - did the plane crash? No. Did anyone die? No. Did anything bad happen? No.
Job done. You wont fly on a plane that bad again.

RoseR wrote:I am quite cross as for years because of my fear of flying I did,nt go any-whereI have come such a long way in overcoming it, its a shame that just that one flight has made me feel a bit anxious again

I'm sorry Rose, I didn't know that you used to be afraid of flying. That must have made everything a lot worse for you. I hope you can put this awful experience behind you and look forward to your next holiday without worrying about flying again. And I can totally understand now why you don't want to fly with the same company again.

Ally

AllyG wrote:

RoseR wrote:I am quite cross as for years because of my fear of flying I did,nt go any-whereI have come such a long way in overcoming it, its a shame that just that one flight has made me feel a bit anxious again

I'm sorry Rose, I didn't know that you used to be afraid of flying. That must have made everything a lot worse for you. I hope you can put this awful experience behind you and look forward to your next holiday without worrying about flying again. And I can totally understand now why you don't want to fly with the same company again.

Ally

With the greatest respect to Rose, can we get a grip here Ally?
The wings didnt fall off. The engine didnt blow up. The pressurisation didnt fail. It was a crappy old plane that is in need of upgrading, and there were some technical faults. Many flights are delayed of affected by technical faults. I agree that the Jet2 planes are pretty out of date and by a long way not the best to fly on, but they are air worthy and are not dangerous.

If you have a terrorist on board your flight, I could understand why you might reconsider flying again. Or a particularly bad flight through severe turbulence scares some people off. Or getting struck by birds and having to make an emergency landing is not a good experience.

Rose - I know about a fear of flying, as I had it for years. But having a plane with a frozen windscreen because the heating failed is a small technical issue which can be repaired. Having broken seats is not great, in fact the seat on my Monarch flight on Saturday would not stay upright, but it made for a relaxing flight home!

The food is a different matter - you really should make a complaint to the airline in writing and also to the industry watchdog, and also report in the various airline rating websites. Thats unpleasant, but not dangerous.

Rose, you need to remind yourself that no one got hurt and nothing dangerous happened. Your fear is of the plane crashing, not of flying. And despite having what you regard as a bad experience, nothing REALLY bad happened, so in a way it goes towards conquering your fear.

Rose, this is kind of topical and pertinent. I'm flying on Saturday...on BA....on a "wet lease" apparently. The plane is supplied by Jet2!!!

I'll report back on my experience :lol:

bandit wrote:Rose, this is kind of topical and pertinent. I'm flying on Saturday...on BA....on a "wet lease" apparently. The plane is supplied by Jet2!!!

I'll report back on my experience :lol:

Oh Dear, make sure you wear shorts and t shirt and dont eat the apples. Hope all goes well. Oh and doing worry about minor explosions its only the paint bubbles bursting :lol:

bandit wrote:Rose, this is kind of topical and pertinent. I'm flying on Saturday...on BA....on a "wet lease" apparently. The plane is supplied by Jet2!!!

I'll report back on my experience :lol:

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