Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks unwrap biggest and best Winter Christmas Markets programme for 25/26

Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 0

– Expanded programme includes Christmas Market flights and city breaks from newest UK airport base – Bournemouth Airport for first time

– Means customers and independent travel agents can choose from eight winter wonderlands from across 12 UK airport bases – representing 50 routes and 250,000 seats on sale

– Biggest and best programme ever includes EIGHT new Christmas Market routes, as well as increased capacity to other popular festive favourites

– Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include accommodation, as well as flights with Jet2.com, FREE 22kg hold luggage and FREE 10kg cabin luggage

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have released details of their biggest and best Christmas Markets programme ever, with customers and independent travel agents now able to book festive flights and trips for Winter 25/26 from all 12 of their UK airports for the very first time.

In response to strong demand for Christmas Market getaways, the leading leisure airline and UK’s leading operator of European city breaks have launched their largest Christmas Markets programme to date, with eight new Christmas Market routes and scheduled services and trips on sale for the first time from new UK airport base – Bournemouth Airport, too.

Offering customers and independent travel agents an unrivalled choice of departure points, the Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks Christmas Markets programme is on sale for next winter from all 12 of their UK airport bases for the first time – Belfast International, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle International Airports. (the full programme is broken down by base below).

Eight popular Christmas Market destinations are on sale for Winter 25/26 with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks and these are – Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Krakow, Prague and Vienna. With over 250,000 seats on sale, it represents the companies’ biggest programme to date and a capacity increase of over 16% compared to Winter 24/25, providing customers and independent travel agents with incredible choice when it comes to booking a Christmas Market break in a magical winter wonderland.

The significantly expanded programme features 50 Christmas Market routes in total, eight of which are new routes, which are as follows:

Belfast International to Vienna
Bournemouth to Prague
Bournemouth to Vienna
East Midlands to Berlin
Glasgow to Budapest
Liverpool John Lennon to Vienna
Newcastle International to Gdnask
London Stansted to Krakow

As well as the new routes, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are also offering additional capacity to other popular festive favourites from Birmingham and Manchester Airports in Winter 25/26. Additional services will operate to Budapest and Prague from Birmingham Airport and to Budapest, Krakow, Prague and Vienna from Manchester Airport.

The programme means customers and independent travel agents have complete flexibility when it comes to visiting the most charming Christmas markets in Europe. With multiple weekly services on sale and friendly flight times, holidaymakers can choose a duration and departure date to suit their budgets and needs, whether that is a weekend trip, a long weekend or even longer.

Customers booking a Christmas Markets getaway can choose from a flight-only option with Jet2.com or an ATOL protected package holiday with Jet2CityBreaks available for a low £60 per person deposit.

Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include flights with Jet2.com including 22kg hold luggage and 10kg cabin luggage, as well as a choice of 2-5 star hotels in central locations, providing the perfect base from which to explore and experience the best Christmas Market destinations in Europe.

The full Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks Christmas Markets programme for Winter 25/26 is as follows:

Belfast International Airport

BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna operating from 28th November to 22nd December 2025 with Monday and Friday services available for Winter 25.
Mini-series of flights and breaks also to Krakow with weekly Monday and Friday services operating from 28th November to 15th December 2025.

Birmingham Airport

Mini-series of flights and breaks to Cologne with four weekly services (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) operating between 28th November 2025 and 2nd January 2026.
Mini-series of flights and breaks also to Gdansk with weekly Monday and Friday services operating from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.
Additional services to Budapest and Prague mean five weekly scheduled services (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) operating to these destinations during the winter.
Two weekly scheduled flights (Monday and Friday) to Krakow and Vienna.

Bournemouth Airport – brand-new programme from the base

BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague operating from 27th November to 21st December 2025 with Thursday and Sunday services available for Winter 25.
Also NEW for Winter 25/26 is mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with Monday and Friday services available from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.

Bristol Airport

Mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague with Monday and Friday services available from 28th November 2025 to 5th January 2026.
Mini-series of flights and city breaks also available to Vienna with Monday and Friday services operating from 21st November 2025 to 5th January 2026.

East Midlands

BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Berlin with Monday and Friday services available from 28th November to 15th December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks also available to Vienna with Monday and Friday services operating from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.
Scheduled services also operating twice weekly (Thursday and Sunday) to Krakow and to Prague (Monday and Friday).

Edinburgh Airport

Mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 20th November 2025 to 4th January 2026.
Scheduled services also operating twice weekly (Thursday and Sunday) to Prague.

Glasgow Airport

NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Budapest with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 28th November to 15th December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks also available to Berlin with Monday and Friday services operating from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with twice weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 27th November to 21st December 2025.
Two weekly services (Monday and Friday) to Krakow available from Glasgow Airport during Winter 25/26.
Scheduled services also operating twice weekly (Thursday and Sunday) to Prague.

Leeds Bradford Airport

Mini-series of flights and breaks to Copenhagen with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.
Also available is a mini-series of flights and breaks to Berlin with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 21st November 2025 to 5th January 2026.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 21st November 2025 to 5th January 2026.
In addition, there are also two weekly scheduled services (Monday and Friday) operating to Krakow and Budapest, as well as to Prague (Thursday and Sunday) for Winter 25/26.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport

NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with twice weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 20th November to 14th December 2025.
Also available is a mini-series of flights and breaks to Krakow with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 28th November to 15th December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 28th November to 15th December 2025.

London Stansted Airport

BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Krakow with twice weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 27th November to 21st December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 28th November 2025 to 5th January 2026.
Also available is a mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna, thanks to Monday and Friday services operating from 21st November 2025 to 5th January 2026.

Manchester Airport

Mini-series of flights and breaks to Berlin with two weekly flights (Monday and Friday) from 28th November 2025 to 5th January 2026 – includes a season extension to include New Year.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Cologne from 28th November 2025 to 2nd January 2026.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Gdansk with two weekly flights (Monday and Friday) from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.
In addition, extra scheduled services have been added to Budapest, Krakow, Prague and Vienna next winter, offering plenty of opportunity for customers to experience a Christmas market in one of these destinations.

Newcastle International Airport

BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Gdansk with twice weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 27th November to 21st December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Berlin with twice weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 20th November to 14th December 2025.
Also available is a mini-series of flights and breaks to Budapest, thanks to Thursday and Sunday services operating from 27th November to 21st December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Cologne with twice weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.
Mini-series of flights and breaks to Copenhagen also available with two weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 28th November to 22nd December 2025.
A mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna means two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 20th November to 21st December 2025.
Opportunity for customers to visit the Christmas markets in Krakow and Prague with two weekly scheduled services (Monday and Friday) available to these European Christmas market destinations for Winter 25/26.

Steve Heapy, CEO, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “The demand we are seeing for our enormously popular Christmas Markets programme continues to increase, which is why we have responded with our biggest choice ever for Winter 25/26. With a fantastic selection of Christmas Market breaks on sale from across all 12 of our UK airport bases, including Bournemouth Airport, this latest programme is our biggest and best yet, offering unrivalled choice for customers and independent travel agents. Since announcing our arrival at Bournemouth Airport, the response has been fantastic so we know the launch of this new programme will big hit with customers in the region who are looking forward to enjoying the Jet2 experience. As more people look to escape to a winter wonderland next winter and take advantage of all the fantastic benefits provided by Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks, we know that our Winter 25/26 Christmas Markets collection will be as popular as ever.”

Sample packages:

Jet2CityBreaks – Germany, Berlin, Berlin City, 4 star Leonardo Royal Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz, 3 nights room-only departing from East Midlands on 5th December 2025.

Price: £959 per person based on 2 adults, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Czech Republic, Prague, Prague City, 4 star Hotel Design Metropol, 3 nights bed & breakfast departing from Bournemouth on 27th November 2025.

Price: £749 per person based on 2 adults, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Austria, Vienna, Vienna City, 3 star Ibis Wien Mariahilf, 3 nights room-only departing from Liverpool on 4th December 2025.

Price: £569 per person based on 2 adults, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

All prices and availability correct at the time of issue