First Bournemouth base flights take-off for Jet2

The first Jet2 flights have taken off from Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH), the airline’s newest and 12th UK base.

The departure to Tenerife this morning officially opened the operations from the two-aircraft base at Bournemouth with passengers jetting off for flight only and Jet2 Holidays package deals.

Jet2 will be operating 27 weekly flights from Bournemouth to holiday destinations including the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Madeira and mainland Spain.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “This is an incredibly exciting day for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, as we expand our award-winning flights and holidays to our 12^th UK airport base at Bournemouth Airport. We are extremely excited to see our inaugural flight take off, and celebrations were definitely in the air as we marked this important milestone with customers at the very heart of the celebrations.

“The response from customers and independent travel agents across the region and beyond since announcing our launch from Bournemouth Airport has been outstanding, and we are looking forward to enjoying enormous success at our newest base. We are excited to be bringing our proven formula, including great value package holidays, award-winning customer service and family friendly ethos to our new customers at Bournemouth Airport from today. Today’s announcement also means significant investment in the region and has resulted in the creation of new jobs and careers across a range of exciting areas such as ground operations, flight deck and cabin crew.“

Jet2 will add a 13th base later this year, Steve Heapy continued: “Recently, we announced London Luton Airport as our 13^th UK airport base, too. As well as waving off our inaugural flight from Bournemouth Airport, this significant expansion shows that we have every confidence in our award-winning product, which has proven popular time and time again when we bring it to new customers.”

Andrew Bell, CEO of RCA, Regional and City Airports, which owns Bournemouth Airport, added: “The arrival of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, alongside our wider route development initiatives, has acted as a catalyst for new employment opportunities and a multimillion-pound investment in our airport infrastructure and facilities. These ongoing enhancements ensure we are ready to embrace a period of exciting growth while continuing to deliver a first-class experience for passengers.“

Full Jet2 programme from Bournemouth Airport

• Tenerife – up to three weekly services (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday) operating from 4^th February 2025.
• Lanzarote – two weekly services (Monday and Thursday or Friday) operating from 6^th February 2025.
• Gran Canaria – weekly Sunday services operating from 9^th February 2025.
• Fuerteventura – weekly services (Wednesday) from 2^nd April 2025.
• Alicante – up to two weekly services (Tuesday and Saturday) from 3^rd May 2025.
• Palma (Majorca) – up to four weekly services (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) operating from 2^nd April.
• Ibiza – two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 1^st May.
• Menorca – weekly services (Sunday) from 4^th May.
• Antalya – two weekly services (Wednesday and Saturday) operating from 3^rd May.
• Dalaman – up to two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 3^rd April.
• Faro (Algarve) – two weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 4^th April.
• Madeira – weekly services (Thursday) from 1^st May – exclusive from Bournemouth Airport.
• Crete (Heraklion) – weekly services (Tuesday) operating from 6^th May.
• Corfu – weekly services (Wednesday) from 7^th May.
• Rhodes – weekly services (Monday) from 5^th May.
• Zante – weekly services (Thursday) from 1^st May.