Tour operator and airline Jet2 has announced thousands of extra holidays and flight seats to cope with surging summer demand from UK sunseekers. It has responded to increased customer confidence and continued demand by introducing more services on some of its most popular routes.
These will link busy UK airports to resorts in the Canary Islands, Turkey, Mainland Spain and Portugal (Faro). Additional flights have been added from Belfast International, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow and Newcastle Airports, timed for the Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday and Platinum Jubilee Holiday.
The expansion is the latest in a series of recent capacity increases from the airline and tour operator. More flights and holidays have recently been added to mainland Spain, the Canaries, the Balearics and Portugal (Faro) for Spring and Easter, along with extra flying to Tenerife between now and May and capacity increases to Madeira, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Majorca, Ibiza, Santorini and Sardinia for Summer 22.
Since travel restrictions started to be eased at the beginning of the year, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have experienced strong and sustained demand. This demand has been boosted even further in recent weeks, following the removal of the passenger location form, and testing for unvaccinated customers.
Recent polling from Jet2 has shown that customer confidence is at its highest point since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Data revealed that 70 per cent of those polled confirmed they were confident about booking and travelling on holidays.
Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “After the removal of all travel restrictions, international travel is looking like it did before the pandemic. This return to normal has led to customer confidence bouncing back strongly, with holidaymakers jumping at the chance to get away.
"As such, we are seeing enormous growth for all seasons, with Summer 22 proving to be one of the most popular times for a holiday. In response to that, we have added additional capacity to a range of sunshine destinations, providing customers with even more choice and flexibility."
He added: "We are pleased to be offering a huge programme for Summer 22, with capacity being bigger than it was in Summer 19, and we are now expanding this even further. As our operation scales up, we are anticipating a busy and successful year ahead."
Additional services added are:
Belfast International:
- Gran Canaria – additional Thursday services operating on April 28
Edinburgh:
- Dalaman – additional Tuesday services operating on April 26
- Majorca – additional Thursday services operating on April 28
East Midlands:
- Lanzarote – additional Monday services operating from May 2-16
- Antalya – additional Sunday services operating on May 1
- Faro (Algarve) – additional Tuesday services operating on April 26
Glasgow:
- Majorca – additional Wednesday services operating on April 27
- Alicante – additional Friday services operating from April 29 to June 10
- Tenerife – additional Monday services operating from May 2 to June 13
Newcastle:
- Lanzarote – additional Friday services operating on April 29
- Antalya – additional Thursday services operating on April 28
- Majorca – additional Wednesday services operating on April 27
- Tenerife – additional Saturday services operating on May 30
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