Jet2 (United Kingdom) (LS, Leeds/Bradford) will resume scheduled commercial passenger flights from July 15, the carrier has revealed, after initially aiming to get scheduled flights back in the air from July 1.
In an announcement on June 8, the airline said that given the ongoing travel restrictions that are in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, “we have taken the decision to recommence our flights and holidays programme on July 15. The health and safety of our customers and colleagues is our absolute priority, and we are continuing to monitor the situation very closely.”
In late May the airline said scheduled flights would resume from July 1 along with plans for its Jet2holidays sister firm to resume offering package holidays. Before that, it had planned to resume operations on June 17.
Jet2 describes itself as the UK’s third-largest airline, flying from nine UK bases to over 60 destinations and operating a fleet of approximately 100 aircraft. According to the ch-aviation fleets module, Jet2 flies a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft, including five A321-200s, seven B737-300s, seventy-five B737-800s, and nine B757-200s.
Jet2 is part of Dart Group, which said its strategy is to expand its leisure travel businesses by focusing on growth in both the leisure sector of the airline market and the tour operator market. This includes investing in Jet2 and Jet2holidays.
On June 1, Dart Group announced it had completed the sale of its distribution and logistics business, Fowler Welch, to Culina Group Limited for GBP98 million pounds (USD124 million), allowing the Group to focus on its long-term strategy of growing its leisure travel business. Fowler Welch provides food supply-chain services and serves retailers, processors, growers, and importers through its distribution network.
In May, Dart Group said it raised GBP172 million (USD209 million) through an equity placing to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
