Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have today announced a scorching Summer Sun programme for 2023 from six UK bases, with customers and independent travel agents able to choose from a fantastic choice of hotspots.

With summer sun in demand, the UK’s leading tour operator to many leisure destinations across the Mediterranean and Canary Islands has put its programme on sale earlier than ever before. This gives customers the opportunity to get that well-deserved summer break locked into the diary well in advance.

The exciting programme gives customers and independent travel agents fantastic choice and flexibility when it comes to their favourite summer destinations in the Canaries, Balearics, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Cyprus, Croatia, and Portugal.

With Jet2.com and Jet2holidays the leading airline and tour operator to many leisure destinations, the companies are offering a huge and unrivalled choice from across the six bases. The programme includes over 135 weekly flights to Canary Islands, over 150 weekly flights to the Balearic Islands, almost 200 weekly flights to 14 Greek destinations and almost 120 weekly flights to Turkey during peak times.

With flights and holidays to the sunshine going on sale from Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Manchester and London Stansted, the company will be making further Summer 23 announcements over the coming weeks. This includes further UK bases to go on sale as well as the launch of leisure city destinations for Summer 23.

In recent weeks, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have reported the unlocking of enormous pent-up demand from holidaymakers on the back of travel restrictions easing. The reassurance of an ATOL protected package holiday is also proving to be popular with customers, as is the assurance of booking through a reputable provider that has looked after customers during the pandemic.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have been widely praised and commended for their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, including swiftly and smoothly refunding over £1.4bn to customers who have had their flights or holidays cancelled. Most recently, both companies were once again awarded with Which? Recommended Provider status for the way they have looked after customers and independent travel agents. The Institute of Customer Service recently ranked Jet2holidays as the best UK tour operator and Jet2.com as the best UK airline for providing customer service. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays were also ranked as the Best Travel Firms for providing refunds according to a survey of respondents by Money Saving Expert, and the UK Civil Aviation Authority has recognised Jet2.com as the only UK airline to provide prompt refunds.

Key Summer Sun highlights by base for 2023 include:

Belfast International

• 20 sunny hotspots on sale – Antalya, Dalaman, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Reus, Alicante, Malaga, Palma (Majorca), Ibiza, Menorca, Crete (Heraklion), Rhodes, Zante, Paphos, Faro (Algarve), Bourgas (Bulgaria), Dubrovnik (Croatia), Verona.
• Over 40 departing weekly flights during peak periods

Birmingham

• 43 sun destinations on sale – Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Izmir, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Reus, Alicante, Malaga, Girona, Costa de Almeria, Palma (Majorca), Ibiza, Menorca, Faro (Algarve), Madeira, Crete (Heraklion), Crete (Chania), Corfu, Kefalonia, Skiathos, Santorini, Kos, Kalamata, Preveza, Rhodes, Halkidiki, Zante, Larnaca, Paphos, Naples, Sicily, Sardinia, Verona, Bourgas (Bulgaria), Dubrovnik, Split, Malta, Bergerac, Jersey, Innsbruck
• Almost 200 departing weekly flights during peak periods

Bristol

• 30 sun destinations on sale – Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Izmir, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Alicante, Reus, Girona, Palma (Majorca), Ibiza, Menorca, Faro (Algarve), Madeira, Crete (Heraklion), Corfu, Kefalonia, Skiathos, Santorini, Kos, Kalamata, Preveza, Rhodes, Zante, Larnaca, Paphos, Verona, Innsbruck.
• Almost 70 departing weekly flights during peak periods

East Midlands

• 31 sunshine destinations on sale – Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Izmir, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Reus, Alicante, Malaga, Girona, Palma (Majorca), Ibiza, Menorca, Faro (Algarve), Madeira, Crete (Heraklion), Corfu, Kefalonia, Skiathos, Kos, Rhodes, Zante, Larnaca, Paphos, Verona, Bourgas (Bulgaria), Dubrovnik, Malta, Jersey.
• Over 85 departing weekly flights during peak periods

Manchester

• 47 sun destinations on sale – Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Izmir, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Reus, Alicante, Malaga, Girona, Costa de Almeria, Palma (Majorca), Ibiza, Menorca, Faro (Algarve), Madeira, Crete (Heraklion), Crete (Chania), Corfu, Kefalonia, Lesvos, Mykonos, Skiathos, Santorini, Kos, Kalamata, Preveza, Rhodes, Halkidiki, Zante, Larnaca, Paphos, Sicily, Sardinia, Naples, Verona, Bourgas (Bulgaria), Dubrovnik, Split, Malta, Bergerac, La Rochelle, Jersey, Innsbruck, Tivat (Montenegro).
• Over 280 departing weekly flights during peak periods

London Stansted

• 41 sunny hotspots on sale – Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Izmir, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Reus, Alicante, Malaga, Palma (Majorca), Ibiza, Menorca, Faro (Algarve), Madeira, Crete (Heraklion), Crete (Chania), Corfu, Kefalonia, Skiathos, Santorini, Kos, Kalamata, Lesvos, Preveza, Rhodes, Halkidiki, Zante, Larnaca, Paphos, Sardinia, Sicily, Naples, Verona, Bourgas (Bulgaria), Dubrovnik, Split, Tivat (Montenegro), Malta, Jersey.
• Almost 200 departing weekly flights during peak periods.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “This is the earliest we have ever put our Summer Sun programme on sale because we know that customers want something to look forward to more than ever before. Following the recent good news about the reopening of international travel, we have seen strong demand from customers wanting to get that all-important dose of sunshine booked in and this Summer 23 programme helps them do exactly that. As the leading tour operator to many leisure destinations across the Mediterranean and Canary Islands we are providing customers and independent travel agents with unrivalled choice to their favourite destinations. This scale, coupled with customers wanting to book a flight or package holiday with a company that they know will look after them no matter what happens, means we are looking forward to a very successful Summer 23.”

As well as booking and travelling on award-winning flights and ATOL protected package holidays, customers get to experience and enjoy the company’s VIP customer service which has seen Jet2.com and Jet2holidays repeatedly win high-profile accolades such as Which? Recommended Provider and TripAdvisor’s Best Airline – UK and Top 10 Airlines of the World.

This VIP customer service includes friendly flight times and a generous 22kg baggage allowance through a flight-only booking with Jet2.com, which saw the airline win five accolades at the 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice^® Awards for Airlines; or that very same VIP customer service, in-resort Customer Helpers, transfers, free child places and ATOL protection with Jet2holidays.