Did Jet2 Really Copy Allegiant?

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Today we dive into the mystery of the Jet2 livery origin, and did they copy, or draw inspiration from, the US airline, Allegiant Airlines?
Jet2 Holidays is a UK leisure Airline, operating the likes of the Boeing 757, 737 and Airbus A321s, whereas Allegiant is an ultra-low-cost US based airline, but yet the two have remarkably similar paint schemes, what happened?

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  • @AirlinersLounge
    @AirlinersLounge10 ай бұрын

    Don't forget to hit that LIKE button if you haven't already :)

  • @IAMFISHFOOD

    @IAMFISHFOOD

    10 ай бұрын

    You can blink btw

  • @jakubchloe3394
    @jakubchloe339410 ай бұрын

    I've always thought about this for years but no one has brought it up

  • @ndirangugichuki6260

    @ndirangugichuki6260

    10 ай бұрын

    Me too

  • @Rileydelp_34L

    @Rileydelp_34L

    10 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @shaund9759

    @shaund9759

    10 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @Wiki024

    @Wiki024

    10 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @corgidoodle

    @corgidoodle

    10 ай бұрын

    Lol same

  • @LuxPlanes
    @LuxPlanes10 ай бұрын

    I love the new Condor livery, it’s fun and really unique, unlike many liveries which are just a logo on the tail and the name painted on the side

  • @KSports30

    @KSports30

    10 ай бұрын

    yoooo lux is here

  • @KSports30

    @KSports30

    10 ай бұрын

    me too

  • @Flexflex744
    @Flexflex74410 ай бұрын

    I am a German who sees condor planes from time to time. And you either love the livery or hate it. It definetely is iconic and a good marketing move. If you see the airline fairly often, you'll get used to it :)

  • @VectraVX

    @VectraVX

    10 ай бұрын

    I am really not a fan of the condor striped livery. It makes the plane look like a sock. I absolutely love the Thomas Cook one

  • @pinguthepenguin9296

    @pinguthepenguin9296

    10 ай бұрын

    Condo's livery is a Thomas Cook X Lufthansa ship.

  • @ax.f-1256

    @ax.f-1256

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@VectraVXFor us Germans there is just two opinions about the nee condor livery You hate it Or You like It. But the old Thomas Cook livery ? Nope. We all hated it. Every single German hated it. The condor logo was missing except on the winglets and the condor logo is what we want on condor aircraft. Hence why condor created that hybrid mix livery out of the mast Thomas cook livery to bring the logo back, when Thomas Cook went bankrupt. Before going to that sock livery. In fact the hate for the name Thomas Cook was so great in Germany, that they had to repaint the airplanes again with the name "condor" written in large letters on them. When the company Thomas Cook (before they went bankrupt) acquired condor, They of course painted all aircraft the same and put the name "Thomas Cook" on the fuselage like with all airlines under the Thomas cook brand. So basically every Condor aircraft looked identical to the Thomas cook aircraft in the UK. Except a small *Powered by condor* painting near the tail. The backlash was so great and we Germans hated that name so much, that the customers were literally refusing to fly condor at all. It had such a negative impact on the airline, that thomas Cook was forced to repaint the aircraft remove the name Thomas Coom from the forward part of the aircraft and put the name condor back on the aircraft just to get the customers to return 😂😂 Because people were literally refusing to book flight with Thomas cook. So condor (owned by Thomas Cook) was therefore doing business as Condor with their original name instead of Thomas cook. The livery stayed the same but they were forced to put the name "condor" on the aircraft (with the exception of the thomas Cook logo on the tailfin) Which is the reason why condor was more or less the only airline in the Thomas cook group which was doing business under their old name/under a different name then Thomas Cook. Because 99% of all Germans were like: Who TF is that damn Thomas Cook ?!?! I want to fly an airline and no restaurant! Cook ? I though that's an airline and no kitchen?!? And why is his name written on that aircraft ?!? I want to go to my holiday destination with an airline and not call the airplane by the name of the owner?!? Screw it I'm flying Lufthansa or Air Berlin (Back then still existing) instead !! So Condor which survived the Thomas cook collapse and is now again a normal airlines is now of course using a livery with would immediately tell everyone: *It's a condor airplane* Because that is what we Germans want to know: Hey look that colorful sock there ? Yeah that's our airline codor from back home in Germany. We like that airline.

  • @VectraVX

    @VectraVX

    4 ай бұрын

    Fair enough! Love this comment, thanks for the info. That's quite funny haha@@ax.f-1256

  • @ihmcallister
    @ihmcallister10 ай бұрын

    Andy, interesting article. In fact Jet2 acquired another 737-800 this season and painted it in the red tail scheme. Looks like both brands will continue side by side for the foreseeable future.

  • @YHDiamond

    @YHDiamond

    10 ай бұрын

    Maybe the painters ran out of blue and yellow paint

  • @tom58358

    @tom58358

    10 ай бұрын

    @@YHDiamond lmao

  • @pixiechick84
    @pixiechick8410 ай бұрын

    Agree Andy, much prefer the red white and silver Jet2 livery and it works on the interior also

  • @mouselovinlady
    @mouselovinlady10 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed this, I thought it would be five minutes of Andy saying “it’s a co-incidence”. Loved the little fact about the call sign.

  • @787-8
    @787-810 ай бұрын

    Condor livery is very good , a bold step ahead of boring and more traditional designs you generally find around the world .

  • @leathomas9983
    @leathomas998310 ай бұрын

    Hope Jet2 silver does appear on the NX and upcoming 320neo! Loathe the Condor beach towel livery - far too migraine inducing!!!

  • @mxyzptlyk
    @mxyzptlyk10 ай бұрын

    Apparently, the guy from Condor that designed that livery, and the guy that signed off on it were colour-blind twins working part-time for Condor while awaiting the arrival of their guide dogs.

  • @mrkangaroo83
    @mrkangaroo8310 ай бұрын

    If what I've heard is true, the inspiration came from when Jet2 leased the two 75's from Allegiant, the ceo loved the livery so asked Allegiant could they copy the livery to use in Europe.

  • @javiskii
    @javiskii10 ай бұрын

    I am one of those fans of the new condor liveries, they're extremely colorful and original

  • @theseaside727
    @theseaside72710 ай бұрын

    Absolutely ❤ Condors new livery. Instantly recogoniseable at any airport, holiday airline beach towel style and decades away from its Lufthansa beginnings! Too many white aircraft, bill board titles and logo tails, after all this is an airlines canvas to promote its brand, and this 'striped' theme continues inside the cabin and looks calssy and stylish. Well done Condors design team😉

  • @puzzledzimbo
    @puzzledzimbo10 ай бұрын

    I quite like the new "beach towel" livery of Condor. Just wish they'd use more colours.

  • @zionismisterrorism8716
    @zionismisterrorism871610 ай бұрын

    The new Condor livery is unique. I like it.

  • @Jere-iy2yv
    @Jere-iy2yv10 ай бұрын

    I didnt like the new condor livery at first but after seeing it for the first time at Düsseldorf Airport I changed my mind. It looks alot better than the pictures make it seem!

  • @WinterCloud_CAKE
    @WinterCloud_CAKE10 ай бұрын

    Personally, I love condor's livery. Reminds me of the mcdo plastic glasses we have in france

  • @egpx
    @egpx10 ай бұрын

    This isn't a new phenomenon. Back in the 60s Channel Airways bought a load of Vickers Viscounts from the American airline Continental and was allowed to retain the rather smart golden livery that they had worn in the USA. The livery was adopted by other types in the Channel Airways fleet such as the One-Eleven and Trident. Not the Comet though which retained a basic Olympic Airways colour scheme as the company was running out of money by then. The airline folded in 1972.

  • @G2000TEK
    @G2000TEK10 ай бұрын

    Brussels Airlines new livery and Croatia Airlines' livery is also very interesting

  • @6thdayblue59
    @6thdayblue5910 ай бұрын

    Thanks Andy, Really interesting content and so educational. Brilliant as always mate !!

  • @AirlinersLounge

    @AirlinersLounge

    10 ай бұрын

    Many thanks!

  • @MalrusOSC
    @MalrusOSC10 ай бұрын

    That new condor theme IMO isn’t ugly, it’s just super unique and weird.

  • @mr-nobody-on-youtube
    @mr-nobody-on-youtube10 ай бұрын

    I agree on the silver livery! Great video, this comes up a lot and I always thought it was just a coincidence.

  • @jude_the_apostle
    @jude_the_apostle10 ай бұрын

    Condor's new livery is unique and just fun. I'm glad someone strayed away from the new 'eurowhite' wave of liveries that has the tail colour extending down to the fuselage, with just a logo on the actual body. Condor's makes us talk about it which is what a business wants.

  • @RS-pb2se
    @RS-pb2se10 ай бұрын

    The one that gets me is how South West Trains and Southwest Airlines ended up getting similar liveries. I’ve never figured out why as there’s no obvious connection between them apart from the name.

  • @horchan1216

    @horchan1216

    10 ай бұрын

    South West Trains was a Stagecoach operation. A lot of Stagecoach buses and trains had the same theme going back many years, not sure how Southwest Airlines got it from!

  • @PrenticeAviation
    @PrenticeAviation10 ай бұрын

    Very interesting video! You answered a question I always wondered about!

  • @alooga555
    @alooga55510 ай бұрын

    This goes back a while, but check out the TDA (Toa Domestic Airlines of Japan, later JAS and then JAL) A300 livery around 1980. It was basically the same as the rainbow color livery that Airbus used for demo flights of the A300 around at that time.

  • @aviatorb77w
    @aviatorb77w10 ай бұрын

    I like the new Condor livery. I see it flying around here in Berlin from time to time and when planespotting i like to call them "Ringelsocken" (striped sock) :D Definetly a special livery but it for sure sets them apart in the skies as its super easy to distingush. ✨

  • @therealmasonicbwe
    @therealmasonicbwe10 ай бұрын

    In my opinion, I love the Jet2's white, silver and red liveries more than the Jet2holidays style.

  • @JoeStudd96
    @JoeStudd9610 ай бұрын

    I don't think the new Condor livery is easy on the eyes, no... but I like that it's unique amongst a time of liveries that have become minimalist and quite frankly, bland.

  • @kevinhenryviii
    @kevinhenryviii10 ай бұрын

    Nice bit of Info on the history of Jet2 and the liveries 👍🏻

  • @allankaplan8061
    @allankaplan806110 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video Andy. Loved it!

  • @AirlinersLounge

    @AirlinersLounge

    10 ай бұрын

    Many thanks!

  • @dh-jzrs
    @dh-jzrs10 ай бұрын

    I am a fan of the new condor liveries😊

  • @shaun__3
    @shaun__310 ай бұрын

    I didn't realise, but it makes sense, that Jet2 lease extra aircraft over the summer months in their busier period. Now I know!

  • @Transpennine
    @Transpennine10 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed this video, very detailed and clear! Like you, I love the old grey livery of jet2, they should be on Jet2’s new Airbus units! Abit ironic as I’m actually on a package holiday now from Leeds Bradford - Antalya. Only one jet2 a day does this route. Mine was heavily delayed by 4 hours :(. From the scheduled 16:40 to the late night 20:50 set off time

  • @allthingsaviation12

    @allthingsaviation12

    10 ай бұрын

    think you can get financial compensation as it’s 3hrs+ delay?

  • @stevegregory2867
    @stevegregory286710 ай бұрын

    Flew with Jet2 on the A330 fuel tanker plane,that was on lease to jet2.Nice plane 2,3,2 seat plan

  • @charlesnicholson7539
    @charlesnicholson753910 ай бұрын

    Excellent video. I’ve subbed

  • @AirlinersLounge

    @AirlinersLounge

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome, thank you!

  • @cmunoz810
    @cmunoz81010 ай бұрын

    COPA and united airlines livery look strikingly similar as well

  • @gtx60
    @gtx6010 ай бұрын

    Very interesting video, thank you. It may be just me but I'm confused about the Star Alliance Livery seemingly on various Airlines aircraft; may be the subject of a future video. I quite like the Condor livery if only because it's completely different.

  • @virtualoriginal

    @virtualoriginal

    10 ай бұрын

    When an airline joins an alliance part of the deal is they have to paint a percentage of the fleet in the alliance livery. That's why you see star alliance/one world/sky team liveries flying around. The star alliance livery is the second iteration with the 'clothes line' livery being the previous if im correct.

  • @ben_condor
    @ben_condor10 ай бұрын

    Good video and I loveeee the new condor livery!

  • @AirlinersLounge

    @AirlinersLounge

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoy it!

  • @gillianclough
    @gillianclough10 ай бұрын

    Nah, not keen on the Condor livery. I don’t hate it but don’t love it either.

  • @glm8319
    @glm831910 ай бұрын

    Condor actually wasn’t sold to PGL, it’s owned by a financial investor called “Attestor”.

  • @adjo82
    @adjo829 ай бұрын

    The silver and red Jet2 looks nice

  • @thomassharp2719
    @thomassharp271910 ай бұрын

    Jet2 Airlines looks a lot like Jet Star Airlines in Australia.

  • @theoschofield1495
    @theoschofield149510 ай бұрын

    i love the conodor livery because they didnt go down the aer lingus/luftansa/qantas route when making a new livery

  • @TunaIncorporated
    @TunaIncorporated10 ай бұрын

    5:07 big blue flying wind sock.

  • @respighi3
    @respighi310 ай бұрын

    To what can you compare the new Condor livery? The Cheshire Cat? A barber pole? A prison uniform? A zebra? A Slinky? Tan lines? Condor flies A339 into my home airport (PDX) during the summer, and every time I see one fly over, I ask myself: "Why would a civilized human being do that to such a beautiful airplane?"

  • @makkavalley9144
    @makkavalley91443 ай бұрын

    Thanks for linking me here 🍻

  • @makkavalley9144

    @makkavalley9144

    3 ай бұрын

    Also not a fan of the new condor look

  • @Crewgotwings
    @Crewgotwings10 ай бұрын

    In march 2011 jet2 leased an allegiant 757 under the reg G-LSAM. From then they decided to create there own

  • @geoffplywood6112
    @geoffplywood611210 ай бұрын

    Great vid. 👏 I think Jet2's original scheme was just red and white, though -- silver came later

  • @MarcBrady-ph6zv

    @MarcBrady-ph6zv

    2 ай бұрын

    The silver was always there from the beginning.

  • @lukass7474
    @lukass747410 ай бұрын

    When I was flying to Stansted, I thought those were allegiant planes

  • @LoziAllgaint
    @LoziAllgaint10 ай бұрын

    As a Allegaint airlines fan they did a partnership

  • @keithsewell283
    @keithsewell2839 ай бұрын

    I love the sun burst look on jet 2

  • @ashleyellis182
    @ashleyellis18210 ай бұрын

    So literally the only reason then is because Jet2 acquired a few Allegiant planes? So there's no real connection there, they just decided to share liveries. I guess that could have been summed up a lot quicker than it was.

  • @CapB777
    @CapB77710 ай бұрын

    Love the Condor striped liveries

  • @Trainspotting_south_west
    @Trainspotting_south_west10 ай бұрын

    TUI 787 livery is so clean

  • @GamerBinki
    @GamerBinki10 ай бұрын

    Condor was soled to a London company atestor not to polish group

  • @Hugolavin42
    @Hugolavin4212 күн бұрын

    Jet2 theme song is amazing

  • @jackglicktheinternationalvlogg
    @jackglicktheinternationalvlogg10 ай бұрын

    Mint special on the new scheme

  • @aviation_lover___2
    @aviation_lover___210 ай бұрын

    Something i found out is that if jet2 name there aircraft there usually in the normal red silver white collors

  • @SouthwestRefuseVehiclesIreland
    @SouthwestRefuseVehiclesIreland10 ай бұрын

    The silver and red is my favourite livery

  • @flyerflier8543
    @flyerflier854310 ай бұрын

    These liveries looks similar because of joint ventures or share uptakes etc, like Copa and United for example. But what about Neos, who has nothing to do with Thomson/TUI? To my knowledge they have nothing to do with each other yet they look like the same airline?!

  • @railotaku

    @railotaku

    10 ай бұрын

    Neos originally a joint venture with TUI, it's now independent but the livery remained.

  • @MerkyAviation11
    @MerkyAviation1110 ай бұрын

    Great video! At least I now know who the copycat is. The old livery was way better than the Jet2holidays livery. It would be bless to see it painted on their A321neos but I don't think it's a possibility. Listen, never say never. Condor's livery is really starting to grow on me. At first I hated it with passion and now I'm starting to warm up to it. The only colour I'm not a fan of is the green.

  • @aspiringaviator3095
    @aspiringaviator30959 ай бұрын

    You filmed G-DRTW I went on that aircraft 2023 30/5/23 SKG-STN!!!

  • @PlaneHigh
    @PlaneHigh10 ай бұрын

    Good video! another one is copa airlines and old united/continental livery.

  • @tabassummughalofficial8011
    @tabassummughalofficial801110 ай бұрын

    Very beautiful ❤👍🇮🇳

  • @aviationintheair
    @aviationintheair10 ай бұрын

    Apparently the next 321neo, G-SUNE will be in the classic colours!

  • @AirlinersLounge

    @AirlinersLounge

    10 ай бұрын

    Let's see, we would love that!

  • @rk6483
    @rk648310 ай бұрын

    The fact that most people say Air India's new livery is ugly, but say Condor's new livery is beautiful...

  • @rk6483

    @rk6483

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ayaananw The tail is a bit weird, but I think that everything else looks fine, there are a lot worse liveries imo

  • @DianeLee999
    @DianeLee9999 ай бұрын

    That vertical blue and white striped livery at the end gave me an instant sense of motion sickness! 🤢

  • @bananakidjoe3454
    @bananakidjoe345410 ай бұрын

    Thx for the video I never understood why some airline would accept something like that and is then not complaining of being copied by another BTW I love the new Condor livery😁🟥⬜️🟨⬜️🟩⬜️🟦⬜️🟫

  • @ore0milkshake
    @ore0milkshake10 ай бұрын

    the condor livery is alright, i think people just hate change :p

  • @SteveDull
    @SteveDull10 ай бұрын

    Also very similar are Tui and the Italian airline Neos.

  • @railotaku

    @railotaku

    10 ай бұрын

    They were originally under common ownership - now seperate

  • @SteveAndAlexBuild
    @SteveAndAlexBuild10 ай бұрын

    It’s so obvious now it’s even pointed out . I always wondered why 2 liveries . Thanks 🧱👍🏼

  • @MB.S560
    @MB.S5603 ай бұрын

    Imagine if jet2 ordered the 737 max and 787

  • @alfiehnotts
    @alfiehnotts10 ай бұрын

    I’ve wondered this for years 😂

  • @Roderickdunn654
    @Roderickdunn65410 ай бұрын

    i really like the condor strip livery

  • @HamishG199
    @HamishG1999 ай бұрын

    I always wonder what the Jet 2. Orange and blue stripy livery

  • @hgc-homegymnastics3505
    @hgc-homegymnastics350510 ай бұрын

    I love the new condor livery

  • @danielcoa2189
    @danielcoa218910 ай бұрын

    Dan-Air and Yemenia shared a near identical livery in the 80s' and 90s'.

  • @al380aviation
    @al380aviation10 ай бұрын

    I’m surprised you didn’t mention Copa and Continental/United

  • @theShadowKnightSAS
    @theShadowKnightSAS9 ай бұрын

    Also southwest airlines in the US and south west trains in the UK

  • @happyjh3928
    @happyjh392810 ай бұрын

    New condor livery: COLOURFUL ZEBRA

  • @user-bz4ys2cy3m
    @user-bz4ys2cy3m10 ай бұрын

    I am not a fan of the Condor livery either David

  • @jojoduck757
    @jojoduck75710 ай бұрын

    Jet2 do have plans on acquiring some A321NEO aircraft in the gray livery

  • @AirlinersLounge

    @AirlinersLounge

    10 ай бұрын

    I hope that happens! 😁🤞

  • @tannerb8569
    @tannerb856910 ай бұрын

    I actually like the new Condor livery

  • @WorldTraveler88
    @WorldTraveler8810 ай бұрын

    It is shocking striped blue to get attention, but why do airlines pick blue or a shade of it for their cabin? Is it calming color?

  • @Scotland_ball
    @Scotland_ball9 ай бұрын

    I never knew about that

  • @thegotlandisfarmer8774
    @thegotlandisfarmer877410 ай бұрын

    Condor livery’s looks like candy can

  • @michaelb1716
    @michaelb171610 ай бұрын

    The Condor liveries are the best in the sky in this correspondent's opinion. It's ruddy terrific! Great video!

  • @thestrangeman069
    @thestrangeman06910 ай бұрын

    Another one is Copa and United’s old livery

  • @Butterproductions363
    @Butterproductions36310 ай бұрын

    I Like condor’s new livery.

  • @zane___k7333
    @zane___k733310 ай бұрын

    I actually prefer the red livery, I tried flying jet2 just to fly on the red plane. 😅. But I got the blue and white.

  • @alfiesaviation2890
    @alfiesaviation289010 ай бұрын

    Haven't watched the whole vid yet but even if they have, let's be real the jet2 holidays looks loads better. Also I've heard that just for now nee planes will have this livery and others will have they grey and red

  • @jet2.aviation
    @jet2.aviation5 ай бұрын

    I love Jet2

  • @ljacobs357
    @ljacobs35710 ай бұрын

    Always liked KLM livery.

  • @not_lewis2649
    @not_lewis264910 ай бұрын

    Anyone else see the resemblance with silver Jet2 with Jetstar?

  • @gabagaba1220
    @gabagaba122010 ай бұрын

    The old jet2 looks like Jetstar

  • @alexandersneddon4429
    @alexandersneddon442910 ай бұрын

    So at around 3:20 seconds i saw the hotel i was at the big round bubble thing

  • @jazzcupjoey
    @jazzcupjoey10 ай бұрын

    Finally someone made a video on this lol

  • @Semv1
    @Semv110 ай бұрын

    tarom and lot have also the same livery

  • @Cars-N-Jets
    @Cars-N-Jets10 ай бұрын

    Yes.

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