Jet2.com boosts summer travel with 30,000 extra seats to Greece

Key Information:

• Airline: Jet2.com and Jet2holidays
• What is happening: Capacity expansion with nearly 30,000 extra seats and additional weekly services to Greece.
• Who is affected: Holidaymakers and passengers departing from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, and London Stansted.
• When: July to September 2026.
• What travellers should do next: Bookings for the new Summer 2026 services are now available via the airline's website or travel agents.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have expanded their Summer 2026 flight programme, adding nearly 30,000 additional seats to Greece. The expansion focuses on four popular destinations—Crete (Chania), Crete (Heraklion), Kos, and Santorini—to meet high demand from British holidaymakers.

The additional services will operate between July and September 2026. According to the airline, this move establishes Jet2 as the largest operator to Greece from the UK for the Summer 2026 season, with a total of 15 Greek destinations and over 3.5 million seats on sale.

Affected UK airports and new services

The extra capacity is distributed across four of Jet2's UK bases. Passengers departing from the following airports will have access to increased flight frequencies:

Birmingham Airport: Additional weekly Wednesday services to Crete (Chania) (1 July – 23 September) and additional Thursday services to Santorini (2 July – 24 September).

Leeds Bradford Airport: New Saturday services to Kos (4 July – 26 September), an exclusive Jet2 route.

London Stansted Airport: Additional weekly Sunday services to Crete (Chania) (19 July – 27 September).

Manchester Airport: Extra Wednesday and Friday services to Crete (Heraklion) (1 July – 25 September), resulting in twice-daily flights on these days.

Record-breaking Greece programme

The expansion brings Jet2’s Summer 2026 Greek programme to a record 131 routes, including 25 new routes and over 360 weekly departures during peak periods.

The airline will serve a total of 15 Greek destinations: Athens, Corfu, Crete (Chania), Crete (Heraklion), Thessaloniki (Halkidiki), Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kos, Lesvos (Mytilene), Preveza, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos, Rhodes, and Zante.

Official Statements

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, stated that Greece continues to appeal to customers seeking summer sunshine. "Summer 26 will be our biggest ever summer programme to Greece, and we are cementing our position as the UK’s largest airline from the UK to [this] sunshine favourite by putting on even more flights," Heapy said.

The airline confirmed that passengers can choose between flight-only options or ATOL-protected package holidays, with all bookings including a 10kg hand luggage allowance.