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Jet2 launches two new destinations for summer 2020
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have added Zadar (above) in Croatia and Preveza in Greece to their programmes for summer 2020.
From May through to early November, the company will operate flights and holidays to Preveza from Birmingham, Stansted and Manchester, with four weekly flights and more than 35,000 seats on sale. The new flights will give customers access to Greece’s Epirus region, which is linked to the Greek mainland via an undersea tunnel. The region includes the popular coastal town of Parga, as well as Lefkas, which includes the resorts of Nidri, Nikiana, Lygia and Agios Nikitas.
Preveza is the company’s ninth destination in Greece.
Jet2.com will launch flights to Zadar from Stansted and Manchester, offering a twice weekly service from both airports from May through to early November, offering a total of 30,000 seats.
Located on the Dalmatian Coast, Zadar is a gateway to some of Croatia’s most famous national parks, as well as resorts such as Petrcane, Biograd, Sibenik and Vodice.
Jet2 already operates to Dubrovnik, Split and Pula in Croatia.
Jet2 will launch flights to Zadar from London Stansted and Manchester Airports. With twice-weekly flights on sale from both bases from May through to early November, this represents more than 30,000 seats in total.
In addition to the launch of these two new destinations, Jet2 will have another nine new routes launching in summer 2020. These are:
* Belfast International -weekly service to Izmir in Turkey
* Birmingham – twice weekly flights to Budapest, Kefalonia (weekly service), Nice (three weekly services) and Murcia (twice weekly services)
* Newcastle – weekly service to Kos
* London Stansted -new routes to Murcia (three weekly services), as well as Bergerac and La Rochelle (both weekly services)
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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