Jet2 will begin flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, offering seven new routes from the city.
The airline and holiday provider will start operating services from the airport in March 2024, with 20 destinations on offer. Seven of the destinations are exclusive to Jet2, bringing new routes to Liverpool.
Liverpool will become Jet2's 11th UK airport when the first flight departs on March 28 next year. In its first summer of operations from the airport, Jet2 will operate up to 54 weekly flights, including 12 a week to both the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
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A fleet of four aircraft will be based in Speke and will fly customers to a wide choice of destinations across mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal, Madeira and Cyprus.
The company’s first summer programme will have 565,000 seats on sale. The seven exclusive summer routes are to Gran Canaria, Menorca, Rhodes, Zante, Madeira, Paphos and Bourgas in Bulgaria.
The flights and holidays will go on sale today (May 15). They can be booked via the Jet2 website or by phoning the Contact Centre, or through a travel agent.
Jet2's arrival at Liverpool will also create more than 200 new jobs, with positions available across flight deck, cabin crew, engineering and ground operations.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: "We are absolutely delighted to be expanding our award-winning flights and holidays to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which becomes our 11th UK airport base. This announcement further expands our footprint and comes on the back of the enormous demand that we know is out there from customers and independent travel agents across Liverpool, Merseyside and the wider region. We have seen that demand really ramp up over the past couple of years, so we know there will be a fantastic response to this launch. We have seen time and time again how popular our product is when we bring it to new customers, and we look forward to showcasing our VIP customer service to holidaymakers from Liverpool John Lennon Airport and delighting them with our product."
He added: "The announcement of our 11th UK airport reflects our long-term strategy to continue growing responsibly to become the UK’s leading and best leisure travel business. It also means significant investment in the region, with four based aircraft coming into operation and the creation of over 200 new jobs. Between now and Summer 24, our focus is on ensuring everything is ready to launch operations, so that from day one we can provide customers from Liverpool John Lennon Airport the same award-winning service which has delighted millions of other customers from across the UK for so many years."
John Irving, Liverpool John Lennon Airport CEO said: "This is a great day for the airport and for the region’s holidaymakers. For the first time travellers from across the Liverpool City Region and beyond will have the opportunity to book package holidays with the UK’s leading package holiday provider, direct from Liverpool John Lennon Airport – the airport of choice for travellers from across the North West and North Wales, bringing together the current Which? Travel Brand of the Year with the current Which? Best UK Airport."
He added: "It’s also great to have seven new routes available that we know will be popular with holidaymakers and for our local independent travel agents to be able to sell, with customers taking advantage of all the convenience and hassle free benefits of flying from Liverpool."
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