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Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will wave off their first flights to Sardinia and Sicily on Sunday (1^st May), when their inaugural flights to the two stunning islands depart from Manchester and London Stansted Airports. 

The busy flights will mark the start of the leading leisure airline and package holiday specialist operating to Sardinia from Manchester (services operate from 1^st May) and London Stansted (services operate from 15^th May) and to Sicily from London Stansted (services operate from 1^st May), Leeds Bradford (services operate from 4^th May) and Manchester (services operate from 7^th May) for Summer 22.  

Giving customers a real taste of La Dolce Vita, the flight programme on sale with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to both destinations for Summer 22 is as follows: 

Sardinia (via Olbia Airport): 

• Manchester – weekly Sunday services operating from 1^st May to 16^th October, increasing to up to two weekly services (Saturday and Sunday) from 23^rd July and 24^th September.  
• London Stansted – weekly Sunday services operating from 15^th May to 16^th October. 

Sicily (via Catania Airport): 

• Leeds Bradford – weekly Wednesday services operating from 4^th May to 26^th October. 
• Manchester – up to two weekly services (Tuesday and Saturday), with flights operating from 7^th May to 29^th October. 
• London Stansted – weekly Sunday services operating from 1^st May to 30^th October. 

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean and is a well-established destination with UK holidaymakers, offering everything from beach holidays to city breaks. With culture, cuisine, dramatic landscapes, mighty Mount Etna, and stunning beaches, Sicily has something for everyone.  

Package holidays to Sicily with Jet2holidays offer customers and independent travel agents a fantastic choice of beach resorts, including Taormina, Taormina Mare, Giardini Naxos, Syracuse, Cefalu and Campofelice Di Roccella. Holidaymakers can take their pick from a selection of quality accommodation, with a range of star ratings and types of board basis available. In addition, packages are also on sale through Jet2CityBreaks to the historic city of Catania. 

Sardinia offers customers the most authentic of Italian experiences and is on many people’s bucket list of must-see European beach destinations. With snow-white sand sloping into glimmering turquoise waters, customers can head to the Costa Smeralda for a glamorous seaside experience or head south of Olbia for a holiday with an authentic slant. 

Again, Jet2holidays and Jet2CityBreaks have a wide selection of hotels on sale, the majority of which enjoy a 4 & 5-star rating. Families and groups can also choose the privacy of a villa holiday with all the benefits of a package holiday, by booking through Jet2Villas. 

Resorts on sale in Sardinia include Porto Cervo, Baia Sardinia, Budoni, San Teodoro, Cannigione, San Pantaleo, Orosei and Pittulongu, as well as city breaks to Olbia. 

The start of flights and holidays to Sardinia and Sicily is part of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ expanded programme for Summer 22, with capacity being bigger than it was in Summer 19. It means the companies have seven Italian destinations on sale this summer (Sicily, Sardinia, Naples, Pisa, Rome, Venice and Verona).  

As well as offering flights and holidays to Sardinia and Sicily for the first time, the leading leisure airline and tour operator is also operating to another brand-new destination this summer - Athens from Manchester and Birmingham Airports.  

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are offering a huge programme for Summer 22, with 58 sun and city destinations on sale from the UK and one million free child places. This provides customers and independent travel agents with unrivalled choice and flexibility when it comes to booking or enjoying a much-needed getaway to their favourite summer destinations. 

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are delighted to be waving off our first flights to Sardinia and Sicily from Manchester and London Stansted Airports on Sunday. The addition of these stunning Italian islands to our Summer 22 programme has proven to be extremely popular with customers and independent travel agents looking for glorious sunshine alongside that authentic Italian experience. Sardinia and Sicily are fantastic additions to our enormous Summer 22 programme, and it means we are extending our popular Italian offering significantly. As the leading tour operator to many leisure destinations across the Mediterranean, we are giving customers and independent travel agents unrivalled choice when it comes to enjoying a holiday, with award-winning customer experience on top.”