Airline and tour operator Jet2 has capitalised on the growing popularity of Turkey with UK holidaymakers by bringing forward the start of the Summer 23 season to Dalaman and Izmir. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will start flying to Dalaman from March 17 next year, with flights now operating from April 15.
Last month, the airline and tour operator brought forward the start of its Summer 23 season to Bodrum, with flights operating from the beginning of April. This is in addition to year-round services operating to Antalya from all 10 of the company’s UK bases.
The extended season to Dalaman comes into effect from six UK bases, with multiple weekly flights now commencing from the following dates - Birmingham (March 17), Bristol (March 17), Glasgow (April 2), Leeds Bradford (March 20), Manchester (March 17) and London Stansted (March 17). Whether holidaymakers want to relax, party or explore, Dalaman has every type of holiday covered with pine-clad mountains meeting turquoise seas. Resorts on sale include Olu Deniz, Marmaris, Iclemer and Dalyan.
Flights and holidays to Izmir will start earlier in the season from the following three bases – Birmingham (April 18), Manchester (April 15) and London Stansted (April 17). Izmir is at the top end of Turkey’s Turquoise Coast containing resorts such as Kusadasi and Ozdere.
Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “Dalaman and Izmir are both enormously popular with customers and there is huge demand for both destinations and not just during the peak summer season. We have experienced a remarkable period of growth in Turkey on the back of this sustained demand, and we have continued to demonstrate our commitment by working alongside the Turkish government, hoteliers and our partners to bring more UK holidaymakers to this wonderful country.
"By extending the Summer 23 season to Dalaman and Izmir, we are continuing to demonstrate that commitment and we know just how popular these additional services will be.”
Arzu Kahraman Yilmaz, counsellor of The Turkish Culture and Information Office, added: “With both Dalaman and Izmir witnessing a surge in travellers for both short and long breaks throughout the year, the extended routes from the regional airports in the UK to these iconic hotspots will make travel ever more easy.”
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