It will base three aircraft at Bristol for summer 2021, operating up to 56 flights a week to destinations across mainland Spain, as well as the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
Other destinations include holiday hotspots in Greece, Turkey, Italy and Portugal (including Madeira).
Four summer routes will be Jet2 exclusives at Bristol airport – Izmir in Turkey, Kalamata and Lesvos in Greece, and Costa de Almeria in Spain.
In total, 450,000 Jet2 seats at Bristol are now on sale for summer 2021, with its inaugural flight scheduled to depart Bristol for Lanzarote on 1 April.
Jet2 will also offer three weekly ski services for winter 2021/22, flying to Geneva in Switzerland, Grenoble in France and Salzburg in Austria, and a weekly flight to Paphos in Cyprus.
The move will create more than 200 new jobs, including flight and cabin crew roles, as well as posts in engineering and ground operations.
It will support the move by assigning a dedicated trade sales executive to the region, head of trade sales Alan Cross told TTG, as well by rolling out its new virtual holiday show initiative to agents.
Steve Heapy, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays chief executive, said: “This is an incredibly exciting day for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays as we expand our award-winning flights and holidays to Bristol airport.
“We know how much demand there is, because we have been listening to customers and independent travel agents in the region for some time. We are delighted to be bringing them the news they have been looking forward to.”
Dave Lees, Bristol airport chief executive, added: “Never has the time been more important for the region to look to the future in a post-Covid world, and Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have shown the confidence in the strength of the region to open up their tenth UK operating base at Bristol airport.
“This exciting news is a major step towards the future by creating job opportunities, providing significant investment and an increase in the choice of destinations and holidays available to customers in the region.”
Jet2’s full summer 2021 programme from Bristol runs:
Mainland Spain
- Costa de Almeria – weekly Thursday services
- Girona (Costa Brava) – weekly Saturday services
- Reus – up to two weekly services (Monday and Thursday)
Canary Islands
- Fuerteventura – up to two weekly services (Tuesday and Saturday)
- Gran Canaria – up to two weekly services (Monday and Thursday)
- Lanzarote – two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday)
- Tenerife – up to three weekly services (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday)
Balearic Islands
- Ibiza – up to three weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
- Majorca – up to five weekly services (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
- Menorca – up to three weekly services (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday)
Portugal
- Faro – up to four weekly services (Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday)
- Madeira – weekly Monday services
Italy
- Naples – weekly Sunday services
- Verona – weekly Saturday services
Greece
- Corfu – up to two weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday)
- Crete (Heraklion) – up to two weekly services (Tuesday and Friday)
- Halkidiki – weekly Thursday services
- Kalamata – weekly Wednesday services
- Kefalonia – weekly Sunday services
- Kos – weekly Thursday services
- Lesvos – weekly Sunday services
- Preveza – weekly Sunday services
- Rhodes – up to two weekly services (Tuesday and Saturday)
- Santorini – weekly Wednesday services
- Skiathos – up to two weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday)
- Zante – up to two weekly services (Monday and Friday)
Turkey
- Antalya – three weekly services (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
- Dalaman – up to four weekly services (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)
- Izmir – weekly Tuesday services
Jet2’s full winter 2021/22 programme from Bristol runs:
Canary Islands
- Fuerteventura – two weekly services (Wednesday and Saturday)
- Gran Canaria – two weekly services (Monday and Thursday)
- Lanzarote - three weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday)
- Tenerife – four weekly services (Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Portugal
- Faro – two weekly services (Monday and Friday)
- Madeira – weekly Monday services
Cyprus
- Paphos – weekly Sunday services
Turkey
- Antalya – two weekly services (Tuesday and Friday)
Ski services
- Geneva – weekly Saturday services
- Grenoble – weekly Sunday services
- Salzburg – weekly Saturday services
