Leisure operator Jet2 is continuing its expansion, with the airline planning to expand its operation out of Edinburgh Airport.
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This growth includes four new routes, extra summer and winter capacity, as well as an additional aircraft coming into operation for the Summer 24 season.
To support the growth, a 7th aircraft will be based at Edinburgh Airport for Summer 24, enabling them to introduce two new routes for next summer. These routes are:
- Rome – new Monday and Friday services beginning from 8th March.
- Malta – new Wednesday services starting from 1st May.
To support winter demand, the airline has added flights to Chambery from Edinburgh Airport for both Winter 23/24 and Winter 24/25. Chambery is a great entry point for various ski resorts in the French Alps.
Weekly Saturday services will operate to Chambery between 10th February and 6th April 2024. In Winter 24/25, Saturday services will operate from 21st December 2024.
For those who enjoy the city more than the slopes, Prague flights and city breaks have gone on sale for the winter season, operating between the 3rd of October 2024 and the 27th of March 2025, with up to two weekly services on Thursdays and Sundays
For those dreaming of summer sun, there are seats have been added to its summer sun programme, with additional flights during the peak to Lanzarote (5), Malaga (5), Antalya (6), Bodrum (2), Larnaca (2), Gran Canaria (3), Naples (2), Split (2), Tenerife (8), Verona (2) and Zante (3), boosting the airline to operate up to 96 weekly flights during peak periods to 32 destinations from Edinburgh Airport
In Quotes
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said:
“Today’s announcement represents a significant investment at Edinburgh Airport and means we are massively expanding our Summer and Winter programmes. We are looking forward to our biggest ever Summer 24 from Edinburgh Airport, and this huge expansion to our programme is a demonstration of our continued commitment to investing in our operations at the base ahead of it.”
He added:
“The demand we are seeing from customers and independent travel agents remains strong, so we have responded by expanding our operations at Edinburgh Airport with new routes, extra capacity and an additional 7th based aircraft for Summer 24. As a result, we are giving holidaymakers in the region even more choice to get away on our award-winning package holidays and flights whether that is in the summer or the winter.”
Kate Sherry, Chief Commercial Officer (Aero) at Edinburgh Airport said:
“It’s always good news when we expand choice for our passengers, so having more destinations to jet to with Jet2.com next summer will allow people to already start thinking about that special holiday.
“We know there’s a strong market in Edinburgh and the addition of an extra based aircraft for summer 2024 is a real show of commitment from Jet2.com in Scotland’s capital and to delivering seamless travel and more opportunities to explore.”
An ever-growing presence
Jet2.com continues to flex its presence and size, with the airline sustainably growing its network, offering products people want – rather than promises and vanishing quickly after.
And that can be seen with both the winter additions, as well as the planned summer expansion when the extra aircraft will pay their way to provide the capacity needed to deliver the promises.
Combined with its planned fleet replacement and growth, the airline is set to continue to deliver for its customer base – be they ones on holiday packages or on flight-only options to jet them from A to B.
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