The first flights of the winter season for Jet2 have taken off to Iceland from the North East.
Lucky passengers set off for breaks in Iceland from Newcastle Airport today (October 2) on what are the airlines' first flights to the country to kick off the winter season.
Travellers will arrive at Keflavík International Airport near Reykjavik for short city breaks in the Nordic destination known for its volcanoes, geysers, hot springs and lava fields.
Two weekly services on Wednesday and Sunday will take off from Newcastle operating from October 2 to November 3 2024, and February 12 to March 30 2025.
From Leeds Bradford Airport, the same Wednesday and Sunday services will fly from October 2 to November 3 2024, and February 12 to March 30, 2025.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "This winter will see us operate our biggest ever Iceland programme, which comes in response to the fantastic demand from our customers and independent travel agent partners.
"We are delighted to be waving off our first customers to Iceland today for the Winter 24/25 season, marking the start of what we know will be another busy and successful season.
"With an unrivalled programme on sale, including scheduled flights and once-in-a-lifetimes trips from ten of our UK airport bases, our customers are guaranteed the best choice and flexibility when it comes to travelling to Iceland for a magical winter escape."
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Grétar Garðarsson, Director of Airline Relations and Route Development at Keflavik Airport, said: "We are delighted to welcome the first Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks flights to Keflavik Airport this winter season.
"We are also extremely happy about the capacity increase in the flights for this coming season. A 13% increase is phenomenal, and we look forward to greeting all Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks travellers while Icelanders will be flocking to flights to destinations such as Leeds and Newcastle where today’s flight are coming from.
"This capacity increase is a clear sign of the faith Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have in Iceland and a top destination."
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