Jet2 to launch brand new UK flights to one of Europe’s cheapest cities for Brits to enjoy winter breaks
JET2 has launched its ‘biggest ever’ programme of winter city breaks for holidaymakers hoping to travel next year.
The Jet2 and Jet2CityBreaks tickets are already up for sale, with 700,000 added seats up for grabs next winter.
Destinations include Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Venice.
Operating from eight different UK airports, those hoping to escape to warmer weather should have lots of choice.
Flights will be available from all over the country including the East Midlands, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Leeds Bradford.
Those able to get to Manchester Airport have the choice to fly to Porto on either of the two weekly flights during November 2025.
Routes will operate from Glasgow Airport with three destinations on offer: Rome, Krakow and Prague.
The same cities will be available from Newcastle.
According to the Jet2CityBreaks website a three-night package holiday to Porto would cost £629 per person.
Not only does this include breakfast but you would be choosing to stay at the five-star Portobay Flores on 6 November 2025.
CEO of Jet2 Steve Happy said: “While there is a lot of demand for this winter, we know that people are looking further ahead as well.
“That is why we have delivered what our customers and independent travel agency partners want and put our biggest Winter City Breaks programme on sale today for 25/26.
“The expanded programme includes a brand-new winter route from Manchester to Porto, as well as a fantastic collection of other city break destinations, meaning it has never been so easy for holidaymakers to explore the best European cities.
“Despite announcing a huge programme for Winter 25/26 City Breaks we are not done yet, and we will be announcing more exciting news about our Christmas Markets programme for next year very soon.”
New routes launching soon from the UK
EasyJet isn't the only airline launching new flights from small UK airports
Sun Express will start flying from Newcastle to Turkey from next summer, taking holidaymakers to Dalaman.
The airline will start a twice weekly flight from May 4, 2025. There will also be additional flights to Antalya.
It’s not the only airport in the north east in line for new routes either, with Teesside Airport promised new flights to both Tenerife and Malaga.
As part of his re-election campaign, Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, promised to deliver the new flights.
He said he hoped to bring some of them in for next summer, if not the year after.
Ryanair is also set to add new routes to Norwich Airport, just months after it started flying from there for the first time.
After launching its first flights there in April this year, to Alicante in Spain, Faro in Portugal and Malta, more destinations look set to be included.
The airport’s managing director Richard Pace said he is hoping to see at least two or three more routes in time for summer 2025.