Edinburgh residents are already planning their next winter getaway as extra flights have been added to Edinburgh Airport's catalogue of routes.
Holiday provider Jet2 and Jet2holidays have announced they are launching an expanded Winter Sun programme on sale from Edinburgh Airport for Winter 23/24. Scottish summers don't feel to last long and for those seeking sunnier skies, seats are on sale to many destinations across the Mediterranean and Canary Islands from Edinburgh Airport.
In yet more good news, for those who are keen to hit the slopes, the Jet2's Ski and City Winter 23/24 destinations going on sale from Edinburgh Airport will be announced next month too.
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With 11 popular Winter Sun destinations going on sale from the capital there are extra flights to the Canary Islands (Tenerife and Lanzarote), giving customers and independent travel agents fantastic choice and flexibility when it comes to booking or enjoying some Winter Sun.
Scots can look forward to a winter sun getaway with 17 weekly Jet2 services to the Canary Islands (including Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura) from Edinburgh Airport next winter.
The other Winter Sun destinations going on sale for Winter 23/24 from the base include Spain (Malaga and Alicante), Majorca (Palma) , Turkey (Antalya), Portugal (Faro and Madeira) and Cyprus (Paphos). Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are offering nearly 30 flights per week to these destinations from Edinburgh Airport with multiple weekly and even daily services available during winter from early-November through to the end of April.
The full breakdown is as follows:
- Tenerife (up to seven weekly services – with daily services operating in Winter 23/24)
- Lanzarote (up to five weekly services)
- Gran Canaria (up to three weekly services)
- Fuerteventura (up to two weekly services)
- Malaga (up to two weekly services)
- Alicante (up to two weekly services)
- Palma (up to two weekly services)
- Antalya (up to two weekly services)
- Faro (up to two weekly services)
- Madeira (weekly services)
- Paphos (weekly services)
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “We are seeing strong demand from customers in Scotland wanting to escape the long British winter by booking their Winter 23/24 holiday nice and early. In response to this demand, we are stepping in by putting our Winter Sun programme on sale from Edinburgh Airport.
"We are pleased to have grown our Winter 23/24 Sun programme to the Canary Islands, on top of offering a fantastic selection of other Winter Sun destinations from the base. With more customers than ever wanting to give themselves something to look forward to next year, we have no doubt that these hotspots will be extremely popular with both customers and independent travel agents in the region.
"The unrivalled programme on sale from Edinburgh Airport means customers and independent travel agents need look no further when it comes to booking or travelling on their well-deserved holidays next year. The strong demand we are seeing for Winter Sun means we are looking ahead with real confidence and look forward to revealing even more details of our exciting Winter 23/24 programme from Edinburgh Airport very soon.”
Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport said: “The whole industry has experienced a really strong bounce back over summer and we know attention is already turning to the opportunity to enjoy some warm weather and get some respite from the winter. As an airport we look to offer a breadth of choice for passengers and this programme from Jet2.com and Jet2holidays certainly provides that.”
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