Summer 25 City Breaks programme on sale from Edinburgh Airport

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks put Summer 25 City Breaks programme on sale from Edinburgh Airport

  • Summer 25 City Breaks programme goes on sale from Edinburgh Airport – meaning total of 35 sun and city destinations now on sale
  • Customers and independent travel agents can book city breaks to Rome and Prague
  • Flights and city breaks have gone on sale today in response to strong demand from holidaymakers wanting to book in advance

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are today announcing further good news for Summer 25, after putting their City Breaks programme on sale from Edinburgh Airport and providing holidaymakers in Scotland with the chance to book ahead and get a date in the diary now.

The UK’s largest operator of European City Breaks and leading leisure airline will operate up to two weekly services (Monday and Friday) to Rome and up to two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) to Prague in Summer 25 from Edinburgh Airport.

With flights and city breaks on sale to these world-famous capitals, cultural centres and historical gems, customers and independent travel agents have plenty of opportunity to enjoy a city break escape.

The announcement comes just weeks after the companies put their Summer Sun programme on sale for 2025 and comes in response to strong demand for city breaks, as well as a desire from customers and independent travel agents looking ahead to book a much-needed holiday in the diary. 

As a result, holidaymakers and independent travel agents can choose from a total of 35 beach and city destinations from Edinburgh Airport in Summer 25.

Customers travelling on a city break in Summer 25 can choose from a flight-only option with Jet2.com or an ATOL protected package holiday with Which? Recommended Provider Jet2CityBreaks, available for a low £60 per person deposit.

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

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “Since putting our Summer 25 Sun programme on sale, we have received a very positive response from customers and independent travel agents in Scotland.

“Holidaymakers are wanting to book in advance and get a date in the diary now, and we are allowing them to do just that with the launch of our Summer 25 City Breaks programme today from Edinburgh Airport.

“Whether customers want a weekend away to these cultural hotspots or something longer, our Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks collection for Summer 25 offers something for everyone.”

Kate Sherry, Chief Commercial Officer (Aero), at Edinburgh Airport, added: “These new flights with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks offer passengers more opportunity to visit two of Europe’s most iconic cities, and even more time to plan that trip.

“Much like Edinburgh, Rome and Prague are in-demand destinations which feature high on many city break wish lists, so the addition of these services for Summer ’25 – along with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ fantastic summer sun programme – means passengers can get that date in the diary early.”

The two city break destinations announced today are in addition to the Summer Sun destinations already on sale for Summer 25 from Edinburgh Airport. These are as follows:

  • Antalya (5), Bodrum (2), Dalaman (5), Izmir (1), Tenerife (7), Lanzarote (5), Fuerteventura (2), Gran Canaria (3), Reus (2), Alicante (5), Malaga (4), Palma (Majorca) (9), Ibiza (4), Menorca (2), Faro (Algarve) (7), Madeira (1), Crete (Heraklion) (2), Corfu (2), Santorini (1), Kos (2), Preveza (1), Rhodes (2), Halkidiki (1), Zante (2), Larnaca (2), Paphos (2), Naples (2), Verona (2), Sicily (1), Dubrovnik (2), Split (2), Malta (2), Bulgaria (Bourgas) (2)

For further information and to book visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2citybreaks.com 

Enjoy some early festive cheer with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks

FANCY VIENNA OR PRAGUE CHRISTMAS MARKETS?

–          Explore the most magical Christmas market destinations in Europe this winter, with the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest operator of European city breaks

–          Seven magical Christmas market destinations on sale for Winter 23/24 from ten UK airports

–          Popular programme of scheduled festive flights and once-in-a-lifetime trips take off this month!

It is Christmas next month and holidaymakers looking to get into the festive spirit should look no further than Jet2.com andJet2CityBreaks, as the leading leisure airline and UK’s largest operator of European city breaks has a fantastic selection of Christmas market destinations on sale for Winter 23.

The companies will start operating scheduled services and dedicated once-in-a-lifetime trips to seven of Europe’s best Christmas market destinations in Europe – ViennaCopenhagenBerlinBudapestColognePrague and Krakow this month.

Sprinkling plenty of festive cheer into their programme, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are offering flights and trips to these popular Christmas market destinations from ten UK airports (Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle International Airportsfor Winter 23/24.

With a programme of scheduled flights and dedicated trips on sale to these Christmas hotspots, customers have plenty of opportunity to enjoy a festive jaunt this winter. This year marks the first time that the companies have operated scheduled services and trips to Christmas market destinations from Bristol and London Stansted Airports.

The unrivalled programme features eight new routes – Birmingham to Cologne, Bristol to Prague, Bristol to Vienna, Edinburgh to Vienna, Edinburgh to Prague, Leeds Bradford to Copenhagen, London Stansted to Prague and London Stansted to Vienna.

With multiple weekly services on sale and friendly flight times, customers have complete choice and flexibility when it comes to visiting the most charming Christmas markets in Europe – whether it is for a weekend, long weekend or longer.

The full Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks Christmas Markets programme for Winter 23/24 is as follows:

Belfast International Airport:

  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague operating from 1st  to 18th December with Monday and Friday services available for Winter 23.

Birmingham Airport:

  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to BRAND-NEW Cologne with up to three-weekly services operating between 6th December and 22nd December.
  • Two weekly services (Monday and Friday) to Vienna operating during winter.
  • Two weekly services (Monday and Friday) operating during the winter to Budapest and Krakow, on top of four-weekly services (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) to Prague.

Bristol Airport:

  • BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague with Thursday and Sunday services available from 30th November to 17th December.
  • BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and city breaks to Vienna too with Monday and Friday services operating from 24th November to 18th December.

Edinburgh Airport:

  • NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 23rd November to 17th December.

·       NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague with two weekly service from 30th November to 17th December.

East Midlands:

  • Twice-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) operating to Krakow throughout the winter.
  • Two weekly flights (Monday and Friday) also available to Prague during the winter.

Glasgow Airport:

  • Two weekly services (Monday and Friday) to Krakow available from Glasgow Airport during Winter 23.
  • Scheduled services also operating twice-weekly (Thursday and Sunday) to Prague.

Leeds Bradford Airport:

  • NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Copenhagen with up to twice-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 23rd November to 17th December.
  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to Berlin with up to twice-weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 24th November to 18th December.
  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with up to twice-weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 24th November to 18th December.
  • In addition, there are also two weekly services operating to Budapest and Krakow and four weekly services to Prague for Winter 23.

London Stansted Airport:

  • BRAND-NEW mini-series of flights and breaks to Prague with up to twice-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 30th November to 17th December.
  • Also NEW for Winter 23 is a mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna with up to twice-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 23rd November to 17th December.

Manchester Airport:

  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to Cologne with up to three-weekly flights from 24th November to 2nd January.
  • In addition, there are also two weekly services to Vienna, five weekly services to Krakow and Prague and six weekly services to Budapest this winter, offering plenty of opportunity for customers to experience a Christmas market in one of these destinations.

Newcastle International Airport:

  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to Berlin with up to twice-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 23rd November to 17th December.
  • Also available is a mini-series of flights and breaks to Budapest, thanks to Thursday and Sunday services operating from 23rd November to 17th December.
  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to Cologne with up to twice-weekly services (Monday and Friday) from 24th November to 11th December.
  • Mini-series of flights and breaks to Copenhagen also available with two-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 23rd November to 17th December.
  • A mini-series of flights and breaks to Vienna means up to two-weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from 23rd November to 17th December.
  • More opportunity for customers to visit the Christmas markets in Krakow and Prague with two weekly services to the European Christmas market destinations for Winter 23.

When booking a Christmas Market trip, customers 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, 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.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks said: “With 25th December just around the corner, thoughts are turning to Christmas and people are looking to get into the festive spirit.

“There is no better way to countdown to Christmas, than by visiting a Christmas market in one of Europe’s most magical destinations in Europe. Every year, our Christmas Markets programme proves extremely popular, and this year is no different, with us seeing strong demand once again.

“Our first flights take off this month, however it is not too late to secure a festive getaway. With so much choice and flexibility, Europe’s most magical Christmas destinations are easy to reach with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks.”

Sample packages:

Jet2CityBreaks – Germany, Cologne City, 4+ star Hilton Cologne, 3 nights room-only departing from Birmingham on 14th December 2023.

Price: £579 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Hungary, Budapest City, 4+ star Continental Hotel Budapest, 3 nights room-only departing from Birmingham on 18 December 2023.

Price: £429 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Czech Republic, Prague City, 3 star Ibis Praha Mala Strana, 3 nights bed & breakfast departing from Bristol on 14th December 2023.

Price: £349 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Austria, Vienna City, 3 star Ibis Wien Mariahilf, 3 nights room-only departing from Bristol on 15 December 2023.

Price: £499 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Czech Republic, Prague City, 4 star Hotel Galileo, 3 nights bed & breakfast departing from Edinburgh on 14th December 2023.

Price: £479 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Austria, Vienna City, 4 star Hotel Mercure Wien Westbahnhof, 3 nights room-only departing from Edinburgh on 14th December 2023.

Price: £419 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Czech Republic, Prague City, 3 star Prague Centre Superior, 3 nights bed & breakfast departing from East Midlands on 15th December 2023.

Price: £399 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Poland, Krakow City, 3 star Hotel Wyspianski, 3 nights room-only departing from East Midlands on 21 December 2023.

Price: £299 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Czech Republic, Prague City, 3 star Ibis Praha Mala Strana, 3 nights bed & breakfast departing from Glasgow on 14 December 2023.

Price: £419 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Poland, Krakow City, 4 star MR67 Mayera Rapaporta, 3 nights room-only departing from Glasgow on 15th December 2023.

Price: £399 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.  

Jet2CityBreaks – Germany, Berlin City, 3 star Best Western Hotel Am Spittelmarkt, 3 nights room-only departing from Leeds Bradford on 15th December 2023.

Price: £519 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Denmark, Copenhagen City, 4 star Andersen Boutique Hotel, 3 nights bed & breakfast departing from Leeds Bradford on 14 December 2023.

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

Jet2CityBreaks – Germany, Cologne City, 4 star Pullman Cologne, 3 nights room-only departing from Manchester on 05 December 2023.

Price: £689 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Hungary, Budapest City, 3+ star The Three Corners Hotel Anna, 3 nights Bed & Breakfast departing from Manchester on 19 December 2023.

Price: £419 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Germany, Berlin City, 4+ star Eurostars Berlin, 3 nights room-only departing from Newcastle International on 14th December 2023.

Price: £589 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Denmark, Copenhagen City, 4 star Copenhagen Admiral Hotel, 3 nights room-only departing from Newcastle International on 14th December 2023.

Price: £519 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Czech Republic, Prague City, 3 star Prague Centre Superior, 3 nights bed & breakfast departing from London Stansted on 14 December 2023.

Price: £359 per person based on 2 Adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

Jet2CityBreaks – Austria, Vienna City, 3 star Boutique Hotel Donauwalzer, 3 nights room-only departing from London Stansted on 07 December 2023.

Price: £619 per person based on 2 adults sharing, includes a 22kg baggage allowance.

All prices and availability correct at the time of issue.                                                                 

For further information and to book visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2citybreaks.com