Tour operator Jet2 has announced an early bird bonus for winter sports enthusiasts looking to secure a place on the slopes for Winter 23/24. It is offering customers ski carriage for just £1 return if they book a winter 23/24 flight to selected ski destinations before October 31, 2022.
Snow sports fans can book well in advance to access the best slopes in Europe from all 10 of the company’s UK bases and lock in their price now. With the airline experiencing strong demand for ski flights in this coming winter, it has moved quickly to give customers more choice for the following year's ski season.
Jet2.com will operate ski flights to seven destinations next winter - Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Lyon and Turin from December 16, 2023, to April 14, 2024. This represents 35 routes and more than 60 weekly ski flights during peak periods.
The full ski programme for Winter 23/24 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.
Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “Feedback from customers is telling us how much they want to book their place on the slopes for next winter. As always, we have responded to that demand by putting a fantastic ski programme on sale for Winter 23/24 from across our 10 UK bases.
"With seven ski destinations available through Jet2.com, this gives skiers and snowboarders access to some of the best ski resorts in the world. With so many skiers and snowboarders already looking ahead to Winter 23/24, we are anticipating another successful ski season.”
Ski destinations by base for Winter 23/24:
- 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) and Turin (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) and Salzburg (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 six weekly services), Grenoble (up to two weekly services), Innsbruck (up to three weekly services), Lyon (weekly services), Salzburg (up to two weekly services) and Turin (weekly services)
- Newcastle – Geneva (weekly services), Grenoble (weekly services) and Salzburg (weekly services)
