Birmingham: Jet2.com Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

[Birmingham Aviation]

So Jet2 now offer 72 routes out of Birmingham and are looking at 17 aircraft for peak summer I believe (subject to change of course). They sure have built up a very impressive operation 👍

Egypt press release below.

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/jet2-announces-the-launch-of-flights-and-holidays-to-egypt-from-birmingham/

Still more routes to fill gaps 👌🏻

 

[Matt995]

So Jet2 now offer 72 routes out of Birmingham and are looking at 17 aircraft for peak summer I believe (subject to change of course). They sure have built up a very impressive operation 👍

Egypt press release below.

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk/latest-news/jet2-announces-the-launch-of-flights-and-holidays-to-egypt-from-birmingham/

Is that 72 routes for summer 2026? or does that include the 2 new Egypt destinations, so that would be 72 routes for summer 2027?

17 aircraft confirmed at present for peak summer 2026, 7 A321neos, and 10 B738s, most gaps have been filled, 1 A321neo has down time (maintenance) on a Tuesday, and 2 738s Wednesday afternoon for maintenance, only gap I can see is an A321neos on Thursday morning.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Is that 72 routes for summer 2026? or does that include the 2 new Egypt destinations, so that would be 72 routes for summer 2027?

With Egypt that's 72 destinations in total including summer/winter only routes and those short season breaks.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

With Egypt that's 72 destinations in total including summer/winter only routes and those short season breaks.

Also got 11 B738s for Tuesday unless they change there times on the Chania route

 

[Matt995]

Also got 11 B738s for Tuesday unless they change there times on the Chania route

Jet2 have a couple of flights to be re-timed for summer 2026, Chania might be one on them, still currently expecting the schedule to only need 10 B738s, although they do often base an extra spare B738 to cover any tech aircraft.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Looks like a few adjustments were made to the jet2 Aircraft schedule for summer 2026

• Looks like we’re losing an A321Neo to Gatwick with a replacement B738 aircraft .6 A321Neos showing Monday and Wednesday-Sunday. 5 A321Neos Tuesdays.11 based B738s Mondays and Wednesday to Sunday and 12 based Tuesdays

• Tuesdays schedule shows 2 B738 gaps to cover after the Santorini flight and cover a morning flight before the Chania service in the afternoon and a spare A321neo in maintenance

• Wednesday schedule is basically spot on what matt said.2 spare B738s out for maintenance on Wednesday afternoons.

• Thursday schedule should only see one gap in its timetable with flight need to cover the Morning shift on the A321Neo before the kos flight in the afternoon.

• Changes still be made to the schedule especially Saturdays with changes need to be made for Kos on the evening flight with it needing pushed back to allow time for its flight and Alicante flight needs brought forward if unless things change which they probably will happen.

• Sundays schedule only sees one change need happening and that’s Heraklion flight needs to brought forward an hour.

Timetable will be posted on Birmingham timetables👇🏻

Post in thread 'Birmingham Timetables'
https://forums4airports.com/threads/3981/post-315976

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Jet2 bringing forward its Almeria flights to 4th April https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/12/...-almeria-and-boosts-capacity-for-2026-season/

 

[thunderchild]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000966273971142797

New Christmas market flights to Copenhagen next year

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Disappointed that it hasn’t been winter seasonal

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Jet2 winter 2026/2027

Innsbruck 1 weekly

Salzburg 1 weekly

Vienna 2 weekly Oct-Jan

Fuerteventura 4 weekly

Gran Canaria 5 weekly

Lanzarote 8 weekly

Tenerife 12 weekly

Paphos 2 weekly

Prague 2 weekly (4 weekly end of Nov-End of Dec)

Copenhagen 2 weekly Nov-Dec starts Nov 2026

Hurghada 2 weekly starts Feb 2027

Sharm el Sheikh 2 weekly starts Feb 2027

Tallinn 2 weekly Nov-Dec

Chambery 2 weekly

Grenoble 2 in 1 weekly

Cologne 4 weekly End of Nov-end of Dec

Budapest 2 weekly(5 weekly Dec)

Reykjavik 2 weekly Nov,Feb,Mar

Rome 4 weekly Nov,Feb and Mar.2 weekly Dec

Turin 1 weekly

Malta 3 wkly Nov & Mar,1 weekly Dec & Jan,2 weekly Feb

Agadir 2 weekly

Marrakesh 2 weekly

Gdansk 2 weekly End of Nov-Start of Jan

Krakow 2 weekly

Faro 3 weekly Nov&Dec 2 wkly Jan,5 weekly Feb & Mar

Funchal 2 weekly(Additional flights over Xmas period)

Porto 2 weekly (No flights during Jan)

Alicante 6 weekly Nov&Dec,5 weekly Jan till end of Feb,8 weekly from end of Feb till S27

Barcelona 2 weekly

Malaga 6 weekly Nov,5 Wkly Dec(Extra Xmas flights),Jan 4 weekly

Geneva 4 weekly Weekend flights

Antalya 3 weekly Nov&Dec,2 weekly Jan,5 weekly Feb&Mar

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Jet2 also increase 2 Greek routes and Decrease 1 route
Chania 3>4 weekly
Santorini 2>3 weekly
Heraklion 8>Daily

Post in thread 'Birmingham Timetables'
https://forums4airports.com/threads/3981/post-318890

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Jet2 Adds Kavala for 2027 | A to Z Greece Travel Guide

The Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organisation, Andreas Fiorentinos, announced that from 2027, the British low-cost airline Jet2 will be

atoz-guides.com

Flights should be on sale shortly in a few weeks

Credit to Sean m on X

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Jet2 have announced 4 new routes for 2027

Bergerac 1 weekly
Hurghada & Sharm el sheikh 2 weekly
Copenhagen 2 weekly Christmas

More to come? Kavala?

 

[Ray Finkle]

New route to Kavala, weekly from May 12th 2027.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Always weekly or two weekly with new routes and i understand there playing safe

18 based Wednesdays

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

No official loads for Samos which started on Monday however Palmero which starts tomorrow looks 85-90% full tomorrow for its inaugural flight

 

[Ray Finkle]

No official loads for Samos which started on Monday

Around 75% out.

Single digit number coming back but that's to be expected for the first flight of the season.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Also hearing a slight rumour of another jet2 route

 

[Ray Finkle]

Also hearing a slight rumour of another jet2 route

Jersey 2x weekly next summer.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Jersey 2x weekly next summer.

3 weekly from 25/05/27