Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announces bumper expansion to Summer 20 programme from Birmingham Airport

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announces bumper expansion to Summer 20 programme from Birmingham Airport

• Jet2.com

   and

  Jet2holidays

  adds over 160,000 seats next summer – increasing capacity by 23% year-on-year in direct response to more demand for flights and holidays from local holidaymakers

• BRAND NEW SKIATHOS and BARCELONA

  means

  47 destinations

  and

  more than TWO MILLION seats now on sale

  for Summer 20

• Three additional aircraft

  added into fleet to support expanded operation

17th October 2019: Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has responded to the extra demand from local holidaymakers by announcing a huge expansion to its Summer 20 programme from Birmingham Airport, including twobrand new destinations, more flights and holidays, and three additional aircraft.

The UK’s third largest airline and second largest tour operator has added weekly flights to a wide range of destinations in the Canaries, Balearics, Spain, Turkey, Bulgaria,Cyprus and Greece, and has also announced TWOBRAND NEW DESTINATIONS - Skiathos and Barcelona.

The launch of flights and holidays to Skiathos and Barcelona mean the company will operate to sevenbrand new destination for Summer 20 from Birmingham Airport, in addition to Preveza (Greece), Budapest, Kefalonia, Nice and Murcia.

The addition of over 160,000 seats means a year-on-year capacity increase of 23%, and the company is adding three additional aircraft into its fleet for the summer to support this expansion.

The extra capacity and key highlights announced from Birmingham Airport today includes:

• BRAND NEW SKIATHOS

  – launch of weekly Wednesday services from 13

  ^th

  May until 30thSeptember giving holidaymakers access to this unspoilt island which features stunning beaches and traditional Greek resorts such as

  Achladies

  ,

  Kolios

  ,

  Koukounaries

  ,

  Skiathos

  Town

  ,

  Troulos

  and

  Agia Paraskevi.

• BRAND NEW BARCELONA

  – twice weekly services to the Catalan capital provides local holidaymakers with a fantastic city break option with bars, beaches and boutiques galore.  Holidaymakers can be wowed by the creative genius of Gaudí, take time out along the stunning harbour, or get to know the sandy shorelines of Mediterranean.

• Canary Islands

  – almost 50,000 additional seats announced, meaning up to 28 weekly departures to the Canaries. This includes

  Tenerife

  (now up to 12 weekly departures),

  Gran Canaria

  (now five weekly services),

  Fuerteventura

  (now four weekly services) and

  Lanzarote

  (now daily services). Unrivalled choice and flexibility with the UK’s leading operator to the Canaries with 340,000 seats on sale.

• Turkey

  – almost 40,000 additional seats announced, meaning over 200,000 seats on sale in Summer 20

  .

  This means 20 weekly services to Turkey, including

  Dalaman

  (eight services every week) and

  Antalya

  (eight services every week),

  Bodrum

  (two weekly services) and

  Izmir

  (two weekly services)

  .

• Balearic Islands

  – nearly 300,000 seats on sale with UK’s leading operator to the Balearics. This includes

  Majorca

  (now up to 16 weekly services),

  Menorca

  (now five weekly services) and

  Ibiza

  (daily services) – meaning 28 services every week and again providing unrivalled choice and flexibility.

• Greece

  – up to 25 weekly services to ten destinations in Greece, meaning more choice than ever. In addition to

  three brand new Greek destinations

  -

  Skiathos

  (weekly services),

  Kefalonia

  (weekly services) and

  Preveza

  (weekly services) - there are also multiple weekly services to

  Corfu

  (three weekly services)

  , Crete (Heraklion)

  (five weekly services)

  , Crete (Chania)

  (two weekly services)

  , Kos

  (three weekly services)

  , Rhodes

  (four weekly services)

  , Thessaloniki

  (weekly services) and

  Zante

  (four weekly services)

  .

• Cyprus

  – 100,000 seats on sale with more seats added today. More flying to

  Paphos

  (now four weekly services) and

  Larnaca

  (now five services).

• Spain

  – great choice to

  mainland Spain

  with over 350,000 seats on sale. This includes

  Alicante

  (11 weekly services),

  Malaga

  (ten weekly services),

  Reus

  (

  Costa Dorada

  ) (three services),

  Girona

  (

  Costa Brava

  ) (two weekly services),

  Costa de Almeria

  (two weekly services services), and

  Murcia

  (two weekly services),

• Bourgas (Bulgaria)

  – increased number of services to this new for Summer 19 destination, meaning three weekly services.