Article
Dorchester man gifted free holiday to celebrate Jet2holidays’ first flight from Bournemouth Airport
Published: Mon 17 Feb 2025 at 15:02
A man from Dorchester, who was onboard Jet2holidays’ first flight from Bournemouth Airport, got his getaway off to a flying start after he was gifted a free holiday from the UK’s largest tour operator.
John Weir was travelling with his wife, Valerie Weir, on the inaugural flight to Tenerife on Tuesday 4th February when he was announced as the lucky winner of a seven-night Jet2holiday for two adults to the Pure Salt Port Soller in Majorca.
The holiday giveaway formed part of celebrations to mark the leading leisure airline and tour operator’s first flight taking off from their 12th UK airport base – Bournemouth Airport. To mark the occasion, holidaymakers on the inaugural flight were put at the very heart of the celebrations, including being treated to a VIP customer experience, a red-carpet welcome and personalised gifts.
As customers waited to board the first flight, they were also entertained by a Flamenco band called Mi Flamenco, and the first ten holidaymakers to check-in at the airport were surprised with a pair of Jet2.com return flights.
The official arrival of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays in Bournemouth further expands the companies’ footprint in the South of England and means holidaymakers and independent travel agents in Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and the wider region can now benefit from the companies’ award-winning flights and ATOL protected package holidays from their local airport.
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate to 16 destinations from across Europe, the Mediterranean and Canary Islands in their first summer of operations from Bournemouth Airport, representing over 280,000 seats on sale.
For Summer 25, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate up to 27 weekly flights, including multiple weekly flights to popular destinations across the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Turkey and Greece as well as services to hotspots such as Mainland Spain, Portugal and Madeira. Maderia is an exclusive Jet2 destination from Bournemouth Airport.
A fleet of two-based aircraft will fly holidaymakers from Bournemouth Airport on their package holidays with Jet2holidays and leisure flights with Jet2.com for Summer 25.
After being announced as the lucky winner, John said: “When we arrived at the airport, we were really surprised to see all the celebrations Jet2 had in store for us all. It was a really fantastic morning which was made even more special when I was named as the winner of the holiday to Majorca. I still can’t believe it, and this fantastic news made our holiday to Tenerife even more special. I’m looking forward to taking my wife away to Majorca and travelling again from Bournemouth Airport with Jet2.”
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We have certainly got off to a flying start at Bournemouth Airport with celebrations in the air for our inaugural flight. We are extremely proud to be bringing our award-winning customer service, family friendly ethos and great value package holidays to our 12th UK airport base and celebrating this milestone by surprising a customer with a holiday. Congratulations to John for winning a getaway to Majorca, and we look forward to welcoming him and his wife onboard with us again very soon.”
