Jet2 announces new routes from UK airports to 5 brand-new destinations including Greece and Italy

The islands of Poros and Aegina can be reached by flights to Athens Airport from Manchester, Birmingham and London Stansted, with ferries or private transfers to the location.

Leros is accessible by ferry and shuttle transfer from Kos Airport, with Jet2 flights heading there from nine airports across the UK. These are: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted.

For winter travellers, the company has developed its winter programme and is launching flights to Tallinn, Estonia, specifically for Christmas Market breaks in Winter 2025/26.

Jet2CityBreaks will operate two weekly flights to Tallinn from Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh Airport.

The journey to Estonia's capital takes holidaymakers to its medieval Old Town, featuring wooden stalls with handcrafted gifts and local treats.

The expansion comes as a direct response to strong customer demand for Greek holidays and European Christmas Market experiences.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have also added Palermo in Sicily to its arsenal of destinations in Italy, as it marks Jet2's 10th Italian airport destination, with services beginning in summer 2026.

Manchester will offer twice-weekly flights on Tuesdays and Fridays, while Birmingham will offer weekly Wednesday services and Newcastle International weekly Tuesday services respectively.

CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays Steve Heapy said: "The launch of five brand-new destinations is fantastic news for our customers and it comes in direct response to the demand for our award-winning holidays no matter what time of the year.

"As a result of today’s announcement, we are expanding our summer sun programme as well as our fantastic selection of Christmas Markets trips."

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Mr Heapy said that these new destinations will be perfect for the summer for customers wanting to catch the sun.

He said: "Greece and Italy continue to be summer sunshine favourites, so we are adding even more choices thanks to the introduction of Poros, Aegina, Leros and Palermo.

"The addition of magical Tallinn expands our Christmas Markets even further for next winter."

The recent announcement follows news from Jet2.com and Jet2holidays on its Summer Sun programme from Leeds Bradford Airport for 2025.