Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks waved off their first flights to Iceland for Winter 24/25 marking the start of their biggest ever programme to the stunning destination.
The inaugural flights for the season took off from Leeds Bradford and Newcastle International Airports, taking customers to the bucket list destination.
The leading leisure airline and UK’s largest operator of European city breaks will also operate their first flights for this winter from Birmingham and Manchester Airports today (Thursday 3rd October).
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ Winter 24/25 programme to Iceland is bigger and better than ever before and includes an expanded season from two airports – Birmingham and Manchester, with services available in December and from the end of January for the first time. This comes in direct response to demand from customers and independent travel agents, offering them even more choice and flexibility when it comes to reaching this stunning Nordic destination.
As well as commencing scheduled services this week from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle International Airports, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks will also operate scheduled services to Iceland from Bristol, Glasgow, East Midlands and London Stansted in Winter 24/25. In addition, a series of dedicated trips are available from Belfast International and Edinburgh Airports.
The expanded programme represents over 30,000 seats on sale, a capacity increase of 13% compared to last winter, and means the companies are operating their biggest ever programme of scheduled services and dedicated trips to the once-in-a-lifetime destination this winter.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “This winter will see us operate our biggest ever Iceland programme, which comes in response to the fantastic demand from our customers and independent travel agent partners. We are delighted to be waving off our first customers to Iceland today for the Winter 24/25 season, marking the start of what we know will be another busy and successful season. With an unrivalled programme on sale, including scheduled flights and once-in-a-lifetimes trips from ten of our UK airport bases, our customers are guaranteed the best choice and flexibility when it comes to travelling to Iceland for a magical winter escape.”