from january to august, Traffic between the UK and Spain is down 20% compared to the same period in 2019. howeverJet2.com The number of travelers between the two countries increased by 2% in this period. In fact, the airline is credited with having carried one in four British tourists to the country so far this year. Among other figures for the turbulent summer of 2022 experienced in the aviation sector, the Leeds-based company, which increased its summer offer by 4% in Spain and 14% globally, prides itself on being the only British airline to not cancel any flights. . July and August.
Despite the complex months of airports and many European airlines, Jet2.com maintains that it has been able to cover its program normally, without canceling the flight, even after increasing its width and reaching the “real record” running on weekends. More than 800 flights.
Similar results have been achieved in its operations with origin and destination in Spain. The programme, “the most ambitious in Jet2.com’s history”, included 113 routes between the UK, the Peninsula, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, culminating in more than 630 weekly flights to the 13 Spanish airports reached by the airline, being Jet2holidays’ leading tour operator from Among the seven of them and the United Kingdom
Specifically, Jet2.com works with Spanish airports in Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Girona, Lanzarote, Malaga, Menorca, Palma, Reus, and Tenerife Sur.
According to Aena data cited by Jet2.com, as of August 2022, the number of passengers carried between the UK and Spain grew by 2%, compared to 2019. This is a staggering number, considering that traffic between the two countries has fallen by 2%. 20% in that period.
“One in four British tourists who have come to Spain so far this year have flown with Jet2.com, a figure that would raise the airline to number two in the number of passengers carried between the two countries in 2022.”
Steve Hebei, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, explained that the airline was unaffected by this difficult summer: “…we took action to recruit staff long before the recovery, as we have thousands of staff at our airports in the UK and Spain. The result was to see how each of our customers arrived at their destination to enjoy their holidays, which makes us very proud.”
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