Flights departed from Manchester Airport to Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca on Thursday, with customers in the region flying to Green List destinations for much-needed sunshine.
Today (July 2nd) there was also a flight to Madeira. This is in addition to the company’s existing flight and vacation program to Jersey.
After news last week that the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza), Malta and Madeira had been Green Listed, Jet2com and Jet2holidays reported a huge surge in bookings from Manchester Airport to these destinations and customers were pouring in Flock to book July and August vacations.
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The holiday airline and specialist in package tours reported the highest booking volume in the Balearic Islands for almost a year, with bookings rising at times by more than 3,000 percent in July alone. Bookings for Madeira also rose by almost 1,500 percent as customers took the chance to finally book and enjoy their much-needed vacation.
In addition to booking and traveling on award-winning flights and ATOL protected package tours to these destinations from Manchester Airport, customers can also experience and enjoy the company’s VIP customer service.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are delighted that our international flights are again taking off from Manchester Airport today and that our award-winning flight and vacation program to Ibiza, Menorca and Mallorca is resuming.
“We know how great the pent-up demand is from our customers and independent travel agencies in order to enjoy our award-winning flights and real package tours again.
“It’s fantastic to be back in the air and our focus now is on doing what we do best – providing award-winning customer service and package tours you can trust! We look forward to adding more destinations to the UK Green List soon, bringing more customers to their favorite sunshine hotspots. “
Karen Smart, Managing Director of Manchester Airport, said: “We are very excited about the return of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays flights and vacation programs to Manchester Airport and look forward to seeing passengers jetting at the airport in the coming weeks are allowed to go on a well-deserved vacation to these great travel destinations.
“We know there is currently a lot of demand for sun vacations, so we’ve worked closely with our airline partners to ensure that all the necessary security measures are in place at the airport so passengers can travel with confidence.”
