24/08/2022

Jet2 Announces Two New 'Winter Sun' Destinations

Jet2 has announced two new 'Winter Sun' destinations from Belfast International Airport for their 2023/24 programme.

Winter holidaymakers will now be able to travel direct from Belfast to both Malaga and Faro. The new routes are part of a wider Winter Sun programme from Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, from a number of UK airports to 12 popular Winter Sun destinations and over 110 Winter Sun routes in total. This provides customers and independent travel agents with unrivalled choice and flexibility when it comes to reaching winter hotspots across the Canary Islands and Mediterranean.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: "We are seeing strong demand from customers wanting to escape the long British winter by booking their Winter 23/24 holiday nice and early. In response to this demand, we are putting our winter sun programme on sale from all ten of our UK bases. We are pleased to be offering a fantastic selection of Winter Sun destinations and with more customers than ever wanting to give themselves something to look forward to next year, we have no doubt that these hotspots will be extremely popular with both customers and independent travel agents."

He added: "With an unrivalled programme on sale for Winter 23/24, customers and independent travel agents need look no further when it comes to booking or travelling on their well-deserved holidays next year. The strong demand we are seeing for Winter Sun means we are looking ahead with real confidence and look forward to revealing even more details of our exciting programme very soon."

The destinations going on sale for Winter 23/24 by UK base are as follows (peak weekly services in brackets):

• Belfast International – NEW for Winter 23/24 Malaga (up to two weekly flights), NEW for Winter 23/24 Faro (up to two weekly flights), Tenerife (up to six weekly services), Lanzarote (up to five weekly services), Gran Canaria (up to two weekly services), Fuerteventura (up to two weekly services), Antalya (weekly services), Alicante (up to two weekly services), Palma (up to four weekly services during April) and Paphos (weekly services during April).

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