Christmas has come very early for Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks passengers with the announcement that the companies will be expanding their Christmas market programme for winter 2024/2025. Passengers can choose from several new routes and additional services to a range of popular European destinations as they look to enjoy the festivities on the continent.
Jet2 To Launch New Christmas Market Routes
It may seem a bit early to be getting into the festive spirit (we have yet to hit Easter for a start), but Jet2 is giving travellers something to be jolly about with the expansion of its Christmas market programme for winter 2024/2025.
In response to growing demand from customers and independent travel agents alike, Jet2’s expanded Christmas market programme will include several new routes to popular European destinations, including the exciting launch of the airline’s first-ever festive services from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL).
The expansion of the operator’s seasonal programme is predicted to boost capacity by over 30% compared to winter 2023/2024, with more than 100,000 seats on sale in total. The expansion has also helped Jet2 to hit another milestone in that it now offers over 500 routes on sale across its entire network.
In addition to new Christmas market routes, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks will extend some of their services from select UK airports to the destinations listed below and other European cities, including Budapest, Czech Republic, and Cologne, Germany.
New Christmas Market Routes For Winter 2024/2025
Belfast International Airport (BFS)
- Brand-new route to Kraków, with twice-weekly services (Monday and Friday) running from 29th November to 16th December 2024
East Midlands Airport (EMA)
- Brand-new route to Vienna, with twice-weekly services (Monday and Friday) running from 29th November to 23rd December 2024
Glasgow Airport (GLA)
- Brand-new route to Berlin, with twice-weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 29th November to 16th December 2024
- Brand-new route to Vienna, with twice-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 28th November to 22nd December 2024
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)
- Brand-new routes to Kraków and Prague, both with twice-weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 29th November to 16th December 2024
Manchester Airport (MAN)
- Brand-new route to Berlin, with two weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 29th November to 23rd December 2024
A Welcome Boost For Liverpool John Lennon Airport
In May 2023, Jet2 announced its intentions to launch operations at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with confirmed destinations including Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and Turkey.
With its inaugural flight to Tenerife due to set off on 28th March this year, the start of Jet2’s operations is seen as a major boost for the regional airport both in terms of the creation of jobs for local residents and greater choice and flexibility for passengers during the summer and winter travel seasons.
On the launch of the brand-new festive routes from Liverpool, Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said:
“With more customers looking to enjoy a festive break to a truly magical Christmas Market destination, we have no doubt that these new services will be enormous hits with holidaymakers. Based on the fantastic response to our arrival at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, we know customers In Merseyside and the surrounding region will be jumping at the chance to enjoy a Christmas Market trip with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks too.
Our Winter 24/25 Christmas Markets programme promises to be our best yet and we look forward to taking holidaymakers to their favourite Christmas Market destinations, as well as showcasing our award-winning flights and city breaks to them”.
The Wonders Never Greece
The expansion of Jet2’s Christmas market programme comes less than a week after the budget airline announced that it would launch seven new routes between select UK airports and Greek islands for summer 2024. The recently announced routes include:
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL)–Corfu, Crete (Heraklion International Airport), Kos, Zante and Rhodes
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL)–Crete (Chania International Airport)
- Birmingham Airport (BHX)–Mytilene, Lesbos
To support Jet2’s Greek expansion, the budget airline has been working closely with the Greek National Tourist Office to work on year-round marketing and social media campaigns to attract new visitors to Greece and some of its lesser-known islands and grow the country’s tourist sector even further.
Are you excited about Jet2’s new Christmas market and Greek island routes? Which of the above destinations would you be interested in visiting? Let us know in the comments!
