Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have expanded their Christmas Markets programme for Winter 25/26, by putting over 10,000 extra seats on sale and extending the season to festive favourites from across seven UK airports.
In response to continued strong demand for their enormously popular Christmas Markets programme, the leading leisure airline and UK’s leading operator of European city breaks have added more flights to Budapest, Copenhagen, Gdansk and Vienna for this winter. As a result of the additional services, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have also extended the Christmas Markets season to Copenhagen and Gdansk, with festive trips and city breaks now available to Gdansk until 5th January 2026.
With European Christmas markets continuing to enjoy enormous popularity from customers wanting to enjoy authentic festive experiences, the companies will operate their biggest ever Christmas Markets programme this winter. The huge programme represents over 305,000 seats on sale in total, and a capacity increase of 27% when compared to Winter 24/25.
For Winter 25/26, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks will operate to nine Christmas Market destinations –Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Krakow, Prague, Tallinn and Vienna from across 12 of their UK airports (Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted).
Whether holidaymakers are looking for a weekend, long-weekend or mid-week stay, with multiple weekly services on sale and friendly flight times, the airline and city breaks operator are offering plenty of opportunity this winter to marvel at the twinkle of a thousand lights and the joys of festive sights, as well as enjoying the scent of gingerbread delights – guaranteeing the perfect start to the Christmas countdown.
Customers booking a Christmas Markets getaway can choose from a flight-only option with Jet2.com or an ATOL protected package holiday with Jet2CityBreaks available for a low £60 per person deposit.
Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include return flights with Jet2.com including 22kg baggage and 10kg hand luggage, as well as a choice of 2-5 star hotels in central locations, providing the perfect base from which to explore and experience the best Christmas Market destinations in Europe.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “This announcement represents a significant expansion to our Winter 25/26 Christmas Markets programme, giving customers and independent travel agents even more choice. The expansion comes in direct response to the strong demand we are seeing from customers and independent travel agents for our Christmas Markets programme, and it means we are giving holidaymakers exactly what they want – even more opportunity to enjoy the best festive experiences across Europe this winter. Our Winter 25/26 Christmas Markets programme promises to be our best yet, and we look forward to taking holidaymakers to their favourite winter wonderlands.”