Nadia Farha Mubin
Jet2 has announced 16 new routes at Bournemouth Airport for 2025, which is exciting news. With 16 routes from jet2.com and jet2holidays, the inaugural flights offer exceptional achievement and additional travel options for visitors from the south of England.
Jet2 and Jet2holidays persist in their endeavour to broaden their global perspectives. The expansion of flights continues in the United Kingdom. First, on March 28, a new base at Liverpool John Lennon Airport was launched with top destinations including Corfu, Gran Canaria, Rhodes, and Menorca, Madeira, among many others. Previously, the expansion of the Greek program was announced, with seven new routes in Greece operated by jet2.com. This time, Jet2 expanded its flights for the South of England by announcing 16 new destinations for the first time from Bournemouth Airport for 2025. A thorough list of the routes included in Bournemouth Airport’s Summer 25 Programme has also been released by the airline, which are
Tenerife – up to three weekly services
Fuerteventura – weekly services on Wednesdays
Gran Canaria – weekly services on Sundays
Lanzarote – up to two weekly services on Mondays and Fridays
Alicante – up to two weekly services on Tuesdays and Saturdays
Palma (Mallorca) – up to four weekly services on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Ibiza – up to two weekly services on Thursdays and Sundays
Menorca – weekly services on Sundays
Antalya – up to two weekly services on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Dalaman – up to two weekly services on Thursdays and Sundays
Faro (Algarve) – up to two weekly services on Mondays and Fridays
Madeira – weekly services on Thursdays
Crete (Heraklion) – weekly services on Tuesdays
Corfu – weekly services on Wednesdays
Rhodes – weekly services on Tuesdays
Zante – weekly services on Thursdays
The routes operated by Madeira and Fuerteventura are exclusive from Bournemouth Airport. It is already scheduled for the first flight, which leaves for Tenerife on April 1st, 2025, from Bournemouth Airport.
There will be 100 new jobs generated in the south of England as a result of the spectacular launch of jet2 flights at Bournemouth Airport, including roles as flight attendants, ground operations, and customer support representatives.
Steve Heapy, the CEO of Jet2, expressed his enthusiasm by stating, “We know that customers want to be properly looked after in their holiday experience, and that is why we are making a significant investment in the region, including creating over 100 new jobs to do that. From today, we are counting down to the start of operations from Bournemouth Airport when we can satisfy customers, just as we have with millions of other customers from across the UK for so many years.”
To handle one million passengers this year, Bournemouth Airport plans to invest approximately £5 million in enhancements and improvements. A notable accomplishment is Jet2’s base at Bournemouth Airport, which was followed by an increase in flights by TUI and Ryanair, the operational airlines.
Andrew Bell, the Chief Executive Officer at Regional City Airports, expressed that Jet2 choosing Bournemouth as their base “will produce new employment locally, add 16 fabulous new destinations from Bournemouth, up to 27 extra flights a week, and estimated additional 300,000 passengers using the airport.”
For more travel-related updates and news, follow NCL Travel.
Comments
Loading…