Jetairfly question

eurojet · Post by **eurojet** » 12 Sep 2006, 14:58

Hi,

I have a small question on flying with Jetairfly. I am flying out on Saturday 30/9 to Tenerife with. I check a bit their metal, and it seems to be a B737-800. I saw on their website they have 189 seats on the 737-800, that is the same as on a Ryanair B-737-800!! Does this mean their pitch is also that horrible (28 inch ... Dreading the 4 hour flight in this Sardine box, I am 1.92 m..). We booked via VIP Selections, and in their brochure, they talk about "preferential service", does this mean some extra seat pitch, or better food? If anyone has experiences with flying them, and especially with a VIP Selection package, thanks for letting me know.

letscruise · Post by **letscruise** » 12 Sep 2006, 16:23

I'm not sure, but I think these are the seats Jetairfly is using for
the VIP SELECTION passengers...

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 12 Sep 2006, 16:30

seatpitch on jetairfly's 737's is indeed extremely tight, exactly the same as Ryanair. Only advantage of VIP selection is a better meal and a higher baggage allowance.

eurojet · Post by **eurojet** » 12 Sep 2006, 16:49

Thanks, so that will mean 4 hours of suffering ... Are TC A320' seats also as tight as jetair's B737?

BRANCOCALIENTE · Post by **BRANCOCALIENTE** » 12 Sep 2006, 17:04

PAYING FOR VIP SELECTION ALLOWS U TO GET A GLASS OF CHEAP CHAMPAGNE AS WELCOME DRINK {WHEN THE CREW IS WILLING TO OFFER IT AND NOT KEEPING IT TO DRINK AFTER THE FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!} U LL BE SEATED IN THE FISRT ROWS,U RECEIVE A charter TUI MEAL AND U CAN BRING BACK SOME BOTTLE OF GOOD SPANISH WINE AS U CAN TAKE MORE WEIGHTS IN YOUR BAGAGE;

PITCH ON A320 IS A LITTLE BIT BETER

NICE FLIGHT :

Next time write something without pushing the capslockbutton, thank you

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 12 Sep 2006, 17:25

letscruise wrote:I'm not sure, but I think these are the seats Jetairfly is using for
the VIP SELECTION passengers...

funki · Post by **funki** » 12 Sep 2006, 18:26

You also get beer or wine with your meal and cookies and a newspaper on your return flight.
The seatpitch is the same as on Thomas Cook or Virgin Express or Ryanair though...
If you want more legroom I would recommend booking a flight to Tenerife in business class with Iberia...on the other hand you'll have a stopover at Madrid prob. and it costs you a few 100's € more...at least

TC-MNE · Post by **TC-MNE** » 12 Sep 2006, 19:32

You should check in very early, and ask for 'wing seat'
They can't refuse you if you booked through VIP, if you want to be really sure, you can ask your travel agent, who is able to book your seats on the plane with the Jetair reservation system (think it's called JIL (jetair internet link))

good luck, and enjoy your holidays!

Air2D2 · Post by **Air2D2** » 13 Sep 2006, 08:45

Flying with VIP Selection to Tenerife means :

* separate check-in desk in the airport
* higher luggage allowance
* access to lounges in Brussels
* first rows in the aircraft
* meal upgrade aboard
* welcome drink aboard
* alcoholic drink included with meal
* direct transfer airport-hotel upon arrival
* direct transfer hotel-airport for return flight
* Belgian newspaper of the day on return flight

Pls note that all Jetairfly flights are preseated, in order to be able to give distinguished service according to what you booked (VIP Selection / Jetair). Hence no exit seat can be asked upon checkin, nor through your travel agency.

airazurxtror · Post by **airazurxtror** » 13 Sep 2006, 09:49

I have recently been in a Jetairfly 737-400.
The seat pitch is about the same as in a Ryanair 737-800 - not what you would call spacious, but quite sufficient : you don't have your knees in the back of the seat in front ( but I am of medium height, only 1,75 m).

eurojet · Post by **eurojet** » 09 Oct 2006, 15:06

Well, I just came back from my week in Tenerife, with Jetairfly as carrier. We flew out with the 737-400. Luckily I had a seat in row one, so pitch wise it was doable. But the plane is just old. Flight back was with a Jet4You 737-400, which was even older, and really was (from the inside) in a horrible state. I had 2A, which has .... not seat in front, so I had all the space in the world. Is there any connection betweenJet4You and TUI? Despite the very old and worn out planes, the service was pretty good food and drink wise (the Champagne is the same brand as with SN ... you can find the brand in Carrefour as well). Again, what Belgian carriers lack in "planes", they compensate in service and, most important, staff!!

Cadedrish · Post by **Cadedrish** » 09 Oct 2006, 16:15

I don't hear any comments on the "very soft" landing in Brussels eurojet!!

just kidding! i was the copilot who flew you back to BRU

hope you had a nice holiday

btw: that seat you got on the JET4YOU gives you more space than you would get as a business class passenger anywhere else

eurojet · Post by **eurojet** » 09 Oct 2006, 16:53

Hi Cadedrish,

I flew back Saturday 7/10, TFN-BRU, sure you were on the flight? I can't complain about the pitch, that's for sure .. I pity the ones who had had "normal seats", since the pitch looks aweful ... Very funny as well, since this old birdy does not have any monitors, you can't follow the route the plane is taking, so the crew handed out some plastic map with the flightplan, straight from the cockpit. I remember in the 80'ies we often had this as well. Since I can't remeber the landing, I assume it must indeed have been a really soft one!

Cadedrish · Post by **Cadedrish** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:24

off course it was me,

the chief cabin crew was a blonde girl with a dress in one piece

not a uniform!

zwark · Post by **zwark** » 10 Oct 2006, 09:28

I flew on OO-TUA and OO-TUB last year in september. Although I'm only 1m75, I found the seat pitch to be acceptable, about the same as VEX and better than Sobelair's 733 a few years ago. Also the interior looked in good shape on both a/c. The only thing I noticed that one overhead screen in OO-TUA was not working and the IFE controls in my armrest were loose (15A).
I flew the wet-leased Futura panes this year (EC-IVR and EC-IYS) they had no overhead screens and I found the seat pitch in EC-IVR very tight. I was in 29A, is it only this row that is cramped, I don't know... Also EC-IVR show it's ages from the inside. EC-IYS looked better to me, and seat-pitch was also better, the same as in Jetairfly's own 734 (28F).