In response to strong demand from customers looking to enjoy some early summer sun, the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator have added an additional 75,000 seats to sunshine destinations in Turkey (Antalya, Izmir and Bodrum), Croatia (Dubrovnik), Mainland Spain (Girona, Alicante and Reus), the Balearics (Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca), Montenegro (Tivat), Portugal (Faro), Cyprus (Larnaca), Italy (Naples), Greece (Rhodes)and the Canaries (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) for Summer 24.
With more holidaymakers looking to book or travel earlier in the summer season, the new flights have been added in March, April and May 2024 and are timed perfectly for the Easter holidays and Spring.
The extra capacity has been added from ten of their UK bases - Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted Airports. (the additional services are broken down by base below).
Strong demand for flights and ATOL protected package holidays means Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have brought forward the start of their Summer 24 season to three destinations - Tivat, Girona and Izmir, with flights on sale to these sunshine hotspots earlier than ever. As a result of the expansion, flights will now start operating from the end of March to Girona and Izmir and from the beginning of April to Tivat for the first time.
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have further responded to the trend for Spring and Easter holidays by adding extra capacity to Dubrovnik, Ibiza, Reus and Rhodes in April and May, giving customers and independent travel agents even more choice and flexibility when it comes to enjoying a slice of early summer sun.
In addition, the airline and package holiday specialist have put new flights on sale to Antalya, Bodrum, Faro, Larnaca, Gran Canaria, Naples, Palma (Majorca), Menorca, Alicante, and Tenerife, as holidaymakers flock to book getaways earlier in the summer season.
The additional flights and holidays on sale per base include:
- Belfast International Airport – additional services added to three destinations - Dubrovnik in March and Ibiza and Rhodes in March and April.
- Birmingham Airport – addition of flights to Girona and Izmir from the end of March means an extended summer season to these two popular destinations. Extra capacity also added to Ibiza, Dubrovnik and Reus in March and April.
- Bristol Airport – additional services to four destinations for Summer 24, including Bodrum and Faro in April. More flights added to Ibiza and Larnaca in March too.
- East Midlands Airport - additional services added to five destinations - Ibiza in March, Reus and Rhodes in April, Menorca in April and May and Izmir in May.
- Edinburgh Airport – Summer 24 expansion to seven destinations. This includes extra services to Dubrovnik in April, Ibiza, Reus, and Palma (Majorca) in March and April and Rhodes, Naples and Gran Canaria in April.
- Glasgow Airport – Summer 24 programme expanded to five destinations, including extended summer season to Izmir, with flights now available from the beginning of April. Additional services to Ibiza in March, Reus and Bodrum in April and Rhodes in April and May.
- Leeds Bradford Airport – expanded Summer 24 programme to seven destinations. This includes an earlier start to the season in Girona and Izmir, with services available for the first time from the beginning of April. Additional capacity also added to Alicante, Tenerife and Ibiza in March and Reus and Rhodes in March and April.
- Manchester Airport – extra capacity added to eight destinations for Summer 24, including an extended summer season to Tivat, Girona and Izmir, with flights now available to Izmir and Girona from the end of March and to Tivat from the beginning of April. Extra services to Antalya in March, Dubrovnik in March and April, Ibiza in March, Reus and Rhodes in March and April.
- Newcastle International Airport – additional services to seven destinations. New services to Izmir and Girona from the beginning of April means an extended summer season to these two hotspots. Additional services added to Reus in April and May, Dubrovnik in May, Ibiza in March and Rhodes and Tenerife in April too.
- London Stansted Airport – Summer 24 expansion to four destinations, including an earlier start to the summer season in Tivat and Izmir, with flights operating from the beginning of April. Extra capacity added to Dubrovnik in April and May and Ibiza in March as well.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “As the UK’s largest tour operator, we are continuing to react quickly to the demand we are seeing by adding on even more capacity for Summer 24. Customers and independent travel agents have been flocking to book holidays for the early summer season, so we are delighted to be offering even more choice and flexibility to 17 sun destinations and giving holidaymakers many opportunities to get away on our award-winning flights and holidays. By extending the season to Tivat, Girona and Izmir, as well as adding additional services to a host of destinations for the early summer season, we are giving customers exactly what they want – an early slice of summer sun, and we know just how much they will be jumping at the chance to get away and grab this.”
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