Jet2.com

Jet2.com Limited is an English low-cost airline headquartered in Leeds. The airline is based at Leeds Bradford Airport, England. It offers scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. As of 2022, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind easyJet and British Airways. Since 2023, Jet2 has also been the largest tour operator in the UK. Further bases are at Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle airports. The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Jet2 also offers a charter service through its Jet2charters brand.

Jet2.com Limited is an English low-cost airline headquartered in Leeds. The airline is based at Leeds Bradford Airport, England. It offers scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. As of 2022, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind easyJet and British Airways. Since 2023, Jet2 has also been the largest tour operator in the UK. Further bases are at Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle airports. The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Jet2 also offers a charter service through its Jet2charters brand.

History

Origins

Jet2.com is a subsidiary of Jet2 plc, an aviation services group. The airline began operating commercial aircraft in 1983 under the name Channel Express, when it was purchased by the Dart Group's current Executive Chairman, Philip Meeson. Initially a freight operator, from 2001, the airline also began operating passenger charter services using Boeing aircraft to international destinations on mainly short and medium-haul routes.

Formative years

in the former livery in 2011]] In 2003, Channel Express launched the Jet2.com brand from Leeds Bradford Airport. It began operating as a leisure airline with its first flight from Leeds Bradford to Amsterdam on 12 February 2003, which operated a twice-daily rotation with two Boeing 737-300 aircraft. During 2003, further scheduled flights were launched to seven European sun and city break destinations. In 2004, a second base was opened at Manchester Airport with the airline operating from Terminal 1. The airline also acquired further Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft and opened a base at Belfast International Airport. In 2005, Jet2.com opened a third base at Newcastle. Later that year, the company acquired two Boeing 757-200 aircraft, enabling it to fly medium-long haul destinations as well as carrying more passengers on popular existing routes. These aircraft helped the company to open two more bases at Blackpool and Edinburgh. In 2006, the company relocated from Bournemouth to Leeds and was renamed Jet2.com Limited.

Head office

of Jet2.com at Leeds Bradford International Airport]] skyline with Holiday House in the foreground which houses the commercial office for Jet2 plc]] Jet2.com's registered office, Low Fare Finder House, is located on the grounds of Leeds Bradford International Airport. Construction of the facility broke ground in 2006, in order to accommodate pilots, cabin crew, and back of house operations. In April 2013, Jet2.com moved its Customer Contact, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Commercial and Marketing departments to a new office, "Holiday House", located within the city centre of Leeds. In September 2014, the airline opened a new £9.5 million training academy at Euroway Industrial Estate in Bradford. In addition to the training centre located in Bradford, Jet2.com announced in February 2023 that they had opened a new £8.5 million training centre in Cheadle. Both training centres will operate in parallel.

Statistics

Destinations

Jet2.com operates flights to 70 destinations in Europe, with a focus on Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy and Turkey. Its main base is at Leeds Bradford Airport with twelve additional operating bases across the United Kingdom as well as overseas bases at Alicante Airport, Palma de Mallorca Airport and Tenerife South Airport.

Fleet

Current fleet

, Jet2.com operates the following aircraft:

Fleet development

In October 2021, Jet2.com announced that they had placed an order with Airbus to purchase multiple Airbus A321neo aircraft. In July 2022, Jet2.com further announced that they had expanded their order with Airbus, ordering a total of 60 A321neo aircraft. In October 2022, Jet2.com announced an additional order for 35 Airbus A320neo aircraft; however, in July 2024, this order was converted into the larger A321neo, and later that month, Jet2.com exercised its remaining purchase options with Airbus taking the total order up to 146 A321neo aircraft. These aircraft are intended to increase the fleet size along with replacing older 737-300 and 757-200 aircraft. In January 2025, the remaining Boeing 757s were phased out of the fleet with Jet2.com being the last UK airline to operate the passenger variant.

Historic fleet

Jet2.com previously operated the following aircraft types:

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