Put me in coach, JETZ begin mainline service June 1 in YYZ-YUL-YOW triangle
May 21, 2020, 6:03 pm
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Put me in coach, JETZ begin mainline service June 1 in YYZ-YUL-YOW triangle
May 21, 2020, 6:29 pm
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May 21, 2020, 6:30 pm
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Interesting that they're selling these as PE when it's J seating, and there's really no J service to speak of on flights that they're selling as J.
May 21, 2020, 6:47 pm
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Density on Jetz aircraft is far less than what they're selling on other aircraft of the same type, plus I doubt the aircraft will be at full capacity.
May 21, 2020, 7:22 pm
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Middle-seat blocking does not come even close to two-meter distancing. In a 319, even with only two people per row (in the window seats), an FA cannot make it through the cabin while maintaining the mandated distance.
May 21, 2020, 7:29 pm
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That looks awesome! I have heard of Jetz aircraft being subbed in sometimes for random routes, but it is interesting for them to actually advertise this.
May 21, 2020, 7:47 pm
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Social distancing to the two-meter standard isn't really feasible on an aircraft. Blocked middle seats seem to be where the industry has landed. In J, the space in between the two seats seems to have been deemed sufficient. So a Jetz 319 is basically just the same as the J cabin of a regular 32x.
May 21, 2020, 7:51 pm
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Guess this news isn't a huge surprise as the major pro sports in N.A.Jetz has been contracted to in the past are all idle or have limited restart plans.
May 21, 2020, 8:01 pm
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And there is absolutely no difference between blocked middle seats and no blocking at all. It's "safety theatre" to appease the masses of people who are gullible enough to believe it makes a difference.
May 21, 2020, 8:20 pm
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Social distancing to the two-meter standard isn't really feasible on an aircraft. Blocked middle seats seem to be where the industry has landed. In J, the space in between the two seats seems to have been deemed sufficient. So a Jetz 319 is basically just the same as the J cabin of a regular 32x.
May 21, 2020, 8:25 pm
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I had a similar experience about 8 years ago. YEG-YVR diverted to YYC. Subbed in a Jetz plane for those who actually ended up continuing to YVR (many pax were able to take alternate flights from YYC).