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Jet2.com Honors 20 Years of Pioneering Journeys from Belfast, Enhancing Journey Experiences for Thousands and thousands of Vacationers
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
In September 2004, Jet2.com started its journey at Belfast Worldwide Airport, and now, 20 years later, the airline celebrates serving over 5 million glad holidaymakers.
To commemorate this milestone, Jet2.com hosted a celebration at Belfast Worldwide Airport, the place its inaugural flight to Prague took off twenty years in the past. Clients flying right this moment loved a VIP expertise at check-in, full with a red-carpet welcome, a balloon arch, cupcakes, and vouchers for his or her subsequent journey with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.
Since its launch, when it provided simply two locations, Jet2.com has grown to change into the UK’s third-largest airline, now working award-winning flights to 26 solar, metropolis, and ski locations throughout Europe, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean. This enlargement supplies vacationers and unbiased brokers with ample decisions for his or her getaways.
Over the previous 20 years, Jet2.com’s dedication to distinctive customer support, aggressive fares, handy flight occasions, and a beneficiant baggage allowance of 22kg (plus 10kg hand baggage) has made it a favourite amongst Northern Eire vacationers. This dedication to service has earned Jet2.com quite a few accolades, together with Which? Journey Model of the Yr for 3 consecutive years and recognition as a Which? Really useful Supplier yearly since 2017.
In 2007, the airline launched Jet2holidays, which has since change into the UK’s largest tour operator, providing ATOL-protected bundle holidays to 21 solar locations from Belfast Worldwide Airport, with choices for 2-5 star accommodations. Clients reserving by way of Jet2holidays get pleasure from VIP service, in-resort assist, and return transfers, all for a low £60 deposit per individual.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, mentioned: “Today is a significant milestone in Jet2.com’s history as we celebrate 20 years of operating flights from Belfast International Airport. This anniversary provides the ideal opportunity to reflect upon all that we have achieved in Northern Ireland since we first launched in 2004 with just two destinations on sale. By placing VIP customer service at the heart of everything we do for the past two decades, we have gone from strength to strength at Belfast International and we look forward to many more years of success. This achievement would not be possible without our fantastic colleagues, loyal customers and independent travel agent partners, so I would like to say thank you to them all.”
He added: “As well as celebrating today, we are also looking forward to a bright future built on continued investment in the company. Our unrivalled flying programme, combined with our family friendly values, means we are anticipating another successful 20 years and beyond for Jet2.com at Belfast International Airport.”
Dan Owens, Chief Government, Belfast Worldwide Airport, mentioned “Jet2.com is a useful accomplice of Belfast Worldwide Airport in addition to being a a lot liked and trusted airline, providing native individuals nice customer support and connectivity to some wonderful locations.
“We are proud of the partnership we have built across Jet2 and especially the local team and commend them for their growth and dedication to Northern Ireland. In turn, Vinci is showing its commitment to Jet2 with the £100m investment plans that are already well underway at Belfast International that will improve the passenger experience and enable us to look forward to the next 20 years with Jet2.com and plan for even greater growth.”
