Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have released details of their biggest and best Christmas Markets programme ever, with customers and independent travel agents now able to book festive flights and trips for Winter 25/26 from all 12 of their UK airports for the very first time.
In response to strong demand for Christmas Market getaways, the leading leisure airline and UK’s leading operator of European city breaks have launched their largest Christmas Markets programme to date, with eight new Christmas Market routes and scheduled services and trips on sale for the first time from new UK airport base – Bournemouth Airport, too.
Offering customers and independent travel agents an unrivalled choice of departure points, the Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks Christmas Markets programme is on sale for next winter from all 12 of their UK airport bases for the first time – Belfast International, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle International Airports. (the full programme is broken down by base below).
Eight popular Christmas Market destinations are on sale for Winter 25/26 with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks and these are – Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Krakow, Prague and Vienna. With over 250,000 seats on sale, it represents the companies’ biggest programme to date and a capacity increase of over 16% compared to Winter 24/25, providing customers and independent travel agents with incredible choice when it comes to booking a Christmas Market break in a magical winter wonderland.
The significantly expanded programme features 50 Christmas Market routes in total, eight of which are new routes, which are as follows:
- Belfast International to Vienna
- Bournemouth to Prague
- Bournemouth to Vienna
- East Midlands to Berlin
- Glasgow to Budapest
- Liverpool John Lennon to Vienna
- Newcastle International to Gdansk
- London Stansted to Krakow
As well as the new routes, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are also offering additional capacity to other popular festive favourites from Birmingham and Manchester Airports in Winter 25/26. Additional services will operate to Budapest and Prague from Birmingham Airport and to Budapest, Krakow, Prague and Vienna from Manchester Airport.
The programme means customers and independent travel agents have complete flexibility when it comes to visiting the most charming Christmas markets in Europe. With multiple weekly services on sale and friendly flight times, holidaymakers can choose a duration and departure date to suit their budgets and needs, whether that is a weekend trip, a long weekend or even longer.
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 flights with Jet2.com including 22kg hold luggage and 10kg cabin 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, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “The demand we are seeing for our enormously popular Christmas Markets programme continues to increase, which is why we have responded with our biggest choice ever for Winter 25/26. With a fantastic selection of Christmas Market breaks on sale from across all 12 of our UK airport bases, including Bournemouth Airport, this latest programme is our biggest and best yet, offering unrivalled choice for customers and independent travel agents. Since announcing our arrival at Bournemouth Airport, the response has been fantastic so we know the launch of this new programme will big hit with customers in the region who are looking forward to enjoying the Jet2 experience. As more people look to escape to a winter wonderland next winter and take advantage of all the fantastic benefits provided by Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks, we know that our Winter 25/26 Christmas Markets collection will be as popular as ever.” 
