Jet2 to launch five new summer flights from UK’s ‘best airport’

JET2 is set to launch five new summer flights from the UK’s “best airport”, bumping up their total number of destinations to 57.

The affordable carrier will be able to whisk you off to holiday favourites like the Canaries, Morocco and Turkey.

The airline has announced its lineup for the summer of 2026, much to the delight of holidaymakers.

Its “expanded programme” will see 18.6 million seats on sale, an increase of 700,000 on next year’s lineup.

A whopping 57 destinations across Jet 2’s 12 airport partners will mean 450 routes are available, 14 of which will be exclusive to the Leeds-based firm.

Scattered throughout the schedule are 22 brand new summer routes.

And five of these will run from the airport recently voted the UK’s best.

Travellers heading to Newcastle Airport will now be able to head off to Agadir and Marrakech in Morocco, Preveza in Greece and the twin Iberian hotspots of Barcelona and Porto.

In addition to those, passengers will be able to take advantage of new routes from Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London Stansted and the East Midlands.

Altogether, over 1,700 flights will depart weekly across the network during peak periods.

To cope with the extra demand, Jet 2 has expanded its fleet to 136, with new Airbus A321neo planes coming to Stansted and Glasgow.

The company estimates that these are 20% more fuel efficient and 50% quieter than their predecessors.

Holidaymakers can book the new flights as part of a package through Jet2Holidays, Jet2Villas or Jet2CityBreaks.

Packages are all ATOL-protected and start from a deposit of £60 per person.

CEO Steve Heapy said: “Customers are telling us they want to book ahead and secure that all-important holiday, so they can have the best choice of hotels, rooms and dates.

“We have responded to the strong demand from holidaymakers wanting to lock in their getaways, by putting our biggest and best Summer programme on sale for 2026, earlier than ever before.  

“Our Summer 26 programme represents a huge expansion with more seats and routes on sale, meaning holidaymakers have never had so much choice and flexibility.

“As well as offering customers and independent travel agents a greater selection of flights and holidays to choose from, our enormous Summer 26 programme allows them to book in advance and get a date in their diary now.

“While we may be announcing our biggest Summer 26 programme to date, we are not done yet and will be revealing even more good news about our 2026 operations very soon.

“Our Summer 26 programme promises to be our best yet, and we have every confidence it will be a huge success.”