London Luton Airport has been selected as the latest UK base for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, with operations set to start in Summer 2025.
The airline will operate up to 36 weekly flights from London Luton with two new A321neo aircraft to destinations in Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, and Italy.
“We are delighted to welcome Jet2 to London Luton Airport,” said Alberto Martin, Chief Executive at London Luton Airport. “This is fantastic news for the millions of passengers who choose to fly from the airport each year and marks a major expansion of Jet2’s operations in the south of England. It will create exciting new jobs for local people and new opportunities for our local supply chain that we already work so closely with. Next year is already shaping up to be another bumper year for London Luton Airport and the addition of 17 exciting new routes on our departure boards, including three destinations that are exclusive to the airport, underlines our commitment to providing even greater choice as part of our simple and friendly passenger experience.”
The presence of Jet2.com at the airport is expected to create over 125 jobs in ground operations, engineering, cabin crew, and flight deck roles, with the first flight set to take place on 1 April 2025.
“We are very excited to announce London Luton Airport as our 13th UK base airport today, further expanding our footprint and bringing our award-winning holidays and flights to even more customers,” commented Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. “Customers and independent travel agents have been asking us to open at London Luton Airport for many years now, so we know how enormously popular this announcement will be. We have seen time and time again how popular our product is when we bring it to new customers, and we look forward to bringing our VIP customer service to holidaymakers from London Luton Airport.”
He added: “This latest expansion reflects our strategy to be the UK’s leading and best leisure travel business and it underlines the confidence we have. As well as signalling great news for holidaymakers, today is also a major boost for the local economy as our significant investment includes the creation of over 125 jobs initially. We are looking forward to our first day of flying, when we can start delighting customers from London Luton Airport with our flights and holidays, just like we do with millions of other customers across the UK every single year.”
Photo: London Luton Airport
