Jet2 to launch new flights to Greece from new base at East Midlands Airport
31 August 2009
Jet2.com is to open a new base at East Midlands Airport (EMA). The low-cost carrier will offer flights to seven popular holiday destinations from EMA from May 2010.
There will be flights to Tenerife and Lanzarote, the popular Canary Islands, Corfu and Dalaman, the popular resort on the south-western coast of Turkey.
Jet2 will also serve Heraklion (Greece), Paphos, on the south-west coast of Cyprus, and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.
Flights are on sale now, via Jet2.com's website (www.jet2.com), and cost from £59.99 one-way including taxes. Book now for travel next summer.
Ian Doubtfire, Managing Director of Jet2.com, told the Press Association: "We see the region as having huge growth potential for our leisure business and the exceptional transport links to the airport allows us to extend our catchment area further into Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and surrounding areas."
Penny Coates, the airport's Managing Director, said: "We have been talking to Jet2 for some time about a base here.
"They have got some great destinations and are a good brand.
"This news is a positive indicator for the future and puts East Midlands Airport in a strong position as we continue to extend and develop our route network."
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