Jet 2 to base another 757 at MAN
From UK Airport News
Jet2 has announced that it will base another 229-seat Boeing 757 at Manchester Airport to meet growing demand, in addition to helping ease capacity issues following the demise of XL Airways. It will create 25 new jobs as a result of the expansion.
The budget airline has confirmed that its ninth 757 would be stationed at Manchester Airport.It will be used to increase capacity on its newly launched Dalaman and Sharm el Sheikh routes, which have seen strong sales, as well as filling the void left by the loss of flights from XL Airways, notably on Tenerife and Heraklion services.
Philip Meeson, Jet2.com boss said: ‘At a time when many of our competitors are cutting back services and reducing capacity, we are increasing ours. We are not just taking advantage of gaps left by others, but expanding the capacity on our own popular routes.'
‘For example, since we launched Dalaman in Turkey, sales have been so strong that we are doubling the frequency for this route. Excellent sales and customer demand on our Sharm el Sheikh service have also prompted us to make this route all year round.’