Jet2holidays has overtaken Thomas Cook to become the UK’s second largest ATOL holder, behind TUI UK.
The tour operator’s ATOL licence now covers it for more than 2.9 million passengers, a jump of 29.2% since it renewed its licence a year ago.
Sister company to airline Jet2, it has significantly increased its capacity in recent years on the back of a new Birmingham hub and more flights from London Stansted.
Thomas Cook’s ATOL, meanwhile, covers just under 2.4 million, a drop of 2.5% on last year.
TUI UK, the largest ATOL holder, is licenced to carry nearly 5.4 million passengers, a marginal 1% more than a year ago.
Expedia’s ATOL pretty much stays the same size at 1.4 million while On the Beach’s ATOL has grown by 9.5% to 1.2 million, putting them fourth and fifth in the list respectively.
Figures from the CAA also show a massive increase in passengers for We Love Holidays of nearly 58% to 631,000.
Although the figures don’t necessarily equate to actual sales, they give a good indication of the number of passengers a company expects to carry in the next 12 months.
