Airline and tour operator Jet2 will resume flights and package holidays to Cyprus from this week after services were grounded because of the Omicron variant.
Busy flights will depart from Leeds Bradford, Manchester and London Stansted Airports to Paphos tomorrow (Saturday, February 12), with customers jetting off for some much-needed sunshine on the Mediterranean island.
It marks the start of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays operating to the popular holiday destination once again from all 10 UK bases – (Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, London Stansted and Newcastle).
Services will also restart to Paphos on Sunday from Newcastle and East Midlands, followed by Birmingham (February 16), Glasgow (February 26), Edinburgh (March 16) and Belfast International (March 30).
Flights and holidays will depart from Bristol Airport to Paphos for the first time on March 6 onwards.
The resumption of services to Paphos comes after the removal of restrictions for fully vaccinated customers arriving into the UK, which has seen holidaymakers flocking to book flights and holidays.
Services are also resuming to Larnaca from nine bases (Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, London Stansted and Newcastle) from March 27 onwards.
Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are delighted to be restarting our award-winning flights and package holidays to Paphos and seeing our flights take off once again to the stunning island of Cyprus.
"Since travel has started to return to normal, we have seen strong demand from customers looking to make the most of being able to enjoy a much-needed getaway in the sunshine, with Paphos proving to be a very popular choice of holiday destination."
Here is the resumed Jet2 programme:
- Belfast International – flights and holidays recommence from March 30, with weekly services available on a Wednesday from the base.
- Birmingham – twice-weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday) restart from February 16.
- Bristol – new route launches on March 6, with weekly Sunday services operating from the base from this date.
- Edinburgh – weekly Wednesday services resume from March 16.
- East Midlands – flights and holidays restart on February 13, with weekly Sunday services available from the base. This increases to two weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday) from March 2.
- Glasgow – two weekly services (Wednesday and Saturday) restart from February 26 to Paphos from the base.
- Leeds Bradford - flights and holidays restart on February 12, with weekly Saturday services available from the base. Additional Wednesday services will also be available from March 2.
- Manchester – operations to Paphos recommence from February 12, with three weekly services (Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday) on offer.
- Newcastle – weekly Sunday services restart from the base on February 13.
- London Stansted – weekly Saturday services resume from February 12.
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