Passenger Flights
Jet2.com is the North’s leading leisure airline. Offering Friendly low fares to its millions of customers, the airline operates from eight UK airports - Leeds Bradford, Belfast International, Blackpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle.
Jet2.com offers low fares, exceptional service and a great range of destinations that customers want at the times customers want to fly. The airline’s key selling points are:
- Great Flight Times – all of Jet2.com's flight times are planned in response to customer feedback, meaning the airline flies at the times the customer wants
- 22kg Bag Allowance – a generous baggage allowance for greater convenience
- Allocated Seats – meaning Jet2.com customers do not need to rush for a seat onboard
- Flights to over 50 sun, city and ski destinations – Jet2.com flies to a wide variety of destinations across Europe and beyond from its eight UK bases
The Leisure Airline with Friendly Low Fares - A Brief History of Jet2.com
Jet2.com has been flying commercial aircraft for three decades, operating under the name Channel Express (Air Services) for the first 20 years.
Jet2.com began operating as a leisure airline in February 2003, flying daily from Leeds Bradford International Airport, to and from Amsterdam. During 2003, scheduled flights were launched to seven European city break and sun destinations, carrying more than 360,000 passengers in the first year. By September 2004, Jet2.com had carried more than 1 million passengers, a figure that had increased to 20 million by October 2010.
The fleet now consists of 47 aircraft located across eight UK bases.
Jet2.com offers passenger flights to leading leisure destinations across Europe, Turkey and the Canary Islands from the following airports:
| Leeds Bradford International Airport |
The airline's HQ with flights to over 40 destinations. |
| Manchester Airport |
The north’s leading leisure airport and Jet2.com's 2nd largest base with flights to 39 leisure destinations. |
| Newcastle International Airport |
Jet2.com's 3rd largest base, with flights to over 23 leisure destinations. |
| Belfast International Airport |
Jet2.com's base in Northern Ireland flying to over 12 leisure destinations. |
| Blackpool International Airport |
Jet2.com's base in the North West serving 10 leisure destinations. |
| Edinburgh Airport |
Jet2.com's first Scottish base with flights to over 16 leisure destinations. |
| East Midlands International Airport |
The 7th Jet2.com base launched in 2009 with flights to over 16 leisure destinations. |
| Glasgow Airport |
Jet2.com's newest base launched in 2010, with flights to over 16 leisure destinations. |
Jet2.com regularly reviews the flights programme and adds new destinations to the existing portfolio. Over the last few years the airline has added a number of new routes to a wide variety of destinations, including Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia and Turkey in particular.
Awards
Jet2.com is proud to have won the following prestigious awards:
| 2012 |
"Best Short Haul Airline" at the Globe Travel Awards 2012. Voted for by travel agents and industry professionals, Jet2.com beat bmi, British Airways, easyJet, Iberia and Lufthansa to win this prestigious award. |
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"Best Airline for Mainland Spain and Balearics” and “Best Airline for the Canaries” in a satisfaction survey by Which? Magazine. |
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Winner of “Best Holiday and Charter Airline” at the 20 th Annual Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA) Travel Awards. |
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Winner of “Best Airline for Groups” at the Group Leisure Awards. |
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Winner of “Best Airline for Groups” at the Group Travel Awards. |
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Winner of the “Fastest Growing Low Cost Airline” at the Budapest Airport Annual Gala Awards. |
| 2011 |
"Best Low Cost Airlines" and runner up in the "Best European Airline" category at the 19th Annual Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA) Travel Awards. |
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Jet2.com was honoured at the Telegraph Travel Awards 2011 after 23,000 readers voted for them as runner up in the "Favourite Short Haul Airline" category. |
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Jet2.com announced as runner up in "Best Airline for Groups" category at the 2011 Group Travel Awards. |
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Jet2.com voted runner up in the "Best Airline" category in the TravelMole Web Awards 2011. |
| 2010 |
Best Trade Booking Website (Flights) at the British Travel Awards 2010. |
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"Best Website" at the Budgies World Low Cost Airline Awards. |
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"Airline of the Year" award at the ISPY International Sales Person of the Year Awards. |
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Jet2.com wins two awards at the HolidayExtras.com Customers' Awards 2010 - the silver award for Best Airline for Value for Money", and bronze award for "Best Airline Cabin Crew" |
| 2009 |
Jet2.com wins the award for the Best Travel Internet Booking System at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards. |
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Jet2.com was announced as “Passenger Airline of the Year” at the Baltic Air Charter Association Annual Excellence Awards. |
| 2008 |
Rated highest in Which? Satisfaction Survey 2008 for non-frills airlines on popular short-haul routes. |
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Best UK Short Haul Airline at the Guardian and Observer Travel Awards. |
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Enterprise IT Solution of the Year award at the Channel Network Awards (given to parent company Dart Group for their IT Infrastructure Project) |
| 2007 |
Best European Short Haul Airline at the Guardian and Observer Travel Awards. |
| 2006 |
Best European Short Haul Airline at the Guardian and Observer Travel Awards. |
| 2005 |
Voted Best Scheduled Airline and nominated as the airline that they were most likely to recommend to a friend by the 25,000 readers of Holiday Which? magazines. |
| 2005 |
Best Online Booking Service of any UK Airline. |
| 2004 |
Best Newcomer to Tourism in the White Rose Awards sponsored by the Yorkshire Tourist Board. |
Jet2.com Groups
Jet2.com offers an extremely successful 'Group Booking Service', which is managed by a dedicated team.
This service appeals to customers planning a group trip and offers the added benefits:-
- Low deposit of £25 per passenger!
- Free name changes up to 2 weeks prior to departure!
- Groups seated together free of charge
The Jet2.com 'Group Booking Service' is just one example of the many close links the airline enjoys with the travel industry.