Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is celebrating five years of bumper growth to Turkey, announcing that their flying programme to the popular holiday hotspot has trebled since 2018. It said it had experienced such "tremendous growth over the last five years that Turkey is its fastest growing destination over the past five years, excluding brand-new destinations".
The companies have expanded their offering in response to demand from customers and independent travel agents looking to book or travel to the Turkish sunshine. The expansion means Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have seen a 200% capacity increase to Turkey for summer 2023 - with almost two million seats on sale - compared to Summer 2018. when around 650,000 seats were on sale.
The companies operate to Turkey from ten of their UK bases for summer 2023 - Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle International - with 37 routes on sale. For summer 2024, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said they would grow their Turkey programme even further, when they start operating flights and holidays to Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman from Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have expanded their programme to Turkey over the past five years by adding capacity to Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman and launching a new Turkish destination. In summer 2019, the companies started operating flights and package holidays to Izmir, seeing them grow the number of destinations they operate to in Turkey to four. This growth makes Turkey the biggest growing destination for the companies in the past five years, as well as the largest tour operator and airline from the UK to Turkey.
Jet2 said Turkey "offers a great product at affordable prices", meaning "customers have been flocking to book flights and holidays to the destination". It said the year-round sunshine, wide choice of accommodation, natural beauty, history and culture also made Turkey a popular choice for couples and families alike looking to get away.
Jet2holidays has more than 450 two-star to five-star hotels on sale in Turkey this summer, providing a variety of board basis. It also still has thousands of free child places available to Turkey for this July and August.
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Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are delighted to be celebrating five years of continuous growth in Turkey, having expanded our flying programme to the popular destination by a massive 200% since 2018. Turkey offers a fantastic product at affordable prices, great range of hotels and guaranteed sunshine, and these are just some of the many reasons why the destination continues to be a firm favourite amongst holidaymakers.
"As always, we have reacted to the strong demand by growing our programme and offering customers and independent travel agents even more choice and flexibility. This enormous growth makes Turkey our biggest growing destination over the last five years, and we will continue to expand our programme even further, as more and more holidaymakers realise the vast appeal of the hotspot.”
Arzu Kahraman Yilmaz, counsellor of the Turkish Culture and Information Office in the UK, said: “We are incredibly grateful for our ongoing partnership with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. Over the past five years, they have played a massive part in making Türkiye one of the most popular holiday destinations for UK tourists. Thanks to their expansions, thousands of visitors have been able to experience the charm of Türkiye, from the beautiful coastlines of Bodrum to the incredible historical heritage of Izmir. We look forward to many more years working with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.”
For further information see www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com
