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EasyJet holidays hikes Atol capacity by a third as Jet2 retains top spot

Atol
James Chapple
4 October 2024

EasyJet holidays will operate a third more capacity – around 750,000 additional seats – over the next 12 months, while Jet2holidays has extended its Atol past the seven million mark.

easyjet_aircraft_descent_iStock-2152975006 (Credit: iStock / studioportosabbia)

Easyjet holidays has signalled strong demand despite the good weather in the UK (Credit: iStock / studioportosabbia)

Travel’s largest Atol holders’ new authorisations were revealed on Thursday (3 October), with Jet2holidays remaining the largest Atol holder after increasing its licence from 6.7 million to just over seven million seats – an increase of about 5%.


Tui retains second spot in the list, maintaining its Atol at 5.8 million seats, while Loveholidays – which renews its Atol in the spring – remains third with a licence for four million seats.


EasyJet holidays, though, is the biggest mover, jumping ahead of Booking.com into fourth place in the last with a licence for just over three million seats, a year-on-year increase of 33%.