Birmingham Airport: 300 jobs as Jet2 landing
Up to 300 jobs are on their way after budget airline and holidays group Jet2 unveiled a major investment in a new base at Birmingham Airport.
The airline will be basing four of its aircraft at the West Midlands gateway, delivering 15 flights to summer destinations in a move that could boost figures at the airport by up to 400,000 passengers a year.
Jet2.com's flights to Spain, the Canaries and the Greek Islands will start from March next year, with ticket prices starting from £45 one-way, while sister firm Jet2holidays will be offering packages starting from £299 per person.
It is the eighth UK base for the Leeds-based travel firm and will create more than 200 new jobs, including flight and cabin crew, engineers and ground operations staff.
The airport expects another 100 to be created by airport companies providing catering, terminal shops, baggage handling and other services.
The major investment was unveiled at Birmingham Airport yesterday.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "This is an incredibly exciting day for us as we announce our expansion into our eighth UK airport base, providing further growth and investment for the region.
"It's fantastic to be bringing our friendly low fares, great value package holidays, plus our brand new aircraft to Birmingham Airport.
"This is our most significant programme launch for some time, giving people a choice of 15 of the most popular sunshine destinations, including eleven Spanish hotspots, two Greek islands, plus Paphos and the sunny Algarve."
Airport chief executive Paul Kehoe added: "It's great news that today we welcome Jet2.com and Jet2holidays as partners of Birmingham Airport. This new addition to the family here at Birmingham Airport means new jobs and even more choice for travellers, with 15 routes to popular and affordable sun destinations."
