Flying the fantastic Jet2 757 + planespotting in Manchester!
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- Fly with us onboard the super special and increasingly rare Boeign 757 on this lovely Jet2 flight from Faro in Portugal (FAO) to Manchester, UK (MAN). The food is pretty disgusting and the seats are nothing special but that doesn’t take much away from this beautiful trip thanks to this fantastic aircraft. There’s plenty of RB211 jet engine growl and wing shots to go along with a trip report and review of the flight and service. There are rumors these 757s may be retired within the next couple of years so catch them while you still can!
Recorded May 19, 2023. Flightradar24 flight path LS876: www.flightradar24.com/data/fl...
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SECTIONS:
00:00 Welcome to Faro
01:08 Faro Airport
01:27 Bus to the 757
02:44 757 cabin & seats
04:00 Takeoff
06:02 Inflight service
07:43 Approaching Manchester
08:16 Descent & landing
10:12 Cockpit visit
10:52 Looking for my colleague
11:36 Planespotting at Manchester’s Runway Visitor Park
14:03 Leaving a keychain for @AirlinersLive
14:49 Tour of the area
16:31 Avro RJ100
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Sorry we missed you guys! Unfortunately your gift was not there when we arrived but we really appreciate the thought and the shout out! Please reach out to us if you are around again and we will come down and say hello :)
We did wonder whether it would still be there! We'll hopefully come back and give you one in person next time. Keep up the good work!
Impressive that you have a structure to record from!
The 757 has taken me on some amazing holidays and each time I board it and listen to those RB211 engines, I not only smile on the outside, I smile on the inside.
Love em.
Jet 2 is an amazing airline and amazing company.
I flew on this exact aircraft when it was nearly brand new to the Jet2 fleet, I was a kid back then, ironically scared of flying at the time, but I distinctly remember hearing the RB211s spool up and absolutely loving it. Helped kick off a love for flying which I have carried into my adulthood! Great to see this ol' gal still going, even if it isn't for much longer with the A320neos imminent.
My first flight on a 757, years ago was surprisingly cool. When the engines spooled up and through take off and climb to altitude, The Sound! It was great. Might have been on Delta back then. Great plane. Thanks.
Great Video! Us Manchester spotters love seeing the Jet2 757s, shame they'll be gone soon, they're replacing them with A321neos and took delivery of their first one a couple of months back
Yes must enjoy them while they last!
Yet another amazing video. The 757 is also one of my favorite aircraft and having the privilege of working on many belonging to various airlines many years ago when I worked as a loader for an inflight catering company in Bristol , it appears Jet2 take great care of their aircraft it looked amazing with the highly polished leading edges and engine cowls.
We miss the 757s at Leeds Bradford! Agree about Faro, flew there with Jet2 in April, managed to get on one of their other relics on one leg, the 737-300 also 30+ years old.
It's a great city to spot planes all day, perfect view of the airport from the bars at the far side of the harbour.
The 727 (9Q-CMC) next to the 757 in the video has an interesting history. Its been there since 2007, abandoned by the Democratic Republic of Congo!
Fascinating! And thanks for the comment!
Love the 757, from the engine howl/roar to the wing flex its a great aircraft to fly in. Was lucky enough in the cadets to fly in the cockpit from GLA to LGW in 1995
Engine view from seat😍😍
Beautiful video ❤
Such beautiful planes. Sadly, I've never been on one. When I see these low-cost seats and grungy food, I'm reminded of Bob Newhart's line from his standup - "We've eliminated what we in the airline business call 'Frills and Extras'. Things like maintenance, radar, and a bunch of complicated instruments in the cockpit." 😆
Flew on Caledonian 757 ETOPS from Gatwick to Orlando via Bangor, Maine.Also several flights on First Choice and Air 200 757s to and from Larnaca.All flights in the 90's.
Very cool!
Jet 2 757 with two Rolls Royce RB211's ... good!😉😊😊
B.A. 747 with four Rolls Royce RB 211's ... awesome!😉😊😊😊
Yes even better! Miss those!
Wonderful video man!
🥰thanks for sharing 🙏👍👏👏👏✈️🛩🛫🛬
Very beautiful video ✈️ Thanks. ☘️
I first flew on a 757 to Majorca 30 years ago IEA ... Inter European Airways. Fast forward to 2014 and I had an awful flight AA from Manchester to Newark on one. And here we are single aisle flights coming back in fashion. Won't be doing that again however new the plane.
The 757 is an amazing aircraft. I live in Minneapolis, so we get plenty of them from Delta. I try and fly them as much as possible. Great video!
I remember long long ago I was sailing on a lake when I saw a British Airways quite low overflying us and making a base leg to final runway 23 at the airport. I had one engine out and was doing a tight circuit to land back at the airport. Agree this sausage fuselage with high aspect ratio wing and massive RR engines is a beast.
The 757 is a pilots dream ride! I used to regularly fly with Monarch, Manchester to Bangkok, back in the late 90's. You needed to have been seated behind the wing, for the best sound.😉
Best sound is in front of the engine in front of the wing
@@5iveoceanshells Not on one fitted with RR RB211 engines. 😉
I recently flew on the 757-300, stretched version. It takes about 20 minutes to deplane the people in the back of the plane. Hope they didn't have tight connections. I think the 757 really shines in domestic first class...during boarding, you turn left, everyone else goes right...so you get to sit in peace and quiet, sipping the welcome drink, with no one walking past and brushing your seat, while the economy passengers fill up the back.
That is rather nice yes!
Love some Manchester spotting. It’s my local airport so it’s pretty cool being able to go regularly.
Fantastic from alicante service out of this world..Moon here we come Fly me to withJET. 2.
Such a fun video! Love how close you can get to the aircraft at Manchester!
Manchester is my local airport and over the past couple I've made quite a few Jet2 757 flights on purpose l had a Daytrip to Geneva, a long weekend in Turkey, a daytrip to Grenoble in France and also a Daytrip to Ibiza.
My very first flight was around 23 years ago, a Dutchbird 757 from Amsterdam to Faro. Should be on a Martinair MD11, however due to last minute change they used a 767 so the flight became overbooked. With four hours delayed they ferried the remaining pax with the Dutchbird 757. On the way back to Amsterdam I flew on the Martinair MD11... what a majestic plane whas that. Boarded at the last door, right under the tail engine.
Very cool!
After the '47 the '57 is the most elegant machine in the air. Dandy!!
I have been on a Tui 757 and those engines just roar
Nice.
Awesome video brilliant thanks 😊
Love this airplane 757 L 😮 love motor's sounds !
Thank you so much for this video ! 😮🛫🛬😅
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i flew this one! on this route as well! i loved that engine noise
I flew on a delta airlines Boeing 757-200 on march at Cancun Mexico~Seattle USA
Nothing goes down the runway like a 757
Good stuff buddy once again
Splendid!
I actually got to fly one from San Jose to Albuquerque. Was i dreaming 🤩
That landing wooooosh
Qué impresionantes vistas! 🛬🛫🫰
If you liked the flight in the “discount 757” that is all that matters! I personally would not use it if there are other options. I do love the 757 airliner (especially for its distinctive looks sitting high for engine clearance), it reminds me of a big bug! What is great for pilots is if you are checked out to fly a 757 you can also pilot the 767. They are that similar. Thanks for the peek at the plane spotting venue. You don’t see anything as large as that, that I am aware of, in the USA due to security I would believe. Thanks again - Jim
Thanks for watching!
Jet2 used to fly the 757 seasonally from Leeds to NY/Newark around Christmas. Can you imagine 7 to 8 hours in those seats, overnight? I have flown Jet2 a lot between AMS and LBA, and a few times between LBA and Paris. LBA - AMS was Jet2's first destination but they pulled the plug, giving KLM a monopoly (again). They are perfectly fine for short haul, with a plus that they are a little more generous on checked bag weight and size, and offer decent leg room for a LCC. Thanks for sharing this video.
Jet2 don't do the new York flights anymore, they stopped around the start of covid
Oof that does sound a bit rough, overnight!!
That last TUI plane (Pixie Dust) my and girlfriend went to Mexico via Bermuda (long story) on this plane ✈️ in 2019.
757 200 was the first plane I ever flew on an Air Europe flight to Rhodes in 1987 cracking aircraft and the distinct high pitched squeal to the drone of the Rolls Royce engine as you take off
Nice
Hope to get this to fuerteventura in September
Jet2 are not a low cost airline anymore, they are now classed as a holiday airline, much like TUI with whom they directly compete with, yes they also compete with easyJet and Ryanair on some routes too, but today they are no longer a low cost airline
Unknown to me at the time I ended up catching the last of a type or rather unique to the fleet of it's airline (Monarch) ; a DC10 way back in 1997 from MAN to ACE for Chrimbo. Then, decades later I visited MAN and still didn't realise until I did some research, and was gobsmacked to learn that the Monarch front section shown at 11.37 was from that very plane, and at this very airport!! Would love to have stepped on it again but never saw it at the time.
Wow!
I've flown 757 once with Icelandair from Reykjavik to Helsinki.
flew with Aer Lingus from Dublin to Minneapolis in 2019 on a 757 long range. my seat was broken the engine start up resembled a forest fire and the" entertainment" system was a joke but it was great fun :)
😂
Only aircraft Ive ever actually slept on.
Took off from MCO, closed my eyes for a second and my next recollection was being woken by FA at the gate in JFK.
I only ever lightly doze at the most even on overnight long hauls like LHR - JNB and always aware of time passing. But not that flight
Would recommend the Jet2 737 800 the legroom compared to the 757 and other airlines is an improvement
9:41 vueling!
I ´d rather take the plane at the right side 00:29 ;)
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I'm going to be flying on a 757 for the first time from MSP to KEF soon 😃
That’ll be great!
I love the 757 (L)
Today I saw that United actually flies a 757-200 V.4 between ARN and EWR. I thought those ones were scrapped (flew one in 2014].
SeatGuru doesn’t show how V.4’s layout are, so I have to ask if it’s the same as V.2. (The tickets were cheap though).
Hi Gabriel. It sure isn't Etihad or Emirates or Qatar airways !! "Despite the nasty food and lav's and the cheapo seats, I'm having a great time !!" I loved it !! But it wasn't about the food, lav's or seats, right, it was all about the aircraft !!
The Jet2 757s are great. Low cost airlines like Jet2 don’t restock down route. This mainly applies to duty free as they tend to keep bar services separate for the returns if they can.
I think people are doing a lot of drinking on the way down because they were basically cleaned out.
@@Flightradar24DotCom Sounds about right!! Great to get on one of the 752's before they start retiring the rest from next year.
I wonder how long that keyring lasted on the handle
Good question!
Can you come to Newquay
Any idea on what the old, beaten up 727 in the background was there for?
Another commenter said this: "The 727 (9Q-CMC) next to the 757 in the video has an interesting history. It's been there since 2007, abandoned by the Democratic Republic of Congo!" Fascinating!
what stored 727 is it ?
Gabe, there is a typo in the commentary...
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I don’t get all the 757 love. It’s a crowded single aisle narrow body, and it’s loud. Theres a reason we now have the 737 max and a220’s!!
Great plane, my only grumble is the way the UK is used by people to describe England. Can we not just say England? There are other countries too.
Well, sure, but if the sovereign state is called the UK and that’s made up of countries with their own names, it’s reasonable to expect that they’d be used interchangeably. Maybe a petition to the government to simplify the naming is in order. What would the reaction have been if I called it Great Britain? 😉
@@airedition it's the same in every way mate, countries such as Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are no less than Sweden or Norway. However England is often used with the UK or GB interchangeably. The UK is a political union. It might not matter to many but it's not a lot to ask, not wanting to criticise just a wee heads up😁
Flew many 757s in the past and even 10-20 years ago they always looked outdated and too small specially for flights over 4-5 hours (even 7 on NY South America routes!!) Is the only model ill be happy they decommission it soon, to be replaced by the old too 767s or even better, the airbus 321, a much better and spacious plane than this dinosaur
Why would anybody replace the 757 with 767? And also 757 is bigger than the a321
@@FinlandGuy747 u need to learn how to read
@@djgualtiermaldeCO "to be replaced by the old too 767s" My english is not good but for me that doesn't make sense.
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