The new base—Jet2’s 14th in the UK—will house five aircraft and is expected to create hundreds of new jobs, including roles for pilots, cabin crew and ground staff.
Jet2 is set to begin operations at London Gatwick, marking its first-ever departures from the airport starting March 2026.
The airline secured six newly released slots at Gatwick, enabling the launch of a substantial programme that includes 29 destinations across Spain, the Canary Islands, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta and Italy. Its inaugural flight from the airport will head to Tenerife.
The new base—Jet2’s 14th in the UK—will house five aircraft and is expected to create hundreds of new jobs, including roles for pilots, cabin crew and ground staff.
Gatwick Airport CEO Pierre-Hugues Schmit said he is “thrilled to mark an exciting new chapter for our passengers across the South East and beyond.”
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