Jet2.com
United KingdomLow-cost carrierSince 2002
Jet2.com (IATA LS, ICAO EXS) is a UK leisure airline owned by Jet2 plc, sister to the tour operator Jet2holidays and headquartered at Leeds Bradford Airport. It flies from 14 UK bases to more than 80 destinations and carried 20.8 million passengers in the year to March 2026 with 139 aircraft. It belongs to no alliance.
- Founded
- 2002
- First flight
- 2003
- Headquarters
- Leeds Bradford Airport, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Main hubs
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) · Manchester Airport (MAN) · Birmingham Airport (BHX) · London Stansted Airport (STN) · London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
- Airline type
- Low-cost carrier
- Alliance
- None
- Parent
- Jet2 plc
- Ownership
- Jet2.com Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet2 plc, whose shares trade on London's AIM market. Jet2 plc also owns the tour operator Jet2holidays.
- Callsign
- CHANNEX
- Website
- jet2.com
How travel agents book Jet2.com
GDS distribution
No verified information on Jet2.com GDS distribution was found in the dated sources we opened.
NDC
No public NDC programme details verified at time of writing.
Direct channels
Jet2 sells through jet2.com, jet2holidays.com and its app; the app's share of Jet2holidays bookings was 30% in the year to March 2026. In August 2024 Air Transat added Jet2.com flights to its connectair virtual interlining platform.
Notes for travel agents
Independent travel agents sell Jet2holidays packages: Jet2 paid GBP 187.4 million in travel agent commission in the year to March 2026, with trade channel volume down 4%, and it runs an annual conference for its top-selling trade agent partners.
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History of Jet2.com
Jet2.com grew out of Channel Express, a cargo and charter business owned by Dart Group, whose roots go back to 1971. The Jet2.com brand was introduced in 2002 and the airline's first flight took off in 2003, from Leeds Bradford.
The airline added aircraft and bases from 2005, and in 2007 the group launched Jet2holidays to sell package holidays alongside flight-only seats. Jet2holidays became the UK's second-largest tour operator in 2017 and the largest in 2023. The fleet passed 100 aircraft in 2019, and the group, now named Jet2 plc, announced its 12th and 13th UK bases in 2024 before opening a 14th at London Gatwick.
During the Covid-19 pandemic Jet2 ordered Airbus A321neos, an order since grown to 146 aircraft, to replace its older Boeing fleet. It retired its last Boeing 757-200s in January 2025 and plans to retire its Boeing 737-300s by the end of 2027, leaving Boeing 737-800s and A321neos.
Milestones
- 2002Jet2.com brand introduced by Dart Group.
- 2003First Jet2.com flight.
- 2007Jet2holidays launched as a separate brand.
- 2019Fleet reached 100 aircraft.
- 2023Jet2holidays became the UK's largest tour operator.
- 2025Last Boeing 757-200s retired in January.
- 202614 UK bases including London Gatwick; 139 aircraft for summer.
Fleet
Aircraft types in service as of 2026
Jet2 planned to fly 139 aircraft in summer 2026, of which 31 were Airbus A321neos (22% of the fleet). The A321neo order, placed during the pandemic, totals 146 aircraft, and Jet2 targets 155 A321neos by 2035, with 124 still to be delivered as of mid-2026. The last Boeing 757-200s left in January 2025, and the remaining Boeing 737-300s are due to retire by the end of 2027.
Network and hubs
Jet2.com flies from 14 UK bases, including Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Birmingham, London Stansted and London Gatwick, to more than 80 leisure destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and Europe. Jet2 says 90% of the UK population lives within a 90-minute drive of one of its bases.
In the year to 31 March 2026 Jet2 carried 20.83 million passengers, 5% more than a year earlier. Package holiday customers made up 63.3% of passengers flown, and flight-only passengers rose 15% to 7.64 million.
Jet2.com: frequently asked questions
What are Jet2's airline codes?
Jet2.com uses the IATA code LS and the ICAO code EXS, with the radio callsign CHANNEX. The callsign reflects the airline's origins in Channel Express, the cargo and charter company that launched the Jet2.com brand in 2002.
Can travel agents sell Jet2 holidays?
Yes. Independent travel agents sell Jet2holidays packages and earn commission; Jet2 paid GBP 187.4 million in agent commission in the year to March 2026. Most Jet2 bookings are made directly, but the trade channel remains an important part of its holiday sales.
What aircraft does Jet2 fly?
Jet2 flies Boeing 737-800s and a growing fleet of Airbus A321neos, plus a small number of older Boeing 737-300s that it plans to retire by the end of 2027. It had 139 aircraft for summer 2026, 31 of them A321neos.
Where does Jet2 fly from?
Jet2 flies from 14 UK bases, including Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Birmingham, London Stansted and London Gatwick. Its network focuses on leisure destinations in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt and Tunisia, with more than 80 destinations in total.
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Book a meetingSources
- Jet2 plc — Annual Report and Accounts 2026
- Jet2 plc — Preliminary results fact sheet (July 2026)
- Jet2 plc — Home
- Jet2 plc — Our story
- OpenJaw — Air Transat adds Jet2.com and Air Mauritius flights to virtual interlining platform (August 2024)
- IATA — Airline code search (Jet2)
- FAA — JO 7340.2 Contractions, ICAO aircraft operator designators