Jet2 plans record summer from Stansted thanks to extra slots

Jet2.com said it will see “significant” expansion at Stansted for summer 2023, with extra aircraft operating at the airport, thanks to additional slots being secured.

It means the leisure airline will operated its biggest ever summer programme from Stansted next summer, with extra capacity to beach resorts, plus two new city-break destinations: Rome and Athens.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will increase capacity to 11 destinations, with additional flights to the Balearic Islands (Ibiza, Majorca); Croatia (Dubrovnik, Split); Greece (Corfu, Crete, Kos, Kefalonia, Rhodes) and Turkey (Dalaman).

Overall, there will be more than 225 weekly flights to 42 destinations from the Essex airport in summer 2023.

There are now more than 2.1 million seats on sale from Stansted for next summer, representing a capacity increase of more than 10% year-on-year.

The airline will increase its fleet at the airport to 15 based aircraft, rising to 16 based aircraft for the peak summer holiday period.

 Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “This expansion is the latest demonstration of our continued commitment to investing in our London Stansted operations.

“Earlier this year we celebrated five years since the launch of flights and holidays from London Stansted, and since day one the reaction from customers and independent travel agents has been incredible.

“We are all set for our biggest ever summer from London Stansted Airport.”