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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announces hugely expanded winter programme

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Published 10 November 2017

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has today announced a massively expanded winter flights and holidays programme from Birmingham Airport for next year, with over 450,000 seats on sale to 20 winter sun, city and ski destinations for Winter 18/19.

The leading leisure airline and package holiday specialist is building on its growth and success at its new base by announcing an exciting Winter 18/19 programme, which includes aBRAND NEW winter route to the Turkish sunshine (Antalya). In addition to this, the company is responding to increased demand at the airport by putting on more flights and extended season lengths to popular sun, city and ski destinations, giving holidaymakers more choice and flexibility than ever.

All of this means there are over 450,000 seats on sale for Winter 18/19, representing a 14% capacity increase for what is the company’s second winter programme from Birmingham Airport. 

Key highlights include:

  • Introduction of first ever winter service to

    Antalya

    with weekly services operating every Friday until January and recommencing in February

  • Significant expansion of Winter programme to

    Canary Islands

    with more services to

    Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote

    and

    Tenerife

    meaning more than 150,000 seats to the Canaries are on sale for next winter

  • More flights and holidays to bestselling destinations of

    Alicante

    ,

    Faro

    and

    Malaga

    on the back of recent increased demand

  • Expansion of

    Cyprus

    (

    Paphos)

    means weekly Sunday services now operate all year-round

  • More services to

    Madeira

    , meaning up to two weekly services on Mondays and Fridays

  • Expansion of

    Malta

    programme meaning weekly Monday services

  • More seats to

    Rome

    , with up to two weekly services

  • Expansion of

    ski programme

    with more capacity to

    Salzburg

    and

    Grenoble

    , in addition to

    Geneva

    and

    Turin

    services

This announcement is part of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ biggest ever winter flights and holidays programme, with over 3.5 million seats going on sale today.

The programme means that the company is offering its biggest ever winter range, and with everything wrapped up in one package, holidaymakers from Birmingham and beyond have access to great value package breaks across thousands of 2-5 star hotels, with Jet2.com flights, industry leading 22kg baggage allowance and airport transfers included, through a £60 per person deposit. Offering full ATOL protection, Jet2holidays also includes free child places on all holidays as well as 0% credit and debit card fees.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays,said: “The announcement of this hugely expanded winter programme out of Birmingham Airport shows the confidence that we have in our award-winning airline and package holiday offering from our new base. We have more seats and holidays on sale to a range of fantastic sun, city and ski destinations meaning that our expanded Winter 18/19 programme has something for everyone. With holidaymakers continuing to look to get away on their well-deserved holidays, particularly during the long winter, we are stepping in to meet demand by putting on more seats to provide more choice and flexibility than ever.”

William Pearson, Aviation Director of Birmingham Airport commented: “Since only starting in March this year Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has grown the number of seats and destinations that it offers from Birmingham Airport.  With the choice of ski and sun holidays and now the addition of the new Turkish route to Antalya for Winter 18/19, passengers can now plan their travel in advance from their local airport.”

To book a great value 2017/18 winter flight or package holiday visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com

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