Jet2.com
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Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost leisure airline offering 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.[5] Jet2 is also officially the largest tour operator in the UK after overtaking TUI in 2023.[6] Its headquarters are located at Leeds Bradford Airport.[7] Further bases are at Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London–Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle airports, with a base at Bournemouth starting in April 2025. 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.
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Founded | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) (as Channel Express) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) (as Channel Express) 12 February 2003; 21 years ago (12 February 2003) (as Jet2.com) | ||||||
AOC # | 598 | ||||||
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Subsidiaries | Jet2holidays | ||||||
Fleet size | 112[2] | ||||||
Destinations | 80[3] | ||||||
Parent company | Jet2 plc | ||||||
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Employees | 14,500+ | ||||||
Website | www |