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Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have put their Winter 26/27 city breaks programme on sale, offering customers and independent travel agents a fantastic choice of city break escapes and Christmas Markets getaways. 

The leading leisure airline and UK’s leading operator of European city breaks have 15 leisure city break destinations on sale next winter, giving customers plenty of choice and flexibility whether they want to explore a European city or visit a magical winter wonderland.  

In total, over 700,000 seats and 72 routes have gone on sale today, meaning there is plenty of opportunity for holidaymakers to travel to popular city and Christmas market destinations with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks next winter. 

The city break destinations going on sale today are – Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Krakow, Paris, Porto, Prague, Rome, Tallinn, Vienna and Venice. 

The companies will operate scheduled services to many of these destinations throughout the winter, with 36 scheduled routes in total on sale across ten of these city break destinations (Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Porto, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Venice) in Winter 26/27. This includes an expanded season to Porto from Birmingham Airport, with flights and city breaks available until the New Year and restarting again from the February half-term onwards.  

Customers and independent travel agents can also choose from a further 36 destinations as part of its popular Christmas Markets programme, with flights and trips operating to Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Krakow, Prague, Tallinn and Vienna. These festive favourites are on sale from across 12 of the companies’ UK airport bases, from November 2026 to January 2027, giving customers the chance to visit some of the most dazzling Christmas market destinations in Europe. (a full breakdown of the cities and Christmas market destinations by UK base can be found at the end of this release). 

The programme means customers and independent travel agents have complete flexibility when it comes to booking the most charming cities or Christmas markets in Europe next winter. With multiple weekly services on sale and friendly flight times, holidaymakers can choose a duration and departure date to suit their budgets and needs, whether that is a weekend trip, a mid-week getaway or even longer.   

Customers booking a city break or Christmas market getaway 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 hold luggage and 10kg cabin luggage, 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 destinations in Europe. 

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are delighted to be putting our Winter 26/27 city breaks programme on sale with a fantastic choice of flights to popular city and Christmas market destinations. Whether it is a magical city break or winter wonderland escape, we are offering something for everyone, and customers need look no further when it comes to getting away next winter. With Britons continuing to look to get away on their well-deserved holidays, particularly during the long British winter, we are stepping in to meet that demand by providing lots of choice and flexibility to some of the most popular city and Christmas market destinations.” 

The city and Christmas market destinations on sale for Winter 26/27 by UK base are as follows: 

• Belfast International – Krakow and Vienna  

• Birmingham – Barcelona, Budapest, Cologne, Rome, Gdansk, Krakow, Porto, Prague, Tallinn, Venice and Vienna 

• Bristol – Berlin, Prague and Vienna 

• Bournemouth – Prague and Vienna   

• Edinburgh – Rome, Prague, Tallinn and Vienna  

• East Midlands – Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Prague and Vienna  

• Glasgow – Berlin, Budapest, Rome, Krakow, Prague and Vienna  

• Leeds Bradford – Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Paris, Cologne, Copenhagen, Rome, Krakow, Prague and Vienna  

• Liverpool John Lennon – Krakow, Prague and Vienna 

• London Stansted – Rome, Krakow, Prague and Vienna  

• Manchester – Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Rome, Gdansk, Krakow, Porto, Prague, Tallinn, Venice and Vienna  

• Newcastle International – Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Copenhagen, Rome, Gdansk, Krakow, Prague and Vienna