- 13 sunshine destinations are now on sale from Edinburgh Airport for Winter 27/28
- Over 300,000 seats available from Edinburgh Airport
- Today’s announcement will be followed by further good news for Winter 27/28
UK consumer champion Jet2 has today announced the launch of its Winter Sun programme from Edinburgh Airport for Winter 2027/28, with more seats and choice on offer. The programme includes the airline and travel operator’s first full winter season of operations to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh Airport.
As demand from holidaymakers looking to escape the long winter continues, the leading leisure airline and tour operator is once again giving customers what they want by putting over 300,000 seats on sale from Edinburgh Airport.
A choice of 13 winter sun destinations have gone on sale from Edinburgh Airport: The Canary Islands (Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura), Spain (Alicante, Malaga), Balearics (Majorca), Portugal (Faro, Madeira), Turkey (Antalya), Cyprus (Paphos), Egypt (Sharm el-Sheikh), and Malta. During peak periods, the airline and tour operator will operate 40 weekly outbound flights.
The release of the programme comes in response to demand from holidaymakers looking to book ahead and enjoy some winter sunshine. It also makes Jet2 the first airline and tour operator to go on sale for Winter 27/28, giving customers and independent travel agents the opportunity to book their place in the sun for next winter early.
The full Winter 27/28 Winter Sun programme from Edinburgh Airport is as follows:
- Tenerife (up to 7 weekly services)
- Lanzarote (up to 5 weekly services)
- Gran Canaria (up to 3 weekly services)
- Fuerteventura (up to 3 weekly services)
- Malaga (up to 3 weekly services)
- Alicante (up to 5 weekly services)
- Antalya (up to 3 weekly services)
- Faro (up to 2 weekly services)
- Majorca (up to 3 weekly services)
- Madeira (up to 2 weekly services)
- Paphos (weekly services)
- Sharm el-Sheikh (weekly services)
- Malta (up to 2 weekly services)
Over the coming weeks, the airline and tour operator will also reveal further programme details for Winter 27/28.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2, said: “Our winter sun programme for 2027/28 is on sale nice and early from Edinburgh Airport, and we are very pleased to be giving customers and independent travel agents such fantastic choice and flexibility.
“This exciting new programme opens up the best winter sun hotspots to local holidaymakers and, as always, we have designed it in direct response to the demand for our award-winning flights and holidays so we know how popular it will be.
“We are not done yet, with even more exciting announcements about our Winter 27/28 programme coming soon!”
Stephanie Wear, Chief Commercial Officer at Edinburgh Airport said: “With this summer already mapped out, now’s the perfect time to start planning next year’s getaway and explore the range of sunshine destinations on offer for Winter 27/28.
“It’s an ideal time to swap Scotland’s grey skies and drizzle for a few weeks of guaranteed sunshine so it’s fantastic to see Jet2 launching such an extensive programme for passengers to enjoy.”
For further information and to book visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com
If you are an independent travel agent and are interested in learning more about how you could benefit from working in partnership with Jet2holidays, please visit the company’s dedicated trade site: trade.jet2holidays.com