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Jet2.com
IATA ICAO Call sign
LS[1] EXS CHANNEX
FoundedJanuary 1978;46 years ago(1978-01)
(asExpress Air Services)
Commenced operations
  • 1983;41 years ago(1983)
    (asChannel Express)
  • 12 February 2003;21 years ago(2003-02-12)
    (asJet2.com)
AOC #598
Operating bases
SubsidiariesJet2holidays
Fleet size112[citation needed]
Destinations80[2]
Parent companyJet2 plc
HeadquartersLeeds,England,United Kingdom[3]
Key people
FounderPhilip Meeson
Employees14,500+
Websitewww.jet2.com

Jet2.com Limitedis a Britishlow-cost airlinebased atLeeds Bradford Airport,England,United Kingdom.[4]It offersscheduledandcharter flightsfrom theUnited Kingdom.As of 2022, it is thethird-largest scheduled airlinein the UK, behindeasyJetandBritish Airways.[5]Jet2 is also officially the largest tour operator in the UK after overtakingTUIin 2023.[6]

Further bases are atBelfast–International,Birmingham,Bristol,East Midlands,Edinburgh,Glasgow,Liverpool,London–Stansted,ManchesterandNewcastleairports, with a base atBournemouthstarting in April 2025. The company holds a United KingdomCivil Aviation AuthorityType A Operating Licence to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Jet2 also offers acharter servicethrough its Jet2charters brand.

History

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Origins

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Jet2.com Limited is a subsidiary ofJet2 plc,an aviation services group. The airline began operating commercial aircraft in 1983 under the nameChannel Express,when it was purchased by the Dart Group's current Executive Chairman, Philip Meeson. Initially a freight operator, from 2001 the airline also began operating passenger charter services usingBoeingaircraft to international destinations on mainly short and medium-haul routes.

Formative years

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A Jet2.comBoeing 737-300in the former livery in 2011.

In 2002,Channel Expressestablished the Jet2.com brand fromLeeds Bradford Airport.The re-branded Jet2.com began operating as a leisure airline with its first flight from Leeds Bradford to Amsterdam on 12 February 2003, which operated a twice-daily rotation with twoBoeing 737–300aircraft. During 2003, further scheduled flights were launched to seven European sun and city break destinations.

In 2004, a second base was opened atManchester Airportwith the airline operating from Terminal 1. The airline also acquired further Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft and opened a base atBelfast International Airport.In 2005, Jet2.com opened a third base atNewcastle upon Tyne.Later in the year, the company acquired twoBoeing 757–200aircraft, enabling it to fly medium-long haul destinations as well as carrying more passengers on popular existing routes. These aircraft helped the company to open two more bases atBlackpoolandEdinburgh.In 2006, the company relocated fromBournemouthtoLeedsand was renamed Jet2.com Limited.[7]

Expansion

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In November 2008, Jet2.com changed its slogan from "The North's Low Cost Airline" to "Friendly Low Fares".[citation needed]This preceded the announcement of opening a hub atEast Midlands Airport,the first of the airline's hubs outside the North of England and Scotland. The base at East Midlands Airport opened in May 2010.[8]

During November and December 2008 the airline operated four direct flights from Leeds Bradford toNewark Liberty International Airportusing Boeing 757-200s, with a series of flights also planned from both Leeds Bradford and Newcastle during December 2010. Once again, Jet2.com re-introduced seasonal Christmas flights toNew Yorkduring the 2012 winter season, however, this time flights would operate from Glasgow, East Midlands and Newcastle, in addition to Leeds. The seasonal flights to New York continued annually until 2019 and ran from five of its UK bases.[9]As an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline cancelled their seasonal trips and they have not returned as of 2024. It is possible that they will not return as the airline are slowly retiring theirBoeing 757Aircraft, which were formerly used to run the trips and theAirbus A321neoaircraft replacing the Boeing 757s do not have enough reasonable range to cover the trips.

In 2010, the airline announced an eighth base atGlasgow Airportwould be opened in April 2011, with an initial nine routes.[10]The base was opened on 31 March, slightly earlier than scheduled. In January 2011, the airline introduced second-handBoeing 737–800aircraft into its fleet. This provided aircraft larger than its existing 737-300s yet smaller than its 757-200 aircraft.

Jet2.com carried over 600,000 passengers in its first year of operation and over nine million passengers during 2017; its highest recorded total.[11]

On 17 September 2016, the airline received its first brand new Boeing 737–800 of the order for thirty made in 2015.[12]In November 2016, Jet2.com opened its new maintenance hangar at Manchester Airport. In December 2016, Jet2.com announced that it had ordered a further four Boeing 737–800 aircraft, bringing the total on order to 34.[citation needed]

Recent years

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In 2019, Jet2.com received delivery of its 34th new Boeing 737–800 aircraft, taking its permanent and leased fleet size to more than 100 aircraft.[13]Also in 2019, Jet2.com carried a record 14.39 million passengers on 82,931 flights. This was an increase of over 18% over the year before.[citation needed]

Owing to theCOVID-19 pandemic's impact on aviation,Jet2.com announced they were suspending flight operations until at least 15 July 2020. The airline continued to operate repatriation flights for British citizens overseas. On 17 August 2020, Jet2 announced viaBALPA,that they would be laying off 102 pilots from various UK bases, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[14]

On 11 November 2020, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announced that they would open their tenth United Kingdom base atBristol Airporton 1 July 2021, operating to 33 destinations.

In August 2021, Jet2.com announced an order for 36Airbus A321neoaircraft, plus 24 options, totalling purchasing power for 60 planes.[15]Although Jet2 has operated a small number of Airbus jets on lease to cope with summer demand, this is Airbus' first direct order from Jet2, and a shift away from the company's traditionally all-Boeingfleet.[citation needed]

Jet2.com celebrated its 20th birthday on 12 February 2023. On the same date it was revealed that Jet2holidays had become the UK's largest tour operator with an ATOL license to carry 5.8m passengers, surpassing TUI's 5.3m.[6]On 16 May 2023, Jet2 announced they were opening their 11th United Kingdom base atLiverpool John Lennon Airport.In June 2023, Jet2 have announced an expansion to their 2024 summer season, with some destinations being made available from earlier months, and extra capacity for other destinations. This is to meet customer and travel agent demands.[16]This includes additional services to Spain, Turkey, Italy and Greece destinations across all of their bases. In July 2023, Jet2 announced that its Chairman Philip Meeson was stepping down.[17]Robin Terrell took over as chairman in September 2023. Robin joined Jet2 as a non-executive director in April 2020. Meeson has now moved to the position of founder and advisor to the board.[18]

On 26 March 2024, Jet2.com announced they would open their twelfth United Kingdom base atBournemouth Airporton 1 April 2025, operating to 16 destinations.[19]

On 28 March 2024, Jet2 launched its first flight fromLiverpool John Lennon Airportto Tenerife, marking the start of its new services to 20 different holiday destinations with plans for further expansion in summer 2025.[20]

On 12 July 2024, jet2 announced that they were bringing forward the launch of their operations fromBournemouth Airportto the start of February, due to high demand.[21][22]

Corporate affairs

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Head office

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Low Fare Finder House,thehead officeof Jet2.com atLeeds Bradford International Airport.
Leedsskyline with Holiday House in the foreground which houses the commercial office forJet2 plc.

Jet2.com's Registered office, Low Fare Finder House, is located on the grounds ofLeeds Bradford International Airport.Construction of the facility broke ground in 2006, in order to accommodate pilots, cabin crew, and back of house operations. In April 2013, Jet2.com moved its Customer Contact, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Commercial and Marketing departments to a new office, "Holiday House", located within the city centre ofLeeds.[23]In September 2014, the airline opened a new £9.5 million training academy at Euroway Industrial Estate inBradford.[24]In addition to the training centre located in Bradford, Jet2.com announced in February 2023 that they'd opened a new £8.5 million training centre in Cheadle. Both training centres will operate in parallel.

Senior leadership

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  • Non-Executive Chairman: Robin Terrell (since September 2023)[18]
  • Chief Executive: Steve Heapy (since January 2013)[25]
  • Managing Director: Phil Ward (since January 2005)[26]
  • Business Development Director: Ian Doubtfire (since February 2003)[26]

List of former chief executives

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  1. Philip Meeson (2003–2013)[25]

Subsidiaries

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In 2007, sister companyJet2holidayswas launched offeringpackage holidays.In 2011, Jet2 launched their new brand, indulgent escapes, providing some more luxurious getaways. On 29 April 2015, sister company Jet2CityBreaks was launched. In June 2017, Jet2.com launched Jet2Villas through its Jet2holidays brand.

Ownership

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Jet2.com is wholly owned byJet2 plc(formerly Dart Group PLC), a holding company based in Leeds, England.

Statistics

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Year Total passengers Total flights Load factor Passenger change (YoY)
2003 604,563 5,543 78.9% –
2004 1,211,139 11,266 79.1% Increase100.3%
2005 2,376,900 24,151 74.5% Increase096.3%
2006 2,831,922 26,808 77.2% Increase019.1%
2007 3,860,266 34,358 73.6% Increase036.3%
2008 3,454,578 27,851 79.4% Decrease010.5%
2009 3,089,340 24,282 81.6% Decrease010.6%
2010 3,338,921 24,708 86.3% Increase008.1%
2011 4,235,752 29,806 87.3% Increase026.9%
2012 4,776,257 32,520 89.0% Increase012.8%
2013 5,515,021 36,064 89.8% Increase015.5%
2014 6,007,549 39,362 89.0% Increase008.9%
2015 5,853,447 36,657 91.3% Decrease002.6%
2016 6,721,129 41,796 90.8% Increase014.8%
2017 9,695,445 58,541 90.6% Increase030.7%
2018 12,170,681 70,963 91.4% Increase025.5%
2019 14,393,162 82,931 90.9% Increase018.3%
2020 2,851,455 20,287 74.8% Decrease80.2%
2021 3,168,738 27,879 62.9% Increase11.1%
2022 15,533,430 92,062 87.8% Increase390.2%
2023 17,321,108 100,817 88.9% Increase11.5%
Source:United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority[27]

Destinations

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Main article:List of Jet2.com destinations

Jet2.com operates flights to 70 destinations in Europe, with a focus onSpain,theMediterranean Sea,France,Greece,ItalyandTurkey.Its main base is atLeeds Bradford Airportwith nine additional operating bases across theUnited Kingdomwith an eleventh base ofLiverpool John Lennon Airportwhich commenced operations in 2024, and a twelfth base atBournemouth Airportfrom April 2025,[28]as well as, overseas bases atAlicante–Elche Airport,Palma de Mallorca Airport(seasonal) andTenerife South Airport.[29]

Biggest bases of Jet2.com (July 2024)
Rank Airport IATA Destinations
1. United KingdomManchester MAN 68
2. United KingdomBirmingham BHX 66
3. United KingdomLeeds/Bradford LBA 55
4. United KingdomLondon–Stansted STN 53
5. United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne NCL 47
6. United KingdomBristol BRS 42
7. United KingdomEdinburgh EDI 41
8. United KingdomEast Midlands EMA 38
9. United KingdomGlasgow GLA 33
10. United KingdomBelfast–International BFS 25
11. United KingdomLiverpool LPL 20

Fleet

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A Jet2.comBoeing 737-800
A Jet2.comBoeing 757-200inJet2holidayslivery

Current fleet

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As of October 2024,Jet2.com operates the following aircraft:[30]

Jet2.com fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A321-200 3 — 220
Airbus A321neo 10 136[31][32][33] 232
Boeing 737-300 7 — 148
Boeing 737-800 93 — 189
Boeing 757-200 6 — 235 To be phased out by January 2025[34]
Total 119 136

Short-term seasonal leasing

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In addition to the above fleet, Jet2.com commonly wet-leases additional aircraft to support its operations during busy periods. For summer 2024, this includesAirbus A321sfromTitan Airways,Airbus A330sfromAirTanker ServicesandBoeing 737sfromAirExploreandETF Airways.[citation needed]

Fleet development

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In October 2021, Jet2.com announced that they had placed an order withAirbusto purchase multipleAirbus A321neoaircraft.[35]In July 2022, Jet2.com further announced that they had expanded their order with Airbus, ordering a total of 60 A321neo aircraft.[36]In October 2022, Jet2.com announced an additional order for 35Airbus A320neoaircraft,[37]however, in July 2024, this order was converted into the A321neo, and later that month Jet2.com exercised its remaining aircraft options with Airbus, taking the total Airbus order up to 146 A321neo aircraft. These aircraft are intended to increase the fleet size along with replacing the Boeing 737–300 and Boeing 757–200 aircraft, both of which are being retired.[38]

In 2024, Jet2.com will retrofit 50 of its Boeing 737-800s with Split-Scimitar Winglets which will make these aircraft more fuel efficient. This will include the 34 Boeing 737-800s that Boeing delivered to Jet2.com between 2016 and 2019.[citation needed]

Historic fleet

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The table shows a list of Jet2's historic fleet, many of which are leased aircraft previously used by the company.[citation needed]

Aircraft Total Year Introduced Year Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 3 2013 2019 Leased fromSmartLynx Airlines EstoniaandTitan Airways
Airbus A321-200 6 2019 Un­known Leased fromSmartLynx AirlinesandTitan Airways
Boeing 737-200 1 2007 2007 Leased fromEuropean Air Charter
Boeing 737–300/QC 9 2005 2020 Operated both passenger and Cargo flights- option to remove aircraft seats to operate cargo flights on behalf ofRoyal Mail
Boeing 737-400 2 2005 2007 Leased from Futura andÍslandsflug[39]
British Aerospace 146–300 1 2007 2007

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