Hello Sliema 2,
I have flown with them and can say that they were punctual effecient had decent leg room and provided a good in flight meal. The aircraft is new and to my knowledge there is only one of them so if it developes a problem then I don't really know what the delay would be like!

Also you will probably be charged £29.00 p.p. extra than that advertised for their booking fee.

Hi Mark & Nicky, many thanks for your reply, the delay thing is certainly something to think about, I had considered using them for our DIY holidays to Malta but this has probably put an end to that but your point is most valid and something that needs further research, incidentally when are you both back in Malta, it's just over 10 weeks for us and counting.

Regards
Sliema2

EDIT: Sliema ... regarding your request to leave the topic in this forum, not a problem if you think that it will attract a better response here. However, I have moved it to Flights & Airlines - and back again - just so that a shadow topic is left in that forum in the hope of perhaps picking up some more feedback from our airline experts.
David HT Mod

I understand the £29.00 p.p. extra covers not just the booking fee, but also includes the fuel surcharge etc etc, but happy to be proven wrong !
Whatever it is, its still on top of their advertised rate !

a problem I found with their website is that you can only book on-line return flights of 7 days or less. However, you can book single tickets, so this could well be irrelevent ??

Hi David, thanks for that, I had thought about editing my Malta/Gozo forum posting slightly and copying it in to the flights section aswell anyway, but never got around to doing it, thanks for your help.

Regards
Sliema2

As i mentioned in the other forum (airline/flights etc) the company operate a MD90 aircraft on wet lease..which is from the Swiss Airline Hello. The airline called....BritishJet.com is a subsidiary of Maltese tour operator "Malta Bargains". They hope to operate up to 3 aircraft by peak summer.

Nivsy

Cheers Nivsy, but hoping to have back up aircraft and actually having back up aircraft are two different things, don't get me wrong I am not being critical of them, in fact I kind of admire what they are trying to achieve by taking on the always expensive Air Malta, I just think that if they are going to do it then they should of course have back up plans in case of the aircraft going technical or being delayed for whatever reasons, and it is this that I am trying to get to the bottom of.

Regards
Sliema2

Yeah i know what you mean....chances are they would be able to find an aircraft to operate when routine maintenance or technical fault arises...however like everything else that takes time. All i can say is i should think they are worth supporting especially for those people based down in Malta. Also remember, Easy Jet started some what 10 years ago with only 2 Boeing 7373's (aged ones at that) flying between Luton and Glasgow and Edinburgh. Look at them now with over 100 in operation/on order. From small things...big things come!!

Nivsy

just done some research for you all, in Gleneagles (for those who don't know, its the bar at the harbour in Gozo) - spoke to someone who used Britishjet to come to Malta on holiday - they were very impressed with every aspect of Britishjet - asked about "prices, service, cleanliness, safety, meals, drinks, punctuality, in flight prices etc etc. " all good (except meal was OK, but then thats about as good as it ever gets flying economy !).

Cheers for that Mark , it must of been hard for you though going to gleneagles bar and probably supping cold hopleaf or cisk all in the name of research , but the info is very usefull, I am now possibly thinking about using them for a long weekend next month, but of course more feedback will be gratefully received.

Many thanks
Sliema2

its a tough job, but someones got to do it ! FYI, This time it was Lowenbrow (sp).
As I write, I'm being deafened by the fireworks from Fontana, about 1 mile from Sannat, where I live - Fontana might be only a small place on the edge of Victoria, but they make up for their size with noise ! Will be going to their street fireworks at midnight tonight

ps Sliema2, did you see the dreaded "You either love Malta or hate it"
issue rear its ugly head, yet again, on the "new dolmen" thread ?

Ciao Ghawdex Mark, oh what an awfull evening that must of been for you last night, cold beer, festa, Ghawdex, as you said it's a hard life, with regards to the pointless comment I don't care any more, if people really want to believe such garbage then let them if it puts them off visiting then it's there loss , just means more hopleaf, blue label and cisk for the likes of me and Mrs Sliema2, Trev, Dave, Plumbari, Graham, Ingliza, and your very good self
Regards
Sliema2

Hello Sliema2,

I have just returned from 2 weeks in Malta so I am again now depressed. Hope to get back over for a week in late July but that will depend on the costs of flights!

This time I flew with GB Airways(BA) £118.00 return. I will be returning in late August for around 15 days and up to now it will be with BritishJet who are coming out the cheapest at around £ 170.00

Thank you for your kind thoughts Sliema2 - How did you guess that I do like a drop of beer? Cheers

Sorry to bring it up but regarding the old "either love or hate Malta" theory, - could the answer be Beauty lies in the hands of the beer holders

Hi Ingliza M'hemmx Imn'hiex it was merely a stab in the dark about you liking beer , and you may well be right about beauty being in the eye of the beer holder we have all had times in our lives when we have had our beer goggles on .

Regards
Sliema2

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-Benjamin Franklin

I flew on Britishjet.com on their first week of operation. They were no worse than any charter airline I have flown with and considerably better than a lot. The aircraft is approx 8 years old, it had leather seats 5 abreast. It was on time both ways and the return flight I have to say was sensational. The German captain never shut up! he told us everywhere we flew over, he made a speech before we set off stood in the ailse of the aircraft and was a genuinely nice guy. Then again he works for Hello a Swiss airline, and not Malta Bargains who, it seems, couldn't care less. Now this airline says it is a low fares/no frills airline but we did get newspapers and a hot meal. Ok it wasn't haute cuisine, but after the palm court it was quite tasty. Most no frills airline hammer you with the in flight bar prices. BritishJet.com does not. they were more than reasonable. I understand the fleet will expand this year, and I for one wish the company every success. The flight surcharge of £29 is about the same as Easy Jet and Ryan Air who at the last look were over £20 each. You have absolutely nothing to worry about with this company.

Thanks Arcadia, that has just about sealed it for me, I think that we will deffinitely use them as a flight only option at some stage soon, thanks for your reply.

Best wishes
Sliema2

Hi all, can anyone who has used Britishjet please confirm to me what there punctuallity was like there and back and also the flight times.

Many thanks
Sliema2

Absolutely bang on to the minute. Only delay was getting the check in desks open at MAnchester and Malta and that is the fault of someone else not British Jet. Lack of info in the terminal as to which gate/check in desk it was likely to be as well, which isn't good for the stress levels. But BJ I cannot fault no matter how hard I try to think of a reason