Jet2holidays

Jet2 adds three new Greek island destinations, plus Tallinn city breaks

Airline and operator confirmed additions to its summer 2025 and 2026 programmes, plus its 2025/26 winter schedule, at its conference in Paphos on Wednesday (27 November)

Jet2 puts first winter sun programme on sale from new Luton base

The programme, announced less than a week after Jet2 named Luton as its 13th UK base, majors on the Canary Islands, and also features mainland Spain, Turkey and Portugal

Jet2 'mindful' of £25 million Budget blow despite record results

The airline and operator estimates its labour costs will jump by around £25 million a year following the Budget, adding it also continues to be ’mindful of the potential indirect impacts of ongoing geopolitical political challenges

UK snow prompts Jet2 and Ryanair winter weather warnings

Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice remain in place across large swathes of the UK on Wednesday (20 November)

Jet2 ramps up summer 2024 schedule at hometown airport Leeds Bradford

An extra based aircraft – the airline and operator’s 15th at LBA – will allow Jet2 to put on more flights to Palma, Faro and Kefalonia, among others, amounting to an additional 40,000 seats

Whale and dolphin charity forced to pull campaign following pressure from airports

Whale and Dolphin Conservation’s Don’t Go to the Show campaign appeared briefly at Birmingham airport and had been due to run at others, but was pulled by ad firm Global following pushback from airports

'That's it for now,' says Jet2 chief Steve Heapy after surprise Luton base reveal

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays boss Steve Heapy tells TTG the brand’s three new bases – Liverpool, Bournemouth and Luton – will need time to settle before the group explores any more opportunities

Jet2holidays to launch flights and holidays from Luton airport next year

Luton will become Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ 13th UK base, and will launch shortly after the airline and operator expands to Bournemouth in February 2025

Has travel hit ‘peak package’? Or is there more to come?

With Atol authorisations hitting their highest levels ever, Gary Noakes dissects the latest round of Atol renewals – and explores where the industry has hit ‘peak Atol’

Jet2 launches agent podcast – and wants to hear your voice

Jet2 is to launch a series of podcasts featuring input from independent agents and is calling for participants and contributions

Jet2 adds Slovakia and Sweden to city break line-up

Jet2 will offer city break packages to Malmo and Bratislava this winter, it has confirmed, with flights from most of its UK airports

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

EasyJet holidays will operate around 750,000 extra Atol-protected seats over the next 12 months, while Jet2holidays has extended its Atol past the seven million mark

Jet2holidays puts summer 2026 programme on sale with 22 new routes

Airline will launch new routes from Bournemouth, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stansted and Newcastle airports

'Don't price ordinary people out of travel,' Jet2 chief Steve Heapy warns new govt

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays held a fringe event at Labour’s annual conference, outlining what it wants from the new government and warning it not to penalise the holidays of ’hard working families’

Paphos to host 10th anniversary Jet2holidays conference

Event set to return to Cyprus for the first time since 2016

Jet2 among carriers poised to switch terminals at Manchester airport next month

Eleven more carriers will change terminals at Manchester airport in October and November following the huge redevelopment and upgrading of the airport, including Jet2.com

Package prices resilient amid 'strong late booking momentum' – Jet2

Airline and operator’s package holiday customers up 8% year-on-year this summer and now represents more than 70% of all its departing passengers

Ryanair ponders return to package market eight years after failed first attempt

The low-cost carrier declined to comment further when approached by TTG, however Michael O’Leary told The Telegraph he ’wouldn’t rule out’ offering package holidays in the future

Holidays By Design buys shop premises following 'runaway success'

Agency acquires Cleethorpes shop from its landlord seven years after opening having massively exceeded its trading expectations

Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays 'monitoring Athens wildfires closely'

Major package operators urge customers in the area to follow guidance from their hotels and local authorities as thousands evacuated on the outskirts of the Greek capital

Jet2holidays doubles apprentice fund available to agents to £1.2 million

Operator launched the scheme last year to help agencies recruit new staff

Pricing problems ahead if suppliers keep discounting, agents warn

Major suppliers are operating their largest-ever summer programmes this year, but what are the knock-on effects to agents?

Jet2 inks distribution deal with InteleTravel after five years 'monitoring' disruptor

It is understood that the US-based agency group revealed the new partnership via an internal social media post advertising a webinar on Monday (29 July) to its members

New Jet2holidays 'booking capture' tool to be rolled out to trade

Dolphin Dynamics developed the tool with input from several miniples, including Millington Travel, Baldwins Travel and Dawson & Sanderson