Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks unveiled an expanded winter city breaks programme for 2023/24.  It offers a choice of eight leisure city break destinations for winter 2023/24, with flights and city breaks going on sale from six UK bases - Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and London Stansted Airports. The expanded programme offers 28 routes to Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Prague, Rome and Venice. The programme includes two brand-new winter city routes – London Stansted to Athens and London Stansted to Rome, as well as additional services to Athens from Manchester Airport in December and January. Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include flights with Jet2.com as well as a choice of 2-5-star hotels in central locations. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We want to deliver what our customers and independent travel agent partners want, so have put on sale a fantastic selection of city break destinations in winter 2023/24.”

Jet2.com unveiled its winter 2023/24 ski programme to the French, Swiss, Austrian and Italian Alps. To mark the release of the 2023/24 programme, Jet2.com launched an early bird launch offer with ski carriage for just £1 (return) if they book a winter 2023/24 ski flight to any destination. The offer applies to new bookings through 31 October 2022. The company says it has seen strong demand for ski flights throughout the winter 2022/23season. Jet2.com will operate ski flights to seven destinations next winter - Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Turin from 16 December 2023 to 14 April 2024. It represents 35 routes and over 60 weekly ski flights during peak periods. Offering a choice of services to many of these popular ski destinations, the flights provide fantastic flexibility and are perfectly timed for skiers and snowboarders looking to slope off to the snow for a weekend, long weekend, or longer mid-week break.

 

• SEVEN top ski destinations go on sale with com for Winter 23/24, giving skiers and snowboarders the chance to hit the slopes
• Ski services operating from across ten UK bases to Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Turin and Lyon
• Early bird launch offer means customers can get Winter 23/24 ski carriage for just £1 return!

  Jet2.com is giving skiers and snowboarders the chance to slope off to the snow next winter and grab a piste of the action in the French, Swiss, Austrian and Italian Alps after launching its Winter 23/24 Ski programme.   The good news does not stop there. Skiers and snowboarders have even more reason to book their place on the slopes for Winter 23/24, as Jet2.com is today launching an early bird launch offer meaning customers get ski carriage for just £1 (return) if they book a Winter 23/24 ski flight to any of the above destinations. The offer applies if customers make a new booking between now and 31st October 2022.   The leading leisure airline has put its popular programme of ski flights on sale for Winter 23/24, with snow sports enthusiasts now able to book in advance to access the best slopes in Europe from all ten of the company’s UK bases and lock in their price now. With the ski airline experiencing strong demand for ski flights in Winter 22/23, the company has moved to give customers more choice for next winter too.   Jet2.com will operate ski flights to seven destinations next winter - Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Turin from 16^th December 2023 to 14^th April 2024. This represents 35 routes and over 60 weekly ski flights during peak periods.   Offering a choice of services to many of these popular ski destinations, the flights provide fantastic flexibility and are perfectly timed for skiers and snowboarders looking to slope off to the snow for a weekend, long weekend, or longer mid-week break.   In addition to this wide choice of destinations and flights, booking and travelling on ski flights with Jet2.com means that customers get to enjoy VIP customer service which has seen the UK’s third largest airline win numerous awards and accolades, as well as 10kg hand luggage and 22kg baggage* and 22kg ski carriage*.   The full ski programme from Jet2.com for Winter 23/24 is as follows:  

• Chambery – ski flights on sale from five UK bases (Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and London Stansted), offering quick and easy access to world-famous ski resorts in France, including the Three Valleys. The popular ski areas of the Alpe d’Huez, Chamonix, La Plagne and Val d'Isère are easily accessible from Chambery, providing memorable skiing whether you are a beginner or an expert.
• Geneva – a huge programme of ski flights on sale from eight UK bases (Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle). With almost 30 weekly flights departing during key times, Geneva offers ski enthusiasts some of the very best ski resorts including Tignes, Flaine, Verbier, Zermatt and the Three Valleys.
• Salzburg – ski flights on sale from nine UK bases (Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle). Salzburg opens-up the best of the Austrian Alps and over 300 resorts including Kaprun, Mayrhofen and Obertauern to skiers.
• Grenoble – the host of the 1968 Winter Olympics, Grenoble offers the perfect gateway to the French Alps, with over 175 incredible ski resorts nearby including Morzine, Chamonix, Chamrousse, Les Deux Alpes, Alpe d’Huez and Avoriaz. On sale from Birmingham, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle.
• Turin - the legacy of Turin’s 2006 Winter Olympics means that skiers can enjoy speedy transfers to well-established skiing resorts such as Pila, Vars, Le Corbier and Val d’Isere. With 400km of piste at the Milky Way area alongside the stunning mountainous backdrop of the Monterosa network, there is plenty to go at with services available from Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester.
• Innsbruck – skiers and snowboarders can access the Tyrolean capital from Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, London Stansted and Manchester. Innsbruck hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and resorts such as Igls, Alpbach and St Anton am Arlberg make it a firm favourite with skiers and snow sports fans year in year out.
• Lyon – with flights on sale from Manchester Airport, snow sports fans have direct access to several major French ski resorts such as Tignes, Les Arcs and Alpe d’Huez, as well several smaller ski resorts for those looking to get away from the crowds.

  Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “Feedback from customers is telling us how much they want to book their place on the slopes for next winter. As always, we have responded to that demand by putting a fantastic ski programme on sale for Winter 23/24 from across our ten UK bases. With seven ski destinations available through Jet2.com, this gives skiers and snowboarders access to some of the best ski resorts in the world. Offering fantastic choice and flexibility, skiers and snowboarders can hit the slopes for a weekend, a short break or for longer, whilst flying with our award-winning airline and benefitting from our VIP customer service, 22kg of baggage and ski allowance. With so many skiers and snowboarders already looking ahead to Winter 23/24, we are anticipating another successful ski season.”   Ski destinations by base for Winter 23/24:  

• Belfast International – Salzburg (weekly services)
• Birmingham – Chambery (weekly services), Geneva (up to three weekly services), Grenoble (up to two weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services), Salzburg (weekly services) and Turin (weekly services)
• Bristol – Chambery (weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
• East Midlands – Geneva (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
• Edinburgh – Geneva (up to two weekly services), Salzburg (weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services) and Turin (weekly services)
• Glasgow – Geneva (weekly services)
• Leeds Bradford – Chambery (weekly services), Geneva (up to seven weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
• London Stansted – Chambery (up to two weekly services), Geneva (up to seven weekly services), Grenoble (weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
• Manchester – Chambery (up to three weekly services), Geneva (up to six weekly services), Grenoble (up to two weekly services), Innsbruck (up to three weekly services), Lyon (weekly services), Salzburg (up to two weekly services) and Turin (weekly services)

Newcastle – Geneva (weekly services), Grenoble (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)

To meet growing demand to Turkey, Jet2 will bring forward the summer 2023 season flying to Dalaman and Izmir. Dalaman flights kick off from March 17 from Manchester, London Stansted, Birmingham and Bristol. Leeds Bradford flights begin on March 20 and Glasgow on April 2 Jet2 brought forward the start of its summer 2023 season to Bodrum, with flights from early April Flights and holidays to Izmir also start earlier from Birmingham Manchester and London Stansted in mid-April. “Dalaman and Izmir are both enormously popular and there is huge demand,” Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said. Jet2 also operates year-round services to Antalya from all its UK bases.

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have together more than doubled their summer 2023 programme to Nice from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford and Manchester Airports. They have added a new route to Nice from Birmingham Airport and doubled the frequency of services from Leeds Bradford Airport, in addition to extra flights from Manchester for the Rugby World Cup in September. Jet2 is offering up to seven weekly services to Nice for summer 2023. The new Birmingham to Nice route flies up to two weekly services from 26 May 2023 to 16 October 2023. Leeds Bradford gets a second weekly service offering up to two weekly flights from 26 May 2023 to 16 October 2023. Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “Customers have been flocking to book Summer 23 fights and city breaks, with Nice being a very popular holiday choice for next year.” There are 56 sun and city leisure destinations across the network from ten UK bases for summer 2023.

Jet2 has been appointed to the Jet Zero Council, the partnership body tasked with delivering decarbonisation in the aviation sector. As part of the Council, Jet2 will ask the Government to show greater transparency on where money collected for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is spent. It will call for revenue to be put specifically towards decarbonisation policies. Headquartered in Leeds with more than 9,000 people employed across the UK, Jet2.com is one of the only major airlines headquartered in the North. It says the appointment brings greater regional representation to the Council and will lead the development of sustainable aviation in the North. “This brings greater regional representation to the body and will allow us to move forward our ambition to be one of the leading brands in sustainable air travel and package holidays,” said Steve Heapy, Chief Executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays Jet2 will work towards delivering greater investment in sustainable aviation fuels.

Jet2 has brought forward the start of their summer 2023 season to Bodrum, with flights operating from the beginning of April from Birmingham, Manchester and London Stansted Airports.  The leisure airline and tour operator to Turkey have added more flights and holidays to Bodrum from the three airports, with services now starting from 3 April onwards. The addition of the new flights comes in response to customer demand for early summer sun. The additional services mean Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are operating up to seven weekly services to Bodrum during April 2023. There are twice-weekly flights from Manchester starting 6 April 2023. Birmingham has Monday and Friday services from 3 April and Stansted service departs twice a week also from 3 April.

Responding to very strong demand, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have extended the season to Malta. Flights will operate during the winter period from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford and London Stansted airports for the first time since winter 2019/20. In addition, the season to Malta from Manchester Airport has also been extended. Representing nearly 6,000 additional seats going on sale, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are increasing capacity to Malta compared to winter 2021 by over 60%. The additional flights include Monday services extended to 28 November 2022 and restarting from 13 February 2023 from Birmingham. London Stansted’s Thursday service is extended until 24 November 2022 and restarts from 16 February 2023. Malta International Airport CEO Alan Borg said: “We are delighted that the UK will benefit from increased connectivity to Malta in the off-peak months through Jet2.com’s vote of confidence in our islands.”

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. The new services will operate during the peak summer 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.

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.

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.

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.