Travel Question: Can TUI make me fly with another company?

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The practice of chartering-in capacity is widespread (Getty)

Q I have a holiday booked in August with TUI. I have now been told that I am flying with GetJet. I’ve never heard of it and the internet reviews are very poor. Any advice please?

Ray G

A GetJet is a medium-sized airline, based in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. It specialises in providing “ACMI” capacity for other carriers and holiday companies – usually in the Baltic region. ACMI stands for “aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance”. In the incessant jargon of the aviation industry, that practice is also known as “wet leasing” – as opposed to “dry leasing”, where the crew is not supplied.