Jet2.com

"Jet2" redirects here. For its parent company, see Jet2 plc.

Jet2.com
IATA ICAO Call sign
LS[1] EXS CHANNEX
FoundedJanuary 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01)
(as Express Air Services)
Commenced operations
  • 1983; 41 years ago (1983)
    (as Channel Express)
  • 12 February 2003; 21 years ago (2003-02-12)
    (as Jet2.com)
AOC #598
Operating bases
SubsidiariesJet2holidays
Fleet size119[citation needed]
Destinations80[2]
Parent companyJet2 plc
HeadquartersLeeds, England, United Kingdom[3]
Key people
FounderPhilip Meeson
Employees14,500+
Websitewww.jet2.com

Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost airline based at Leeds Bradford Airport, England, United Kingdom.[4] It offers 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]

Further bases are at Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London–Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle airports, with bases at Bournemouth and London–Luton 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.

  1. ^ "IATA – Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Jet2 on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Terms & Conditions - Jet2.com". jet2.com.
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. pp. 97–98.
  5. ^ "All Scheduled Services 2018 – Civil Aviation Authority (2019)" (PDF). CAA.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ "ATOL reports | Civil Aviation Authority". www.caa.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2023.