Jet2 restarts flights after four months

Jet2.com has restarted its flights and holidays programme after suspending its operations for nearly four months.

Almost 50 flights were due to depart yesterday across seven airports in England and Scotland to destinations where travel restrictions have been eased, such as the Canaries, Balearics, mainland Spain, Turkey, Greece and Italy.

The airports served include Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham,

Newcastle and London Stansted.

Jet2.com suspended its operations on March 17, and the impact of the collapse in demand, and travel restrictions such as the UK Government’s quarantine policy, meant aircraft were grounded until Wednesday.

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.

Tui restarted holidays for UK customers on Saturday, while easyjet holidays will resume its programme on August 1.