- Jet2.com
Infobox Airline
airline=Jet2.com
logo=Jet2Logo.png
IATA=LS
ICAO=EXS
callsign=CHANNEX
headquarters=Leeds Bradford International Airport ,United Kingdom
parent=
company_slogan="Cities, Sun & Ski"
founded=2002
key_people= Philip Meeson (CEO )
hubs=Leeds Bradford AirportManchester Airport Belfast International Airport
focus_cities=Blackpool International Airport Edinburgh Airport Newcastle Airport
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=30
destinations=40+
parent=Dart Group PLC
website=http://www.jet2.com/Jet2.com is a British low-cost airline based in
Leeds ,England . It operates services from six UK hubs to over 40Europe an destinations; the airline also offers contract charter services. Its main base isLeeds Bradford International Airport , [cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | pages= 97-98 | date= 2007-04-03] with hubs atManchester Airport ,Belfast International Airport ,Blackpool International Airport ,Edinburgh Airport andNewcastle Airport .The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?categoryid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=340 Operating Licence] ]
History
Jet2.com is a subsidiary of the Dart Group PLC, an aviation services and distribution group. The airline has been operating commercial aircraft since 1978, originally under the name Channel Express (Air Services), primarily a freight operator but since 2001 operating both freight and passenger charter services.
Jet2.com was established as a low-cost airline subsidiary of Channel Express in 2002 and started operations on
12 February 2003 atLeeds Bradford International Airport using Boeing 737-300 aircraft on services toAmsterdam . During 2003 the airline expanded routes to six further European destinations.In 2006 the operational headquarters of Channel Express were moved from Bournemouth to Leeds and the company was renamed Jet2.com Limited [ [http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/b5eb00126cd2a251a7e4256abf67587c/compdetails Companies House - English Company 02739537] ] using the brand name Jet2.com. Although re-branded Jet2.com it still operates the contract charter and freight flights which were formerly operated under the Channel Express name.
The airline opened a second base at
Manchester Airport in December 2004. Subsequently bases have been opened atBelfast International Airport ,Newcastle Airport ,Edinburgh Airport and Blackpool Airport. After adding additional Boeing 737-300s these were supplemented in 2005 with the addition of larger Boeing 757-200s.Like other low-cost carriers, Jet2.com tickets may only be booked over the internet or by telephone.
The airline carried 600,000 passengers in 2003, its first year of operation, and 3.8 million passengers on over 34,000 flights in 2007.
The Dart Group also has a separate division, Jet2holidays.com, offering
package holiday s which incorporate Jet2.com flights with private taxi transfers and hotel accommodation. Package holidays are offered from all six UK bases to destinations such asSpain , theCanary Islands and Crete in Greece from May 2008.On
8 May 2008 the company announced a series of four direct flights from Leeds Bradford to New York Newark Airport, during November and December 2008. The service will be available through Jet2holidays.com as a package or on a seat only basis. [ [http://www.jet2.com/News.aspx?id=439 Jet2.com Press Release - Newark Flights] ]tatistics
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Livery
Jet2.com planes are silver with the company's logo, Jet2.com, at the front end of the plane. The tails are red with the company's logo in white and silver.
Fleet
The Jet2.com fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2008): [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&owner=Dart%20Group UK Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register] ]
At June 2008, the Jet2.com average fleet age was 20.5 years. [ [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Jet2.htm Jet2.com Fleet Age] ]
External links
* [http://www.jet2.info Jet2.com Limited]
* [http://www.jet2.com Jet2.com]
* [http://www.jet2mag.com/ Jet Away inflight magazine]
* [http://www.dartgroup.co.uk Dart Group]References
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