28 January 2021: Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks has today announced that it will operate flights and city breaks to Athens for the first time – with operations starting in April 2022 from three of the company’s UK bases.
Flights and city breaks to Athens
are now on sale with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks
from Birmingham (exclusive route), Manchester and London Stansted Airports,
with two weekly services operating from each base from April 2022 until the end
of October.
Customers looking to travel to Athens in Summer 22 can choose a flight-only with leading leisure airline, Jet2.com, or a package option with Jet2CityBreaks available for a low £60 per person deposit. Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include flights with Jet2.com including 22kg free hold luggage and 10kg of free cabin baggage, transfers to and from the airport, as well as a choice of hotels in the best locations.
Greece’s capital, Athens, is the beating heart of Ancient Greece and the launch of flights and city breaks comes in response from holidaymakers who want to go history hunting, be stunned by world-renowned sights such as the Acropolis, or enjoy the fantastic nightlife. Jet2CityBreaks has a range of 3-5* hotels available in Athens City in neighbourhoods such as Koukaki, Monastiraki and Plaka. These locations provide easy access to the best sites, whether that be the flea market and Monastiraki, the nightlife in Psiri, the ‘Old Town’ of Plaka, the world-famous Acropolis or Syntagma Square.
The introduction of flights and city breaks to Athens comes in direct response from British holidaymakers but also gives locals fantastic access to London, the city of Manchester and the North West of England, as well as Birmingham and the Midlands region.
As well as booking and travelling on award-winning flights, customers get to experience and enjoy the company’s VIP customer service which has seen Jet2.com repeatedly win high-profile accolades such as TripAdvisor’s Best Airline – Europe and Top 10 Airlines of the World.
This VIP customer service includes friendly flight times, as well as a generous 22kg baggage allowance and 10kg hand luggage allowance through a flight-only booking with Jet2.com, which saw the airline win five accolades at the 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice® Awards for Airlines. When customers book a Jet2CityBreak they get that very same VIP customer service, with transfers and ATOL protection too.
The company has continued its customer-first strategy throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, winning praise from customers, consumer organisations, media, and independent travel agents for how it has looked after customers affected by programme changes. This includes Jet2.com ranking as the number one travel firm for providing refunds, according to a travel refund cancellation survey of more than 77,000 people by MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE). In addition, Jet2.com was recognised as the only UK airline to promptly provide refunds without significant backlogs, following a review by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “We know there is great demand from customers for flights and city breaks to historic Athens and we are delighted to be launching such exciting programmes from three of our UK bases in Summer 22. We know how popular our award-winning flights and city breaks to Athens in the summer will be, and we look forward to a very successful programme.”
Ioanna Papadopoulou, Athens International Airport’s
Communications & Marketing Director said: “We are thrilled with Jet2.com’s
vote of trust to the Athens market and their decision to connect, as of Summer
2022, our city with London Stansted, Manchester and Birmingham, thus
enhancing travellers’ choices, through the offering of their excellent
leisure product to our market.
We are firmly committed to stand by our new airline partner, work closely together for the strengthening and enhancement of the tourism flows and substantially contribute to its successful operations to and from Athens.”
Emy Anagnostopoulou, Director-Greek National Tourist Office, said: “We are extremely excited to hear that Jet2.com will be introducing Athens as a new route from Birmingham, Manchester and London Stansted for Summer 22. We would like to thank everyone at Jet2.com for believing in Greece as an inspirational destination and for their continuous support. We are sure that their customers will not only enjoy the breathtaking archaeological sites and the delicious gastronomic scene of Athens, but they will also have the chance to discover its contemporary and urban side. Holidaymakers will be thrilled by an excursion to the Acropolis, shopping in Monastiraki, tasting local delicacies in tavernas in Plaka and even a swim in the numerous beaches of Athens Riviera or the neighbouring Saronic islands. Athens is the perfect dreamy destination for holidaymakers, and it will satisfy all their travel preferences and expectations.”
For further information and to book visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2citybreaks.com
Independent
travel agents can visit: trade.jet2holidays.com
