Great news for the Midlands. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are making Birmingham their 8th UK base and have launched new flights to European hotspots. And one-way fares are from £45.
Fifteen destinations are now on sale for summer 2017 – Alicante, Crete (Heraklion), Faro, Fuerteventura, Girona (Costa Brava), Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Majorca, Malaga, Menorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodes and Tenerife.
A total of 57 weekly flights offering 590,000 seats, will operate with daily services to popular hotspots Alicante, Faro and Majorca. The first, on new Boeing 737-800 planes, will take off from Birmingham Airport on March 30 next year to Faro and Malaga.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “This is an incredibly exciting day for us as we announce our expansion into our eighth UK airport base, providing further growth and investment for the region. It’s fantastic to be bringing our friendly low fares, great value package holidays, plus our brand new aircraft to Birmingham Airport.
“This is our most significant programme launch for some time, giving people a choice of 15 of the most popular sunshine destinations, including 11 Spanish hotspots, two Greek islands, plus Paphos and the sunny Algarve. We’re thrilled that even more customers can now experience our award winning flights and holidays and we look forward to our first flights taking off next year!”
Paul Kehoe, CEO Birmingham Airport, added: “It’s great news. This new addition to the family here at Birmingham Airport means new jobs in our region and even more choice for travellers.”
Details of flights with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are:
- Alicante – operating daily with flights from £45 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £299.
- Crete (Heraklion)– operating twice weekly with flights from £78 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £279.
- Faro – operating daily with flights from £45 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £299.
- Fuerteventura – operating twice weekly with flights from £70 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £299.
- Girona (Costa Brava)– operating twice weekly with flights from £45 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £299.
- Gran Canaria – operating twice weekly with flights from £70 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £349.
- Ibiza – operating six times a week with flights from £45 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £319.
- Lanzarote – operating three times a week with flights from £75 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £299.
- Majorca – operating daily with flights from £45 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £319.
- Malaga – operating six times a week with flights from £45 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £299.
- Menorca – operating twice weekly with flights from £50 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £319.
- Paphos – operating twice weekly with flights from £80 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £349.
- Reus – operating three times a week with flights from £45 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £299.
- Rhodes – operating twice weekly with flights from £78 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £279.
- Tenerife – operating four times a week with flights from £75 one way, including taxes, and breaks from £319.
