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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida

Summer holiday bookings bounce back after fragile Middle East ceasefire, Jet2 says

A blue and white plane takes off while a red and white Jet2 plane taxis on the runway
Jet2 said its destinations in Turkey, Cyprus, the eastern Greek islands, Bulgaria and parts of north Africa have rebounded most in percentage terms. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Summer holiday bookings have bounced back recently after the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, the package holiday operator Jet2 has said.

The company, which flies about 20 million people every year, said its summer bookings are up by 7.1% compared with this time last year and the average load factor – which measures its available seating capacity filled with paying passengers – is up 1.2 percentage points.

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