Jet2.com
A Jet2 737–800 in one of the two standard liveries | |||||||
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| Founded | January 1978 (as Express Air Services) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations |
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| AOC # | 598 | ||||||
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| Subsidiaries | Jet2holidays | ||||||
| Fleet size | 116 | ||||||
| Destinations | 80 | ||||||
| Parent company | Jet2 plc | ||||||
| Headquarters | Leeds, England, UK | ||||||
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| Founder | Philip Meeson | ||||||
| Employees | 14,500+ | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost airline based at Leeds Bradford Airport, England. It offers scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. As of 2022, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind easyJet and British Airways. Jet2 is also officially the largest tour operator in the UK after overtaking TUI in 2023.
Further bases are at Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle airports. The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Jet2 also offers a charter service through its Jet2charters brand.