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Sophie McLaughlin

Two new 'Winter Sun' flight routes announced from Belfast International Airport for 2023/24

Two new 'Winter Sun' routes have been announced for Belfast as a part of an expanded travel programme for 2023/24. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have an exciting range of holiday destinations on sale from Belfast International Airport.

In total, ten popular Winter Sun destinations are going on sale from Belfast including two brand-new routes from the base for Winter 23/24 – Malaga and Faro, as well as increased flying to the Canary Islands. As the UK’s leading airline and tour operator to the Canaries, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are offering up to 15 weekly services to the Canary Islands from the International Airport next winter.

Uel Hoey, Business Development Director at Belfast International Airport said: “It is fantastic news for holiday and leisure travellers that Jet2 has opted to expand their Belfast programme from Winter 2023 to incorporate the popular venues in the Costa del Sol and Algarve.

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"Over the past twenty years Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have become a trusted staple for local travellers and their standards of customer care and reliability continue to broaden their appeal and customer base in Northern Ireland.”

The other Winter Sun destinations going on sale for Winter 23/24 from the base include Spain (Alicante), Majorca (Palma), Turkey (Antalya) and Cyprus (Paphos). This gives customers and independent travel agents fantastic choice and flexibility when it comes to booking or enjoying some Winter Sun.

The full breakdown is as follows:

  • Malaga (up to two weekly flights)
  • Faro (up to two weekly flights)
  • Tenerife (up to six weekly services)
  • Lanzarote (up to five weekly services)
  • Gran Canaria (up to two weekly services)
  • Fuerteventura (up to two weekly services)
  • Antalya (weekly services)
  • Alicante (up to two weekly services)
  • Palma (up to four weekly services during April)
  • Paphos (weekly services during April)

In more good news, the companies’ Ski and City Winter 23/24 destinations going on sale from Belfast International Airport will be announced next month.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “We are seeing strong demand from customers in Northern Ireland wanting to escape the long British winter by booking their Winter Sun 23/24 holiday nice and early. In response to this demand, we are stepping in by putting our Winter Sun programme on sale from Belfast International Airport.

Jet2 (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"We are pleased to be launching two brand-new winter routes from the base for Winter 23/24, on top of offering a fantastic selection of other popular Winter Sun destinations. With more customers than ever wanting to give themselves something to look forward to next year, we have no doubt that these hotspots will be extremely popular with both customers and independent travel agents in the region.

"The unrivalled programme on sale from Belfast International Airport means customers and independent travel agents need look no further when it comes to booking or travelling on their well-deserved holidays next year. The strong demand we are seeing for Winter Sun means we are looking ahead with real confidence and look forward to revealing even more details of our exciting Winter 23/24 programme from Belfast International Airport very soon.”

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