Jet2 are doing fine with their gradual expansion southwards. They will not enter the risky Long Haul market for the foreseeable.
Laker Airways expanded too fast and was destroyed by BA in particular all those years ago.
Get all your bricks in place before reaching too far!.
They could get into long haul by selling long haul holidays using other airlines. Potentially a lot less riskier.
 
There was an interview with (I think it was) Steve Heapy who said they wouldn't totally rule out long haul but if they do decide to go down that route it wouldn't be anytime soon.

If, and it's a huge IF, it does happen then I can see it being centred around Jet2 Holidays with the likes of Orlando, Cancun, Dominican Republic and Jamaica. I wouldn't expect anything soon though, especially with the state of the world at the moment.

I think we'll continue to see increases in the European holiday market and hopefully there will be scope for the likes of Kavala, Samos, La Palma, Porto Santo, Varna, more in Italy, Cape Verde, Tunisia etc to be added to the network. Maybe one or two surprises too, I mean who saw Jerez coming?
 
I totally agree with Gulftraveller. I recently cancelled a particular hotel in Istanbul in preference for one in a slightly better location. During our travels over the last few decadesI I have done this numerous times. However, for the first time ever, the hotel management wrote to me asking for the rationale of my decision and almost pleading to restore the booking. To me, this smacks of desperation and it does not look particularly positive in the short term. In my view, consolidation appears the safest option for airlines operating on the slimmest of margins.
 
Jet2 are doing fine with their gradual expansion southwards. They will not enter the risky Long Haul market for the foreseeable.
Laker Airways expanded too fast and was destroyed by BA in particular all those years ago.
Get all your bricks in place before reaching too far!.

Measured calculated expansion based on winning customers and gaining a loyal customer base which could include travel agents over 20 years in my opinion is not risky. Knowing that many travel agents are asking Jet2 to go long haul.
 
Jet2 summer 2026

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Innsbruck 1 weekly



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Ibiza 9 weekly

Palma 17 weekly -21 weekly peak season

Mahon Daily



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Burgas 3 weekly



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Fueteventura 5 weekly

Gran Canaria 5 weekly

Lanzarote 8 weekly

Tenerife 13 weekly



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Dubrovnik 3 weekly

Pula 2 weekly

split 3 weekly



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Larnaca 5 weekly

Paphos 4 weekly



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Prague



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Nice 2 weekly



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Athens 2 weekly

Corfu 6 weekly

Chania 2 weekly

Heraklion Daily

Kalamata 2 weekly

Kefalonia 2 weekly

Kos 5 weekly

Lesvos 1 weekly

Preveza 2 weekly

Rhodes daily

Santorini 2 weekly

Skiathos 2 weekly

Thessaloniki 2 weekly

Zante 5 weekly


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Budapest


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Reykjavik-Winter seasonal


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Salerno 1 weekly

Naples 2 weekly

Pisa 1 weekly

Rome 4 weekly

Olbia 1 weekly

Catania 2 weekly

Venice 2 weekly

Verona 2 weekly



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Malta 3 weekly

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Tivat 2 weekly

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Marrakesh 2 weekly
Agadir 2 weekly

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Krakow

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Faro 11 weekly

Madeira 2 weekly

Porto 2 weekly

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Alicante 11 weekly

Almeria 3 weekly

Barcelona 4 weekly

Girona 2 weekly

Jerez 2 weekly

Malaga 9 weekly

Reus 3 weekly

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Geneva -Winter seasonal



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Antalya 9 weekly

Bodrum 2 weekly

Dalaman 10 weekly

Izmir 2 weekly
 
Jet2 summer 2026

🇦🇹
Innsbruck 1 weekly



🌴
Ibiza 9 weekly

Palma 17 weekly -21 weekly peak season

Mahon Daily



🇧🇬
Burgas 3 weekly



🇪🇸
Fueteventura 5 weekly

Gran Canaria 5 weekly

Lanzarote 8 weekly

Tenerife 13 weekly



🇭🇷
Dubrovnik 3 weekly

Pula 2 weekly

split 3 weekly



🇨🇾
Larnaca 5 weekly

Paphos 4 weekly



🇨🇿
Prague



🇫🇷
Nice 2 weekly



🇬🇷
Athens 2 weekly

Corfu 6 weekly

Chania 2 weekly

Heraklion Daily

Kalamata 2 weekly

Kefalonia 2 weekly

Kos 5 weekly

Lesvos 1 weekly

Preveza 2 weekly

Rhodes daily

Santorini 2 weekly

Skiathos 2 weekly

Thessaloniki 2 weekly

Zante 5 weekly


🇭🇺
Budapest


🇮🇸
Reykjavik-Winter seasonal


🇮🇹
Salerno 1 weekly

Naples 2 weekly

Pisa 1 weekly

Rome 4 weekly

Olbia 1 weekly

Catania 2 weekly

Venice 2 weekly

Verona 2 weekly



🇲🇹
Malta 3 weekly

🇲🇪
Tivat 2 weekly

🇲🇦
Marrakesh 2 weekly
Agadir 2 weekly

🇵🇱
Krakow

🇵🇹
Faro 11 weekly

Madeira 2 weekly

Porto 2 weekly

🇪🇸

Alicante 11 weekly

Almeria 3 weekly

Barcelona 4 weekly

Girona 2 weekly

Jerez 2 weekly

Malaga 9 weekly

Reus 3 weekly

🇨🇭
Geneva -Winter seasonal



🇹🇷
Antalya 9 weekly

Bodrum 2 weekly

Dalaman 10 weekly

Izmir 2 weekly
Is that 60 destinations in total? From humble beginnings....take notice the mighty 🍊
 
Suggested on another forum by someone who is also on F4A and very much in the know on these things S26 will see Jet2 add 2 additional based bringing them up to 18 units.
Birmingham is going to need more stands in 2026 surely if all the growth continues 😃 at the moment in 2026 we might have 18 LS aircraft ,11 or 12 BY ,10 FR and EZY 5 aircraft plus the night stopping from LH,KL and AF
 

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