Nonetheless, executive chair Philip Meeson said on Thursday (18 November) he "remained optimistic" that Jet2 would return to "previously normal operations and customer volumes" during summer 2022, albeit while stressing the business – and the wider travel industry – would remain subject to a range of cost pressures.
These, he said, would include the increasing cost of retaining and attracting new staff, as well as the necessary levels of marketing to drive bookings. Additionally, Meeson said fuel and carbon costs would continue to bite, and that the "competitive pricing environment" seen for winter 2021/22 would continue into summer 2022.
