Holiday airline Jet2.com has made a major cost-cutting announcement for winter sports enthusiasts ahead of the forthcoming dash to the slopes. The limited time deal offers customers half price return ski carriage in a massive boost to holiday budgets.
The offer applies if customers make a new booking between now and October 13 for travel between November 1 and next April 30. Jet2.com has a huge programme of ski flights on sale for Winter 22/23, with skiers and snowboarders able to lock in their flights to the best slopes in Europe from all 10 of the company’s UK bases.
It will operate routes to eight destinations this winter - Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Lyon, Turin and Barcelona (Andorra), with over 60 weekly ski flights operating during peak periods. Flights are timed for skiers and snowboarders looking to slope off to the snow for a weekend, long weekend, or longer mid-week break.
The full ski programme from Jet2.com for Winter 22/23 is as follows:
- Chambery – ski flights on sale from five UK bases (Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and London Stansted), offering quick and easy access to world-famous ski resorts in France, including the Three Valleys. The popular ski areas of the Alpe d’Huez, Chamonix, La Plagne and Val d'Isère are easily accessible from Chambery, providing memorable skiing whether you are a beginner or an expert.
- Geneva – a huge programme of ski flights on sale from eight UK bases (Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle). With almost 30 weekly flights departing during key times, Geneva offers ski enthusiasts some of the very best ski resorts including Tignes, Flaine, Verbier, Zermatt and the Three Valleys.
- Salzburg – ski flights on sale from nine UK bases (Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle). Salzburg opens-up the best of the Austrian Alps and over 300 resorts including Kaprun, Mayrhofen and Obertauern to skiers.
- Grenoble – the host of the 1968 Winter Olympics, Grenoble offers the perfect gateway to the French Alps, with over 175 incredible ski resorts nearby including Morzine, Chamonix, Chamrousse, Les Deux Alpes, Alpe d’Huez and Avoriaz. On sale from Birmingham, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle.
- Turin - the legacy of Turin’s 2006 Winter Olympics means that skiers can enjoy speedy transfers to well-established skiing resorts such as Pila, Vars, Le Corbier and Val d’Isere. With 400km of piste at the Milky Way area alongside the stunning mountainous backdrop of the Monterosa network, there is plenty to go at with services available from Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester.
- Innsbruck – skiers and snowboarders can access the Tyrolean capital from Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, London Stansted and Manchester. Innsbruck hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and resorts such as Igls, Alpbach and St Anton am Arlberg make it a firm favourite with skiers and snow sports fans year in year out.
- Lyon – with flights on sale from Manchester Airport, snow sports fans have direct access to several major French ski resorts such as Tignes, Les Arcs and Alpe d’Huez, as well several smaller ski resorts for those looking to get away from the crowds.
- Barcelona (Andorra) – with ski flights on sale from Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds Bradford, skiers and snowboarders can access the Andorra and the Pyrenees which host some of Europe’s best ski resorts including Grandvalira, La Molina, Pal-Arinsal and the mega-resort of Soldeu El Tarter.
Ski destinations by base for Winter 22/23:
- Belfast International – Salzburg (weekly services)
- Birmingham – Chambery (weekly services), Geneva (up to three weekly services), Grenoble (up to two weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services), Salzburg (weekly services), Turin (weekly services) and Barcelona (up to two weekly services).
- Bristol – Chambery (weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
- East Midlands – Geneva (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
- Edinburgh – Geneva (up to two weekly services), Salzburg (weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services) and Turin (weekly services)
- Glasgow – Geneva (weekly services)
- Leeds Bradford – Chambery (weekly services), Geneva (up to seven weekly services), Salzburg (weekly services) and Barcelona (up to two weekly services).
- London Stansted – Chambery (up to two weekly services), Geneva (up to seven weekly services), Grenoble (weekly services), Innsbruck (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
- Manchester – Chambery (up to three weekly services), Geneva (up to seven weekly services), Grenoble (up to two weekly services), Innsbruck (up to three weekly services), Lyon (weekly services), Salzburg (up to two weekly services), Turin (weekly services) and Barcelona (up to four weekly services).
- Newcastle – Geneva (weekly services), Grenoble (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “September is always a time when skiers and snowboarders look to book their place on the slopes, and this is really proving to be the case this year. On top of our fantastic flight times, flexibility, and VIP customer service, we want to give customers even more reason to book their ski flights with us, which is why we are launching this fantastic ski carriage offer for Winter 22/23 ski flight bookings.
"The offer is for a limited time only, so there really is no better time to book your place on the slopes with us than right now.”
