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
    @AirlinersLounge  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

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

    • @IAMFISHFOOD
      @IAMFISHFOOD 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can blink btw

  • @jakubchloe3394
    @jakubchloe3394 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

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

  • @LuxPlanes
    @LuxPlanes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yoooo lux is here

    • @KSports30
      @KSports30 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      me too

  • @Flexflex744
    @Flexflex744 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      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 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @ax.f-1256
      @ax.f-1256 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@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 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @pixiechick84
    @pixiechick84 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

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

  • @ihmcallister
    @ihmcallister 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Maybe the painters ran out of blue and yellow paint

    • @tom58358
      @tom58358 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@YHDiamond lmao

  • @mouselovinlady
    @mouselovinlady 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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
    @787-8 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

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

  • @leathomas9983
    @leathomas9983 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

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

  • @javiskii
    @javiskii 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @mxyzptlyk
    @mxyzptlyk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @theseaside727
    @theseaside727 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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😉

  • @mrkangaroo83
    @mrkangaroo83 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @Jere-iy2yv
    @Jere-iy2yv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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!

  • @zionismisterrorism8716
    @zionismisterrorism8716 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The new Condor livery is unique. I like it.

  • @egpx
    @egpx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    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.

  • @puzzledzimbo
    @puzzledzimbo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @jude_the_apostle
    @jude_the_apostle 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @aviatorb77w
    @aviatorb77w 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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. ✨

  • @WinterCloud_CAKE
    @WinterCloud_CAKE 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @mr-nobody-on-youtube
    @mr-nobody-on-youtube 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @6thdayblue59
    @6thdayblue59 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @G2000TEK
    @G2000TEK 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @therealmasonicbwe
    @therealmasonicbwe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @RS-pb2se
    @RS-pb2se 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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!

  • @MalrusOSC
    @MalrusOSC 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @alooga555
    @alooga555 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @kevinhenryviii
    @kevinhenryviii 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @PrenticeAviation
    @PrenticeAviation 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @allankaplan8061
    @allankaplan8061 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful video Andy. Loved it!

  • @JoeStudd96
    @JoeStudd96 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

  • @Transpennine
    @Transpennine 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @charlesnicholson7539
    @charlesnicholson7539 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video. I’ve subbed

  • @dh-jzrs
    @dh-jzrs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am a fan of the new condor liveries😊

  • @shaun__3
    @shaun__3 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @gillianclough
    @gillianclough 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @ben_condor
    @ben_condor 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video and I loveeee the new condor livery!

  • @gtx60
    @gtx60 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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.

  • @stevegregory2867
    @stevegregory2867 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @respighi3
    @respighi3 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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
    @makkavalley9144 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for linking me here 🍻

    • @makkavalley9144
      @makkavalley9144 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also not a fan of the new condor look

  • @glm8319
    @glm8319 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @cmunoz810
    @cmunoz810 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    COPA and united airlines livery look strikingly similar as well

  • @theoschofield1495
    @theoschofield1495 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @thomassharp2719
    @thomassharp2719 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @Crewgotwings
    @Crewgotwings 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @adjo82
    @adjo82 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The silver and red Jet2 looks nice

  • @geoffplywood6112
    @geoffplywood6112 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @MarcBrady-ph6zv
      @MarcBrady-ph6zv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The silver was always there from the beginning.

  • @ashleyellis182
    @ashleyellis182 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @TunaIncorporated
    @TunaIncorporated 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    5:07 big blue flying wind sock.

  • @CapB777
    @CapB777 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the Condor striped liveries

  • @PlaneHigh
    @PlaneHigh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @jackglicktheinternationalvlogg
    @jackglicktheinternationalvlogg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mint special on the new scheme

  • @MerkyAviation11
    @MerkyAviation11 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @LoziAllgaint
    @LoziAllgaint 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a Allegaint airlines fan they did a partnership

  • @rk6483
    @rk6483 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @rk6483
      @rk6483 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @tabassummughalofficial8011
    @tabassummughalofficial8011 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very beautiful ❤👍🇮🇳

  • @flyerflier8543
    @flyerflier8543 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @keithsewell283
    @keithsewell283 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the sun burst look on jet 2

  • @Hugolavin42
    @Hugolavin42 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Jet2 theme song is amazing

  • @lukass7474
    @lukass7474 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @aviation_lover___2
    @aviation_lover___2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @GamerBinki
    @GamerBinki 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @bananakidjoe3454
    @bananakidjoe3454 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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😁🟥⬜️🟨⬜️🟩⬜️🟦⬜️🟫

  • @Trainspotting_south_west
    @Trainspotting_south_west 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TUI 787 livery is so clean

  • @SouthwestRefuseVehiclesIreland
    @SouthwestRefuseVehiclesIreland 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The silver and red is my favourite livery

  • @DianeLee999
    @DianeLee999 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @ore0milkshake
    @ore0milkshake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @SteveAndAlexBuild
    @SteveAndAlexBuild 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @aspiringaviator3095
    @aspiringaviator3095 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @al380aviation
    @al380aviation 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @MB.S560
    @MB.S560 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagine if jet2 ordered the 737 max and 787

  • @alfiehnotts
    @alfiehnotts 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve wondered this for years 😂

  • @aviationintheair
    @aviationintheair 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @AirlinersLounge
      @AirlinersLounge  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Let's see, we would love that!

  • @danielcoa2189
    @danielcoa2189 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Roderickdunn654
    @Roderickdunn654 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i really like the condor strip livery

  • @SteveDull
    @SteveDull 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also very similar are Tui and the Italian airline Neos.

    • @railotaku
      @railotaku 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They were originally under common ownership - now seperate

  • @HamishG199
    @HamishG199 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @hgc-homegymnastics3505
    @hgc-homegymnastics3505 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the new condor livery

  • @Scotland_ball
    @Scotland_ball 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I never knew about that

  • @theShadowKnightSAS
    @theShadowKnightSAS 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @jojoduck757
    @jojoduck757 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @AirlinersLounge
      @AirlinersLounge  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope that happens! 😁🤞

  • @WorldTraveler88
    @WorldTraveler88 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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?

  • @user-bz4ys2cy3m
    @user-bz4ys2cy3m 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am not a fan of the Condor livery either
    David

  • @michaelb1716
    @michaelb1716 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @tannerb8569
    @tannerb8569 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I actually like the new Condor livery

  • @happyjh3928
    @happyjh3928 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    New condor livery: COLOURFUL ZEBRA

  • @thegotlandisfarmer8774
    @thegotlandisfarmer8774 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Condor livery’s looks like candy can

  • @zane___k7333
    @zane___k7333 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @not_lewis2649
    @not_lewis2649 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anyone else see the resemblance with silver Jet2 with Jetstar?

  • @thestrangeman069
    @thestrangeman069 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another one is Copa and United’s old livery

  • @alfiesaviation2890
    @alfiesaviation2890 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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

  • @gabagaba1220
    @gabagaba1220 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The old jet2 looks like Jetstar

  • @Butterproductions363
    @Butterproductions363 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I Like condor’s new livery.

  • @alexandersneddon4429
    @alexandersneddon4429 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Semv1
    @Semv1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    tarom and lot have also the same livery

  • @jazzcupjoey
    @jazzcupjoey 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally someone made a video on this lol

  • @jet2.aviation
    @jet2.aviation 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love Jet2

  • @ljacobs357
    @ljacobs357 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always liked KLM livery.

  • @WalkerBYT
    @WalkerBYT 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    tui is the most unique imo