Jet2 announces expanded routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport
The announcement means more seats will be on sale this year
Jet2 has expanded its programme from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will increase their winter sun and Christmas market route offerings from the airport in Speke from this December.
The expansion has seen Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks extend the Christmas Markets season to Prague and Krakow in response to customer demand. As a result, flights and city breaks from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to these festive destinations are now available over the Christmas and New Year period from December 19, 2025 to January 5, 2026.
Additionally, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have also expanded their winter sun programme to Malaga, Alicante and Faro. The services being added for winter 25/26 from Liverpool John Lennon Airport are:
- Extra Tuesday and Saturday flights to Malaga from December 20, 2025 to January 6, 2026
- Additional Tuesday services to Alicante from December 30, 2025 to January 6, 2026
- New Wednesday and Sunday services to Faro from December 21, 2025 to January 7, 2026
- Additional Monday and Friday flying to Krakow from December 19, 2025 to January 5, 2026
- Additional Monday and Friday flying to Prague from December 19, 2025 to January 5, 2026
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: "We are seeing continued demand for our award-winning flights and holidays and with winter 25/26 looking so popular, we are in the position to respond with a massively expanded programme from Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
"As well as extending the Christmas Markets season to Krakow and Prague, we have also put additional capacity on sale to popular winter sun destinations, meaning we are giving customers even more choice and flexibility when it comes to getting away next winter.
"Such an expansion would not be possible without customers choosing to travel with us in huge numbers, so I would like to sincerely thank our customers and independent travel agent partners for their continued support. We look forward to taking lots of happy holidaymakers on their well-deserved holidays next winter and showcasing our award-winning credentials."
Paul Winfield, director of aviation for Liverpool John Lennon Airport, added: "We are delighted to see this further expansion of Jet2.com services this coming winter from Liverpool. With five based aircraft offering a wide range of routes we welcome expanded services to popular destinations. These extra seats will allow more passengers from across the North West, North Wales and beyond to start their winter holiday from the UK's number one airport."
Yesterday, Ryanair announced it is launching a new route from Liverpool John Lennon Airport as well as more flights on 18 holiday routes. The budget airline announced its summer 2025 schedule from Liverpool, beginning a new route to Budapest and extra frequencies on 18 popular summer holiday routes including Barcelona, Faro and Malaga.
While Ryanair said it continues to grow UK traffic and tourism, the airline said it is calling on the Labour Government to abolish the Air Passenger Duty (APD) tax, which was announced as part of Rachel Reeves' October Budget in 2024. Ryanair said the tax hike is "bizarre" and "damaging" to its growth prospects.
Ryanair’s head of communications, Jade Kirwan, said: "Ryanair is pleased to announce our Summer 2025 schedule for Liverpool, with 31 routes including an exciting new route to Budapest as well as extra frequencies on 18 popular summer holiday routes such as Barcelona, Faro, and Malaga providing Ryanair’s UK customers with more choice and regular connections at the lowest fares in Europe.
"While this is great news for UK passengers looking to get away to soak up some sun this summer, Ryanair could be growing more rapidly to/from the UK, but Rachel Reeves’ bizarre decision to raise APD taxes by £2 per passenger damages these growth prospects, and in particular regional UK airports.
"If the UK Government wants to deliver growth, they should abolish their penal and damaging APD tax, which makes the UK uncompetitive when EU countries like Hungary, Ireland, Sweden and regions in Italy are abolishing aviation taxes, and winning dramatic traffic, tourism, and jobs growth from the UK as a result."