Jet2holidays

Airline and operator cites ongoing Covid uncertainty and travel restrictions for decision to push back 1 April launch date

Tour operator and airline Jet2.com are adding autumn flights to four Greek islands

Cash injection sourced from existing shareholders and new investors

All flights and holidays due to depart up to and on 14 April off

Sharon Wilson to cover operator’s Scotland and Cumbria region, and Michelle Thake the south east and Stansted catchment

Twice-weekly summer 2022 flights available from Birmingham, Manchester and Stansted to Greek capital

Airline and operator to halt all flights and holidays until 25 March

New flight, holiday and city break options to debut in September

The nation spent a total of 87 hours in lockdown last year “talking and daydreaming about holidays”, survey claims

Launch brought forward on strength of demand and to help agents get clients booked for 2022

Operator offering £110pp discount on all package bookings made through independent agents by 1 March

Tui, Jet2holidays and easyJet Holidays announce changes to near-term operations

EasyJet Holidays is also launching a weekly draw for agents

Jet2holidays head of trade sales Alan Cross tells TTG why agents are vital

Scheduled services available from Manchester and Birmingham, as well as 37 three- or four-night trips from seven other UK bases

Airline and operator posts £119 million pre-tax loss for six months to 30 September owing to ’unprecedented operational and financial challenges’

New agent partnership events to run throughout December, January and February

Jet2’s current south east sales executive Bryony Boulter to relocate to support agents in airline and operator’s new Bristol airport catchment

Flights and holidays to 33 destinations on sale now, with first departures scheduled for April 2021

Programme provisionally due to resume on 3 December following the country’s new national lockdown

The operator received a WTM World Travel Leaders accolade this week

EasyJet Holidays, though, pulls all trips due to depart up to 2 December

Jet2 boss calls for Europe-wide safety protocols to encourage travel

The party holiday specialist has also relocated its operations to Manchester