Jet2 airline takes off at airport again

THE first Jet2 flights took off from Birmingham Airport on Wednesday after nearly four months.

The travel company has restarted flights at a number of UK transport hubs.

Almost 50 flights took off on Wednesday across seven airports in England and Scotland for destinations where travel restrictions have been eased. Birmingham Airport links include the Canaries, Balearics, mainland Spain, Turkey, Greece and Italy.

Jet2.com chief executive Steve Heapy insisted that customers are “in safe hands when they travel with us”.

He said: “We have been saying for some time that the sun will shine again and that when it does, we will be there to take customers away on their well-deserved holidays.

“That day has finally arrived and we were delighted to see our first flights take off.

“It is fantastic to be back in the air and recommencing our award-winning flights and package holidays to sunny destinations across Europe, the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands.”