Jet2 has added more flights and holidays to Crete this summer, as holidaymakers continue to flock to the popular Greek island. It has added over 7,500 seats to the island thanks to additional services to Heraklion from Leeds Bradford and Birmingham, as well as additional services to Chania from Manchester and London Stansted. These new services will operate during the holiday season: Leeds Bradford gets a second Monday Heraklion service between 25 July and 26 September, providing up to six weekly departures. There is an additional Thursday service to Chania operating between 14 July and 1 September from Manchester. This expanded programme means that Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate over 50 weekly services to Crete from across ten UK bases during peak periods. Jet2holidays has an expanded portfolio of 2-5 star hotels and villas on sale. The tour operator has almost 200 hotels on sale in Crete this summer.

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Jet2 has inaugurated its first flights to Izmir, Turkey from both East Midlands and Bristol Airports They are brand-new routes for summer 2022. Jet2 is operating a weekly Tuesday services from East Midlands until 1 November. As Turkey’s third largest city, Izmir offers easy access to popular resort areas such as Kusadasi, Cesme, Ozdere and Seferihisar. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have 31 sun and city destinations on sale for summer 2022 from East Midlands. It also waved off its first flight to Izmir from Bristol Airport this week. It is also running each Tuesday until 1 November. In addition, it launches a new route to Bodrum from Bristol on 5 May. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate weekly Thursday services to Bodrum from 5 to 19 May, increasing to up to two weekly services from 30 May to 31 October.

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Jet2 announced a brand new destination from Newcastle Airport for summer 2023 – the Italian city of Verona. Days after announcing an expanded summer 2022 programme from Newcastle, Jet2 moved to expand its summer 2023 schedules. The addition of Verona means there are 34 sun and city destinations from Newcastle with Jet2 next summer. Weekly services to Verona will run every Wednesday from 10 May 2023 until the end of September. As well as fa flight-only options package holidays with Jet2CityBreaks are available for £60 per person deposit. Jet2CityBreaks packages include flights with Jet2.com including 22kg hold luggage, transfers to and from the airport, as well as a choice of 2-5 star hotels. Jet2 has up to 125 weekly flights departing from Newcastle Airport during peak times next summer. 

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Jet2 announced the launch of winter services to Athens for the first time, from Manchester and Birmingham. It will operate flights and city breaks to Athens in November 2022 and February and March 2023. There will be up to two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from each base during this time. It follows the recent launch announcement of flights and city breaks to Athens for summer 2022. Jet2CityBreaks has a range of 3-5* hotels available in Athens City, in neighbourhoods such as Koukaki, Monastiraki and Plaka. Customers can choose from a flight-only with leisure airline, Jet2.com, or a package option with Jet2CityBreaks available for £60 per person deposit. Jet2 operates scheduled services to 12 city break destinations for winter 2022/23, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Budapest, Paris, Rome, Krakow, Prague and Venice. Additionally, a Christmas Markets programme will operate with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks to six destinations. These are Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Prague, Copenhagen and Vienna. 

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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have again added more capacity for summer 2022. Jet2 responded to customer confidence and continued demand with new flights to the Canary Islands, Turkey, mainland Spain and Portugal (Faro). The additional flights have been added from Belfast International, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow and Newcastle Airports,. The expansion is the latest in a series of recent capacity increases. More flights  have recently been added to Spain, the Canaries, the Balearics and Portugal for spring and Easter, along with extra flying to Tenerife between now and May. There were also capacity increases to Madeira, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Majorca, Ibiza, Santorini and Sardinia for summer 2022. 

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Jet2 has jetted off to Athens for the first time. Flights departed from Manchester and Birmingham Airports to the Greek capital. Jet2 is flying to Athens twice a week from both airports until the end of October. Customers can choose from a flight-only with Jet2.com, or a package option with Jet2CityBreaks. Flights and city breaks to Athens are part of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ expanded programme for summer 2022. It has over half a million extra seats on sale to Greece compared to summer 2019 - a capacity increase of 86%. As well as offering services to Athens flights for the first time, Jet2 also operate to two other new destinations this summer – Sardinia (Manchester and London Stansted) and Sicily (Leeds Bradford, Manchester and London Stansted) from 1 May.

Responding to strong demand for summer 2022, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have added more capacity to sun destinations from Manchester Airport. It includes flights and holidays to Madeira, Greece, Turkey and Croatia. There is extra capacity to Heraklion in Crete, Corfu, Mykonos, Kefalonia, Dalaman, Split and Dubrovnik) from Manchester for this summer. Recent expansions include extra flying to Tenerife between February and May and Alicante for spring and the Easter holidays, as well as more flights and holidays going on sale to Majorca, Ibiza, Santorini and Sardinia for summer 2022. More flights have been added during the peak summer season..such as extra Monday services from 25 July to 19 September to Madeira and additional Tuesday services between 26 July and 13 September to Split.

Jet2 has dropped compulsory mask wearing on flights, the first carrier to downgrade it to a recommendation. It has informed passengers masks are no longer mandatory on flights in England and Northern Ireland. Passengers will still be required to wear masks in overseas airports and on transfers, subject to local rules. “It’s no longer a legal requirement to wear a facemask at our airports or onboard our planes. However, as per UK government guidance, we recommend that you continue to wear a facemask in these spaces, and you will need to wear one when you get to your overseas destination, ”the airline said. “It’s still a legal requirement for everyone aged six years and over to wear a facemask at our Scottish airports and onboard our planes travelling to and from those airports.”

Jet2 has added additional flights and holidays to Tenerife from five UK bases, as the Spanish government relaxes its vaccine requirement for British teenagers. It now allows them to enter the country with a negative PCR test. With Spain lifting its travel restrictions for 12-17 year olds, Jet2 has responded with additional services from East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow and Manchester Airports from 25 February to 23 May. The additional flights represent more than 7,000 extra seats on sale. After Spain scrapped vaccination certification rules for 12-17 year olds, Jet2 says demand has surged for the Canary Islands, with Tenerife proving to be amongst the most popular sun destinations for this winter, Easter and summer. East Midlands is introducing an additional Sunday service to Tenerife from 6 to 27 March, and Glasgow will have a third Friday flight added from 25 February to 8 April. An extra Sunday service is added from Leeds Bradford to Tenerife from 6 March to 17 April. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "With Spain scrapping vaccination certification rules for 12-17 year olds and international travel starting to return, families are really jumping at the chance to enjoy a much-needed holiday in Tenerife, and we have seen an increase in bookings." "Our winter sun and summer sun programmes are looking busy across the board, with Tenerife in particular proving to be an extremely popular."

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks unveiled their city breaks and Christmas Markets programmes for winter 2022/23. A dozen destinations are on sale for customers and independent travel agents to choose from. It will operate scheduled services to a range of city break hotspots such as Budapest, Rome, Krakow and Prague next winter. In addition, a mini Christmas Markets series will operate with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks to six destinations. The company's winter 2022/23 scheduled city breaks programme includes Amsterdam from Birmingham and Leeds Bradford, Barcelona on sale from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford and Manchester with up to eight weekly services, and up to eight weekly services to Budapest from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford and Manchester. Flights to Rome, Krakow and Prague are each on sale from five UK bases. Christmas Markets services are on sale to Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Prague and Copenhagen. Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include flights with Jet2.com including 22kg hold luggage, transfers to and from the airport, as well as a choice of hotels in central locations. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks said: "Despite the recent introduction of travel restrictions, there is still a lot of demand for this winter but we know that people are looking further ahead as well. As always, we want to deliver what our customers and independent travel agent partners want."

Jet2.com launched its most comprehensive programme of ski flights for winter 2022/23. The leisure airline put its largest ever choice of ski flights on sale for next winter, across eight ski destinations and 40 ski routes. It represents nearly 70 weekly ski flights during peak periods to the top snow spots in Europe. The programme includes another new route to Chambery from Edinburgh next winter. Services to Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Turin, Lyon and Barcelona (Andorra) are also returning for winter 2022/23. "Customers have been telling us how much they want to book their place on the slopes for next winter, so we have responded to that demand by putting the ski programme on sale for winter 2022/23. The eight ski destinations available through Jet2.com give skiers and snowboarders access to some of the very best ski resorts," said Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. Northwest skiers and snowboarders have the widest range of options with flights from Manchester to Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Innsbruck, Lyon, Salzburg, Turin and Barcelona. London Stansted operates services to Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Innsbruck and Salzburg for winter 2022/23.

To kick off the upcoming winter ski season, Jet2.com has launched a half price ski carriage promotion Jet2.com says it has experienced strong demand from snow sports enthusiasts with bookings up on winter 2019. It flies to ski destinations in Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy and the Pyrenees. The airline is offering 22kg of ski carriage for half price to all eight of its ski destinations on sale for new bookings made between now and 6 December, and for departures between December 2021 and April 2022. It offers savings of £30 on ski carriage Booking a ski flights with Jet2.com includes 10kg hand luggage.