Jet2 has celebrated its launch at London Gatwick.
The first flight to Tenerife departed yesterday following a launch event in the South Terminal.
Jet2 will operate 29 routes from the airport this summer using six brand-new Airbus A321neo aircraft, with award-winning flights and package holidays from London Gatwick to destinations across Spain, Türkiye, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria and Croatia.
The airline’s new base at London Gatwick is delivering a major boost to the regional economy with more than 300 new jobs created locally across flight operations, engineering, cabin crew, customer service and ground handling roles.
Pierre-Hugues Schmit, Chief Executive, London Gatwick said: “Today’s inaugural Jet2 flights mark an exciting moment for London Gatwick and for passengers across the region. The launch of 29 new routes and the creation of more than 300 jobs demonstrate the strength of demand for travel from our airport and the confidence airlines have in London Gatwick as a place to grow.
“We’re proud to support Jet2’s newest base, giving passengers even more choice with our extensive and diverse route network, and great value flights and holidays to some of Europe’s most popular destinations.”
Steve Heapy, Chief Executive, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “Today is an incredibly exciting moment for Jet2, as we welcome our first customers at London Gatwick and wave off our inaugural flight. After years of demand to come to London Gatwick, we are delighted to be bringing our award-winning service, recognised 11 years in a row by Which? as its recommended travel provider, to the UK’s largest beach and city leisure destination airport. Seeing our first flight take off from our 14th UK airport base, is an important milestone which we shared with our customers in a huge celebration with a familiar voice too – Zoe Lister.
“Time and time again, we have shown that when we expand our operations and bring the Jet2 product to new customers at a new airport base, customers flock to our brand and award-winning customer service. Since going on sale, we have experienced phenomenal demand from customers and independent travel agents, and we are looking forward to a hugely successful future from our newest UK airport base.”
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