WestJet inks deal for Thomas Cook charter flights

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Re: WestJet inks deal for Thomas Cook charter flights

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Looks like it will be 2 UK crewed 757's operating for WJ winter 2012/2013. Quid pro quo :smt008
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Westjet has a few NG's that infact are leased and some are due to be returned in 2013. With this new deal they will extend the leases thus increasing capacity.

Still Teal coloured Canadians flying them!
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All of the Thomas Cook 57's used by Jazz are returning to the UK. The reason the 57's were pulled from Canada is, they were loosing money on them. From what I have heard (and this means very little) no one was making any money on the routes. Sunwing has really stepped up the competition on a lot of these southern vacation routes. Sunwing has a big advantage running an 800 (187) seats compared with the older 57's. Most of the routes weren't long enough to warrant a 57, plus Thomas cook is a vacation company.. not an airline (yes they do own airplanes, but I am sure they would love to have other people do there flying). Instead of pulling out of the Canadian market they will simply by the seats on Westjet. Works for Westjet because know they get to keep three extra tails a little longer.
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This while TC situation with Jazz is much more simple and a lot less politically charged than many would think. Straight from the REAL source:

1) TC could not run full 757s at full fare. It's simple, when you can only sell 1/2 the plane at a profit than it makes more business sense to buy those seats from another carrier and forget trying to fill your own seats at break even or a lose.

2) The 757s were beat up and maintenance pigs especially this year. Could have been due to TC money troubles, who knows but they costed a lot to keep going.

3) Logistics! Running 6 planes is not efficient. Point incorporating the planes into a Sched service at either end of the vacation charter is a more productive way to do business not there and back than park.

This came from a respected management type. There was a financial settlement between TC and Jazz covering costs and lost profit. This was simply and issue of capacity, nothing more. TC will now offer less seats as they are no longer bound to filling their own entire airplane and the risks are now placed on another carrier. When the economy picks up maybe they'll up capacity but for now it's pay as you go for TC in Canada.
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palm90 wrote:The 3 757's WILL be flown by WJ pilots all year around.

Your out of your mind
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You'll be eating those words next year! :wink:
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