Glasgow base announced
Jet2.com Lands at Glasgow Airport With Nine
Destinations and 150 New Jobs
Jet2.com, the leading leisure airline with friendly low fares, launches eighth base at
Glasgow Airport
Jet2.com, the leading leisure airline with friendly low fares, has today (14 September)
unveiled Glasgow Airport as its eighth and newest base, bringing substantial investment to
the region including 150 new jobs and nine low fare destinations.
Jet2.com is set to deliver its highly successful low fare model at Glasgow which has seen
the airline launch and grow its existing seven UK bases since its inception in early 2003, to
date serving a total of 20 million people and 50 destinations across Europe and as far afield
as New York.
Jet2.com will offer the region’s only direct service to Nice, as well as direct low fare flights
to Alicante, Dalaman, Faro, Tunisia, Majorca, Paphos, Sharm el Sheikh and
Tenerife. Jet2.com’s sister company package holiday specialist, Jet2holidays, will also
offer great value package holidays to these great destinations from Glasgow. Flights are on
sale now from just £36.99 one way including taxes with ATOL protected package holidays
available from £199 per person for 7 nights and will commence operating from March 2011.
As well as giving the travelling public in Glasgow and the West of Scotland even more value
and choice when travelling from the region, the expansion will bring considerable
investment to the area with the creation of 150 new jobs directly with Jet2.com and also in
supporting industries.
One 757 and one 737 aircraft will be based at Glasgow from the launch in March 2011. Both
aircraft will feature Jet2.com’s brand new look interiors and ergonomically designed
seating which has been specially commissioned to make the in-seat experience more
comfortable and accommodating, whilst saving weight and therefore using less fuel.
Ian Doubtfire, Managing Director of Jet2.com, said: “We are thrilled to be launching at
Glasgow Airport and feel that the region will benefit considerably from our friendly low fare
service and the resulting investment into the area. It has been a turbulent time for the
travel industry with some airlines and operators ceasing to trade this year. In contrast, we
have continued to go from strength to strength - including the launch of a new base at East
Midland’s Airport this time last year and significant growth from our existing airport bases.