Jet2 boss Steve Heapy has insisted the airline and operator will be able to compete on price with other Gatwick-based airlines and operators despite Jet2 admitting its newly announced operation at the Sussex airport won't become profitable until 2029.
(Credit: Jet2.com and Jet2holidays)
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays on Wednesday (12 November) named Gatwick as its 14th UK base and has put 29 destinations on sale from Gatwick for summer 2026, with the first flight departing for Tenerife on 26 March.
The full list of destinations includes mainland Spain, the Canary and Balearic Islands, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus. Jet2 will station five new Airbus A321neo aircraft at Gatwick, with a six aircraft – based overseas – also serving the airport.
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