Leading UK holiday airline Jet2 has announced it is opening a base at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) from March 2026.
The new base means the airline, which operates as Jet2.com also runs as a tour operator under Jet2Holidays, will operate from 14 UK airports.
The base will consist of six aircraft, five of which will be brand new Airbus A321neos, and will offer flights to destinationsacross Mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus. The sixth aircraft will be a Boeing 737-800.
Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy said: “Today’s announcement represents an incredibly exciting moment for Jet2. For many years, our ambition has been to provide our differentiated, service led, end-to-end product offering from London Gatwick, and we see this as a once in a generation opportunity to accelerate our growth from the UK’s largest beach and city leisure destination airport.
“We know all too well how much demand there is amongst customers and independent travel agents for us to operate our award-winning flights and holidays from London Gatwick, so it is fantastic to be able to share that we are here and ready to meet their travelling needs.
“Time and time again, we have proven that when we bring the Jet2 product to new customers, we delight them, and we subsequently expand our operations on the back of that popularity. We know that bringing the Jet2 formula to London Gatwick will be a game-changer for customers and we are looking forward to a hugely successful future from our newest UK airport base.”
The first London Gatwick base flight will operate to Tenerrife on the 26th of March 2026.
Jet2’s London Gatwick Destinations & Frequency
- Fuerteventura – two weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday)
- Gran Canaria – two weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday)
- Lanzarote – two weekly services (Tuesday and Saturday)
- Tenerife – three weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
- Ibiza – two weekly services (Monday and Friday)
- Majorca – 10 weekly services (Monday, 2 x Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 2 x Saturday and 2 x Sunday)
- Menorca – three weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday)
- Alicante – five weekly services (Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
- Girona – three weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday)
- Malaga – four weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday)
- Reus – three weekly services (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
- Faro (The Algarve) – ten weekly services (Monday, 2 x Tuesday, Wednesday, 2x Thursday, Friday, 2 x Saturday and Sunday)
- Antalya – three weekly services (Monday, Friday and Saturday)
- Corfu – two weekly services (Monday and Friday)
- Crete (Heraklion) – two weekly services (Tuesday and Friday)
- Kalamata – one weekly service (Wednesday)
- Kefalonia – two weekly services (Monday and Friday)
- Kos – two weekly services (Monday and Thursday)
- Halkidiki – two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday)
- Preveza – two weekly services (Wednesday and Saturday)
- Rhodes – two weekly services (Tuesday and Friday)
- Skiathos – one weekly service (Tuesday)
- Zante – one weekly service (Wednesday)
- Malta – two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday)
- Naples – two weekly services (Monday and Friday)
- Verona – one weekly service (Wednesday)
- Paphos (Cyprus) – two weekly services (Monday and Thursday)
- Pula – one weekly service (Saturday)
- Bourgas (Bulgaria) – two weekly services (Wednesday and Saturday)
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