Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are planning further expansion as the 2026 summer schedule was released earlier with the addition of more than 700,000 seats. The growth involves selling 18.6 million seats, increasing capacity next summer with 22 new routes to bring the total to almost 450.
Flights and holidays to 57 sunny and urban destinations from 12 UK airports – Belfast International, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester, Newcastle and Stansted.
The expanded fleet includes more new and fuel-efficient Airbus A321neo aircraft, which are claimed to be more than 20% more fuel efficient than older aircraft and have a 50% lower noise footprint.
The additional aircraft will be deployed from Bournemouth, East Midlands, Manchester and Newcastle airports, while the A321neos will operate for the first time at Stansted and Glasgow airports as part of a fleet of 136 aircraft due to enter service in summer 2026.
Destinations include the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Cyprus, Croatia, Montenegro, Malta, Bulgaria, France, Morocco, Jersey, Austria and Portugal,
The companies promised further announcements “in the coming weeks”, including the launch of more city break destinations.
The new itineraries for the summer of 2026 are:
- Six from East Midlands– Agadir, Costa de Almeria, Pula, Preveza, Halkidiki and Split.
- Five from Bournemouth – Malaga, Dubrovnik, Kos, Reus and Verona
- Five from Newcastle – Agadir, Preveza, Marrakesh (first summer flights), Barcelona and Porto.
- Three from Edinburgh – Kefalonia, Girona and Kalamata
- Two from Glasgow – Dubrovnik and Marrakesh (flights operating for the first time in the summer)
- One from Stansted to Jerez
Chief executive Steve Heapy said: “Customers tell us they want to book in advance and secure that all-important holiday so they have the best possible choice of hotels, rooms and dates.
“We have responded to strong demand from holidaymakers looking to lock in their getaways by putting our biggest and best summer program on sale for 2026, earlier than ever.
“Our summer ’26 schedule represents a huge expansion with more seats and itineraries for sale, meaning holidaymakers have never had so much choice and flexibility.
“As well as giving customers and independent travel agents a greater variety of flights and holidays to choose from, our massive summer ’26 schedule allows them to book in advance and put a date in their calendar now.
“To support this unrivaled flight schedule, we have expanded our operations to Bournemouth, East Midlands, Manchester and Newcastle International Airports and brought additional aircraft to these airports, along with brand new and more efficient Airbus A321neo aircraft to its airports London Stansted and Glasgow for the first time, which are over 20% more fuel efficient than older aircraft and have a 50% lower noise footprint.
“We may be announcing our biggest summer ’26 schedule to date, but we’re not done yet and we’ll be revealing even more good news about our 2026 activities very soon.”
