Published: Mon 24 Apr 2023 at 14:06
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have expanded their City Breaks programme for Winter 23/24, by announcing it will operate services to Vienna from Birmingham (exclusive route) and Manchester Airports for the full Winter 23/24 season, increasing the number of city break destinations on sale this winter to 12. In addition, the companies have introduced new services to Prague (exclusive route) and Krakow from East Midlands Airport, seeing these two routes extended across the whole of winter.
Previously only available as a Christmas Market destination, the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest operator of European City Breaks have expanded their City Breaks programme by introducing new services to Vienna from Birmingham and Manchester Airports from September 2023 to May 2024. This means that Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks will operate to the city break favourite throughout the full winter season, offering customers and independent travel agents plenty of choice and flexibility when it comes to visiting the Austrian capital this winter.
The companies have also added new flights and city breaks to Prague (exclusive route) and Krakow from East Midlands Airport, seeing these two routes extended across the whole of the winter season.
In addition, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have launched a spectacular new Christmas Markets destination for Winter 23/24 from Edinburgh Airport, with customers and independent travel agents in Scotland now able to book festive flights and trips to Prague.
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks will operate two weekly dedicated services (Thursday and Sunday) to this magical Christmas destination from 30th November to 17th December 2023.
The expansion of Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ Winter 23/24 city breaks programme comes in response to strong demand from customers and independent travel agents looking to book an escape to their favourite city break destinations this winter.
As a result of these new services, a choice of 12 leisure city break destinations are now on sale with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks for Winter 23/24 - Athens, Barcelona, Berlin (Christmas Market destination only), Budapest, Cologne (Christmas Market destination only), Copenhagen (Christmas Market destination only), Krakow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Venice, and Vienna. The unrivalled programme is on sale from all ten UK bases – Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle International, and London Stansted Airports, meaning it is truly jam-packed with choice when it comes to booking or visiting world-famous capitals, cultural centres, and historical gems.
With nearly 300,000 departing seats on sale to these 12 city break destinations this Winter 23/24, this represents Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ biggest ever winter City Breaks programme and a capacity increase of 45% when compared to last winter.
The new flights and city breaks added are as follows:
Birmingham Airport
East Midlands Airport
Edinburgh Airport
Manchester Airport
Customers booking a city break 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 free hold luggage and 10kg of free cabin baggage, 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 city break destinations in Europe.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are seeing strong demand for city breaks this winter, with more people than ever wanting to visit their favourite city break destinations. As always, we want to give customers and independent travel agents what they want, so have added flights and city breaks to Vienna throughout the whole of the winter season. On top of this, we have also extended our Prague and Krakow routes from East Midlands Airports throughout winter too. As the largest operator of European city breaks, we know that these new services will be extremely popular, as people look for a magical winter escape with a company they can rely on.”
Julian Jäger, Joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, added: “The addition of Jet2.com at Vienna Airport throughout the whole of the winter season means that Northern England will be more easily accessible in the future, and I am pleased that we are able to expand our flight and destination offering from Vienna to this region. Manchester and Birmingham are extremely attractive destinations, especially for city trips, as they are shaped by British culture and embedded in the beautiful landscape of Northern England. New flight offerings are also important for incoming tourism as of September and November, because many British guests enjoy experiencing the exciting cultural activities in the city.”
Radosław Włoszek, President of the Board of Kraków Airport, said: “The opening of Jet2.com's connection to the East Midlands is an opportunity for Polish tourists to discover the wonderful, historic places of Central East England. Nottingham is a very atmospheric city where King Richard the Lionheart came. Nottingham Castle and the Royal Theatre as well as the legend of the famous Robin Hood attract tourists from all over the world. I am sure that Krakow and Małopolska region will also be extremely attractive for people coming from this part of Great Britain, which will significantly strengthen the economic potential between our regions.”
Jiří Vyskoč, Executive Director of Aviation Business Development at Prague Airport, said: “We are pleased that Jet2.com will be launching its sixth regular service to Václav Havel Airport Prague. I believe that direct connection from the East Midlands airport will be interesting not only for British passengers, but also for Czech passengers heading to Nottingham, Leicester or Derby.
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