Jet2 Boeing 737-36Q Jersey to Leeds Bradford | Full Flight

After what was a great day in Jersey, it was time to head home to the mainland. There are a few options for this, direct flights back to Manchester with easyJet, connections through London with BA and some regional hops with Blue Islands. However in my mind, the only option even worth considering is Jet2's afternoon service back up to Leeds Bradford, main reason for this being the fact that it is virtually exclusively operated by their Boeing 737-300 fleet. Having flown the -300 five times previously with the most recent trip on G-GDFM being 9 years ago back in 2015, this was a no brainer.
We arrived at the airport around 2 hours prior to departure with the overall departure experience being very pleasant. Jersey Airport is very passenger friendly with plenty of space and facilities to accommodate a relatively small amount of people, my personal highlight being the viewing gallery where we spent some time awaiting our inbound aircraft G-GDFT, which had picked up a small delay departing LBA as a result of a medical emergency. Once the aircraft had arrived we promptly boarded via some ramp style airstairs and settled into the cabin of the 26 year old aircraft. We were ready to go around 15 minutes behind schedule and taxiied out for a spectacular Runway 08 takeoff over the island before turning North. Once at cruise I was served my pre-order Pepperoni Pizza Twist, a surprisingly tasty and flavourful snack which kept me occupied until we began our descent. We made a textbook approach and landing on Runway 32 and parked just over 5 minutes late which thanks to a well managed deboarding and arrival process, didn't have any negative impact on our onward travel plans.
So, as always a stellar flight with Jet2, ignoring the aircraft being a -300, the whole flight itself was excellent with a clean comfortable cabin that was in great condition, a fantastic crew who went above and beyond to look after all passengers, paying special attention to those passengers requiring special assistance. The onboard snack was really tasty and served promptly after departure. Going back to the aircraft itself, the ability to fly a scheduled passenger flight on a classic 737 domestically in the UK in 2024 for under £50 made this a must do, a flight I'll most likely do again at some point in the future!
AIRLINE: Jet2
AIRCRAFT: Boeing 737-36Q(WL)
REG: G-GDFT - Jet2Murcia
AGE: 26.2 Years
SEAT: 4A
ROUTE: JER/EGJJ - LBA/EGNM
FLIGHT NO: LS212
CALLSIGN: EXS9AR - CHANNEX NINER ALPHA ROMEO
STD: 16:15 ATD: 16:31
STA: 17:30 ATA: 17:36
BLOCK TIME: 01:05
FLIGHT TIME: 00:55
CRUISE: 32,000ft (FL320)
DEP RWY: 08
ARR RWY: 32
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[@AviationUpclose]

Hi everyone, you will probably notice a small bit of editing pretty much right after we touched down on Runway 32. Unfortunately I wasn't holding my phone in the best position and the landing rollout on Leeds' notoriously bumpy runway actually made me inadvertently push the button to stop recording for a second or so. I've done my best to blend the footage as best as I can. Thanks for watching!

[@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny]

Quite 🌶 0:20

[@KEITHGEE1000]

Very nice, my home Island. I was there in July. Jet2 very much appreciated locally for bringing visitors to Jersey in the summer months.

[@AviationUpclose]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed

[@elliotdavies8815]

Great video I can even see my house when you're on final approach lol

[@AviationUpclose]

Thanks mate!

[@paulwhittle6728]

Officially the loudest and most annoying noise in the entire universe is a child yelling its lungs out on a flight..... Great footage though.

[@AviationUpclose]

Thank you! Its unavoidable unfortunately

[@JONESSTI01]

Once was deadheading to Manchester from Corfu, along side my first officer I'd flown out with, we knew the guys flying us back, so my "friend / copilot" went and had a quiet word with the cabin crew, who we also knew, and he took the jumpseat and left me to listen to a baby cry none stop for about 2 hours. Talk about loyalties!

[@JelmersAviation]

Wonderful video man!

[@AviationUpclose]

Thank you!

[@Dreamweaver787]

Nice report on the old 737-300, Jet2 have a fair few old aircraft in there fleet, no wonder they seem to have lots of tech issues this summer. One of my main reasons for package holiday I tend to use TUI as there fleet is a lot younger and I don't have to listen to Jess Glyn for the whole flight duration.😊

[@AviationUpclose]

Thanks mate glad you enjoyed. The -300s have been very reliable this summer so far

[@cjflash99]

I was lucky enough to fly on one of these Boeing 737 300's from Manchester to Dusseldorf and back for a school exchange trip

[@AviationUpclose]

Very nice!

[@aviationadam_7386]

Fab video as always mate!

[@AviationUpclose]

Thanks mate!

[@paulwilliams5296]

Worst nightmare, screaming kid all the way

[@jonochalker7244]

Had to stop watching before the landing cos of it

[@AviationUpclose]

Unavoidable unfortunately

[@jonochalker7244]

@@AviationUpclose I know mate, shame it was a good trip report too. Look forward to the next one !

[@radgybenno]

Worst I've ever heard .​@@jonochalker7244

[@user-ei3dq2dw6i]

Nice post thanks for sharing

[@AviationUpclose]

Thank you!

[@alit5340]

4:03 No way there's a pre recorded announcement for that now LOL

[@AviationUpclose]

Prerecorded announcement Indeed 😂

[@Manchesteraviationandrail]

You are so lucky flying on that plane, I wish I was on it, I've only been on the -800s and the a321 on jet2 😢

[@AviationUpclose]

Just the A321neo and A330 to go for me!

[@paultowle7507]

Used to work on this aircraft when it was G Toym at bmibaby looks a bit smarter inside than in those days

[@AviationUpclose]

Very nice!

[@grahamwalls9379]

Enjoyed the video , until a stupid advert interrupted it right on landing . Annoying .

[@AviationUpclose]

The position of adverts are determined by youtube Unfortunately

[@repysounds]

not saying this in a rude way but what's wrong with the camera quality? the vid is only 1080p and the sharpness seems to be really high on my screen, your old vids used to be fine, nice flight though

[@AviationUpclose]

I filmed this on my phone with inbuilt stabilisation. The mode may have compressed the footage. I'll do some investigation into the modes on the camera quality

[@BestOfAviation]

Damn you lucky guy I would kill for a flight with a plane and a seat like that! Nearly got to go on a B734 recently but it ended being a B738

[@Manchesteraviationandrail]

Who were you flying on?

[@BestOfAviation]

@@Manchesteraviationandrail FlySafair. I’ll have the trip report out in a while if you wanna see. but it’ll be a few months as I have a big backlog of content lol

[@Manchesteraviationandrail]

@@BestOfAviation Thank you, I'll have a look at your channel:)

[@Manchesteraviationandrail]

@@BestOfAviation I have videos of my jet2 a321 flight on my channel if u want to look :)

[@BestOfAviation]

@@Manchesteraviationandrail it won’t be there for a while but thanks ig :)

[@TheOYgang]

15:46 is that the M62/M1 jct or A1(M)/M18 jct? I recognise the area

[@unofficialleeds9084]

M62/M1, also known as Lofthouse interchange

[@TheOYgang]

Ah J42. The two look quite similar in these shots, however the path would have been a bit different had it gone through Doncaster. Thanks!

[@AviationUpclose]

Good eyes!