Jet2 Win Travel Awards

Jet2.com, the North’s number one leisure airline, have for the 3rd year running performed well at the prestigious Guardian and Observer Travel Awards by being named the Best UK Short Haul Airline and second best Short Haul Airline in Europe.

The awards – now in their 22nd year - is one of the most respected surveys in the travel industry and is especially important as it is the consumer who casts the deciding vote with more than 17,000 readers returning questionnaires to decide the winners this year.

Jet2.com’s performance mirrors the dedication of the airline to providing our customers with what they want including low fares, great customer service and destinations our customer’s really want to fly to!

Official Press release (abridged) Jet2 dated 14 October 2008.

Jet2.com Fly to Newquay

Today Jet2.com goes on sale with an exciting new route – popular British coastal resort Newquay!

Newquay in Cornwall offers something for all, from surfers to families to stag and hen dos including stunning coastline, great beaches, and excellent bars, restaurants and nightclubs. And now you can get there from Leeds Bradford airport in just 70 minutes from only £24.99 one way inc. taxes!

Flights to Newquay go twice a week and start on the 24th May 2009 so get online now at www.jet2.com and book your British summer get-away today!

In addition to a number of new routes announcements across our bases, Jet2.com has today gone on sale with flights to the Cornish Resort of Newquay for Summer ‘09 from Leeds Bradford and Belfast.

So for Summer ‘09 why not enjoy a bit of British and go for the classic Seaside holiday in the UK’s surfing capital!

Official Press release (abridged) Jet2.com dated 02 October 2008.

Jet2.com Add Rhodes Routes

Jet2.com continues to spread its wings across our UK bases serving the popular Greek destination of Rhodes from both Leeds Bradford & Manchester for summer 2009.

Following a fantastic season out of Newcastle, we are excited to be adding Rhodes to the extensive list destinations served out of Leeds and Manchester which include Sardinia, Cyprus & Sharm el Sheikh.

Rhodes is an idyllic destination with a warm climate, fantastic beaches and exceptional traditional Greek cuisine. To find out more, click on our destination guides and see why Rhodes really is the holiday destination for you!

Flights start from £68.99 one way inc. taxes so why not use our low fare finder to find the best flight deal for your summer 09 holiday? Check out our accommodation and car deals to get the best deals all round!  Book now!

Official Press release (abridged) Jet2.com dated 01 October 2008.

Jet2 Edinburgh Summer Additions

Following on from the fantastic edition of Sardinia from Edinburgh in August, Jet2.com are pleased to announce 3 more exciting destinations flying out of its Scottish base for Summer ‘09.

Passengers from Edinburgh can now party till dawn in the buzzing Balearic island of Ibiza, soak up the romantic atmosphere in the beautiful Italian city of Venice or simply bask in the sun on the golden sandy beaches of Idyllic Menorca!

Jet2.com start flying to these 3 new fabulous holiday destinations from the 21st May ‘09.

Official Press release (abridged) Jet2.com dated 19 september 2008.

Jet2 Saves Wedding Day

Thanks to Jet2.com, Michelle Nutter and William Cunningham’s upcoming nuptials in Cyprus are back on!

Due to wed this coming Friday, Michelle and her fiancé William were left devastated when the news hit that tour operator XL, with whom they had booked their flights and accommodation, had collapsed.

The couple were ecstatic when the airline Jet2.com, who along with the Manchester Evening News, offered to fly them to Cyprus for free along with their three-year-old daughter Nicole yesterday. With the couple now in sunny Cyprus, their family and friends are racing against time to find replacement flights after theirs were also cancelled by XL.

Philip Meeson, boss of Jet2.com, said: “We always strive to go the extra mile for our customers and are more than happy to step in and save Michelle and William’s wedding day. Getting married should be the happiest day of a couple’s life, which is why we were determined to help them get to the church - in Cyprus - on time!”

Official Press release (abridged) Jet2.com dated 15 September 2008.

Jet2 Rescues Stranded Holidaymakers

Jet2.com today confirmed that it has already repatriated over 2000 passengers stranded overseas following the collapse of XL Leisure Group the airline has flown 11 special emergency flights into Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle in the last three days.

Jet2.com is one of several British airlines assisting the Civil Aviation Authority in what the CAA has described as its ‘biggest repatriation exercise’ to date.

On Saturday, two of Jet2.com’s Boeing 757s were involved in flights from Dalaman in Turkey to Yorkshire, and Heraklion in Crete to Manchester; meanwhile it operated two Boeing 737s from Kavala on the northern Greek mainland to Newcastle, and Rhodes to Leeds Bradford.

Sunday saw two more flights on its Boeing aircraft, from Kefalonia, also in Greece, to Leeds Bradford and a flight from Larnaca, Cyprus to Manchester.

Monday was Jet2.com’s busiest day so far with five repatriation flights in total:

Lanzarote to Manchester
Lanzarote to Newcastle
Lanzarote to Leeds Bradford
Corfu to Manchester
Kalamata in Southern Greece to Leeds Bradford

Jet2.com boss Philip Meeson, said: “We’re doing all we can to help with passengers stranded overseas – it’s a terrible mess but the airline industry is pulling together as one to help out.

We’ve laid on 11 flights so far, and have brought home more than 2,000 stranded holidaymakers to the North of England and we will be flying more home in the coming weeks.”

Official Press release (abridged) Jet2.com dated 15 September 2008.

Additional Routes for Jet2

Jet2 have made additions to their list of top summer destinations by adding two new routes from Manchester and seven more routes from Leeds Bradford. These routes are available now for summer 2009.

Additional routes from Manchester include:

• Budapest,
• Rome.

Additional routes from Leeds Bradford include:

• Avignon,
• Geneva,
• Krakow,
• La Rochelle,
• Paris,
• Prague,
• Toulouse.

Jet2holidays Stateside For Calzaghe Fight

Boxing fans booked on the first flight to New York, direct from Leeds Bradford airport, on 6 November can now be ringside in time for one of the year’s most anticipated fights.

The inaugural Jet2holidays.com trip coincides with the re-arranged super fight between British boxer Joe Calzaghe, current WBO and WBA world super middle weight champion, and Roy Jones Jr at the city’s Madison Square Garden two days later on 8 November.

Offering the only direct service to New York from the North of England, the tour operator is giving the region’s boxing fanatics an affordable and convenient way to catch the action – with its deals offering accommodation at a time when demand will be high.

Richard Bodin, Managing Director at Jet2holidays.com, said: “Madison Square Garden is the ultimate boxing venue and one that many sports fans dream of visiting. The Calzaghe fight is sure to generate a massive amount of interest with the fight  tickets selling out fast. ”

“We want to ensure that anyone travelling to watch the fight from the North can secure flights and accommodation early to avoid the frustration of finding everywhere fully booked nearer the time.”

The 12-round light-heavyweight fight is expected to see both the unbeaten Calzaghe and eight-times world champion Jones bring the curtain down on their illustrious careers.

Official Press release (abridged) Jet2Holidays dated 13 August 2008.

Jet2.com Charity Football Match

Jet2.com cabin crew raise over a £1000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Yesterday Jet2.com staff based at Manchester airport battled it out in a charity challenge football match in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care!

Match organizers, cabin crew members Chris Redfern and Paul Houlihan, had their own personal reasons for holding the match, after Paul’s dad received care from the Marie Curie Nursing Service.

Jet2.com won the match 10-7 against a team of local opponents, and Chris and Paul hope to make the football match an annual fundraising event. Paul said, “Whilst the game was a bit of fun, it also had a serious side to it. My dad was diagnosed terminally ill with cancer and the care Marie Curie provided was amazing, not to mention the support and advice they gave. It is something I will personally never forget, which is why we decided to do this as a way of giving something back to a very special charity.”
So if you fancy taking on the victorious Jet2.com team in aid of charity – why not take them on?

Official Press Release Jet2.com dated 1st August 2008.