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Jet2 hikes Christmas markets capacity for winter 2023-24

Jet2 and Jet2CityBreaks’ Christmas markets programme for winter 2023-24 has been expanded with almost 60,000 seats on sale.

This represents a 75% increase over this winter with flights from ten UK airports for the first time with eight new routes.

Flights have been scheduled from Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and Stansted airports.

Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Copenhagen, Krakow, Prague and Vienna will be served.

The eight new routes are Birmingham-Cologne, Bristol to Prague and Vienna, East Midlands-Krakow, Edinburgh-Vienna, Leeds Bradford-Copenhagen and Stansted to Prague and Vienna.

Scheduled flights and city breaks will also operate to Budapest from Belfast, Leeds Bradford and Manchester, Krakow from Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle and Prague from Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle during the winter and in the build up to Christmas.

Chief executive Steve Heapy said: “We are seeing strong demand from customers and independent travel agents looking to book a getaway to some of the best of Europe’s Christmas market destinations for this winter, but we know that people are looking further ahead too. 

“As always, we listen to our customers and independent travel agents, so have put a fantastic selection of Christmas market destinations to choose from on sale for winter ’23/24. 

“This latest programme promises to be our biggest and best yet and means we have festive wonderlands on sale from all ten UK bases. 

“The size and scale of our programme, combined with the reassurance that booking with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks provides, means we are confident that these flights and trips will be as popular as ever, as people look for a magical winter escape to their favourite Christmas Market destinations.”

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