Jet2.com’s first flight to Athens, Greece departed on 14 April from Manchester and Birmingham airports.
The airline is now offering two weekly services from each base until the end of October, with up to four weekly flights departing from the UK to Athens throughout the summer months, including weekend and mid-week services.
Customers can choose from a flight-only with leading leisure airline, Jet2.com, or a package option with Jet2CityBreaks available for a low £60 per person deposit.
Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include flights with Jet2.com including 22kg free hold luggage and 10kg of free cabin baggage, transfers to and from the airport, as well as a choice of hotels in the best locations.
Jet2CityBreaks has a range of 3-5 star hotels available in Athens City, in neighbourhoods such as Koukaki, Monastiraki and Plaka.
The start of flights and city breaks to Athens is part of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ expanded programme for Summer 22.
The companies recently announced a massive expansion for Summer 22, with over half a million extra seats on sale to Greece compared to Summer 19 – a capacity increase of 86%.
As a result of this growth, the leading leisure airline and tour operator has over 1.1 million seats on sale from the UK to Greece for Summer 22.
The leisure airline and tour operator will also operate to two other new destinations this summer – Sardinia (Manchester and London Stansted) and Sicily (Leeds Bradford, Manchester and London Stansted) from 1 May.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “As the UK’s leading airline and tour operator to Greece, we are delighted to see our first flights take off to Athens from Manchester and Birmingham Airports.
“It is fantastic to be operating flights and city breaks to this historic city for the first time, as we know that Athens is a destination that customers want to get to.
“Since putting services on sale to Athens, customers have been flocking to book a getaway to the destination, proving just how popular the Greek hotspot is with holidaymakers.
“As well as operating to Athens for the first time, we are very pleased to be offering an enormous programme for Summer 22.
“With 15 destinations on sale to Greece this summer from across our network of ten UK bases, we are giving customers and independent travel agents unrivalled choice when it comes to enjoying a holiday with our award-winning airline and tour operator.”
For further information and to book visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com.
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