Flights have officially got underway at Jet2’s 13th UK base, London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) today with the first flights taking off to Majorca, Tenerife and Antalya.
The airline marked the launch with celebrations in the airport including a red carpet and giveaways as well as with passengers in the air.
One lucky passenger recieved a seven-night holiday in Turkey courtesy of Liberty Signa which was given to them personally by Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy.
The London Luton base will be served by two Airbus A321neo aircraft and Summer 2025 will see the airline opeate to 17 destinations including The Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Mainland Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Madeira.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We have got off to a flying start in every sense at London Luton Airport. Customers have been hearing all about our family friendly ethos, great value package holidays and award-winning customer service and today they finally get to experience all of that for themselves. Seeing our first flights take off from our 13th UK airport base is an incredibly exciting day for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays and to mark the important milestone, we held a huge celebration with customers at the very centre of this.
“Our formula of providing award-winning flights and ATOL protected package holidays is proven and has been driving phenomenal demand from customers and independent travel agents since we announced our arrival at London Luton Airport. We are excited to be bringing our proposition to holidaymakers from across the region and are looking forward to enjoying enormous success at our newest base, just as we always do when we start operations at a new airport base.
“Just a few months ago, we began operations from Bournemouth Airport – our 12th UK airport base. This significant expansion, along with our inaugural flight from London Luton Airport today, demonstrates just how confident we are in our award-winning product.”
Alberto Martin, Chief Executive of London Luton Airport, said: “As you would expect, the arrival of a major new airline such as Jet2 has created huge excitement at London Luton Airport. Jet2’s first summer programme at LLA is fantastic news for the millions of holidaymakers who choose to fly from the airport each year, with even greater choice in the form of 36 weekly flights to 17 sunshine destinations. Our commitment, as ever, will be to ensure a simple and friendly passenger experience for all those who travel through the airport.”
