Why is Jet2 so popular?

The “Customer First” Strategy. In keeping with its “Customer First” strategy, the airline believes in the power of visible branding. At many of their larger international destinations, ground staff is often attired in eye-catching red uniforms, providing passengers with a visible point of contact.



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It's official: Jet2 is your favourite short-haul airline. Almost 30,000 readers voted in the 2023 Telegraph Travel Awards, with the Yorkshire-based airline trouncing the likes of British Airways (which finished 12th), EasyJet (10th) and Ryanair (22nd).

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Jet2.com – which flies from 10 UK airports to more than 65 destinations – came out top with an overall customer score of 80%. It was one of only two short-haul carriers – the other being the airline Norwegian, which scored 74% – to achieve “recommended provider” status.

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Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost leisure airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. As of 2022, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind easyJet and British Airways. Jet2 is also officially the largest tour operator in the UK after overtaking TUI in 2023.

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14 Facts About Jet2
  • 01Jet2 is a British low-cost airline company.
  • 02The headquarters of Jet2 is located in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
  • 03Jet2 operates flights to over 70 destinations.
  • 04Jet2 offers competitively priced flights.
  • 05Jet2 has a fleet of modern aircraft.
  • 06Jet2 provides excellent customer service.


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Strengths: strong demand & customer service, Jet2holidays, loyal customer base, consistently profitable, niche market strategy, low cost operator, ancillaries, load factor.

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A small, aging Boeing 757 fleet The oldest aircraft in Jet2's current fleet are its eight examples of the Boeing 757-200.

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  1. 1 British Airways61%
  2. 2 Virgin Atlantic47%
  3. 3 Emirates47%
  4. 4 TUI Airways46%
  5. 5 Jet2.com45%
  6. 6 EasyJet43%
  7. 7 Qantas43%
  8. 8 Qatar Airways42%


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“With over 3,000 responses on a recent poll I posted, 77% said that easyJet had the best customer service, followed by Ryanair at 15% and Wizz Air at a mere 9%. However, by adding Tui and Jet2 into the mix, easyJet slipped down to third place after Jet2 – who stormed ahead – followed by Tui.”

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We felt that the legroom on the Jet2 flights was more generous than what we have experienced with other airlines on short haul routes. Another feature I liked with these seats was the fact that they don't recline, it's a shame that airlines don't introduce this in their economy cabins on long-haul flights.

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The most unreliable airlines in the United Kingdom easyJet received 10,494 complaints over a 12-month period and only managed to resolve 54% of them. The second most unreliable airline was another one with its headquarters at Luton Airport: TUI, the UK subsidiary of the German TUI Group.

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Jet2 has a fairly reasonable baggage allowance for passengers compared with other competition airlines, such as the strict Ryanair baggage rules. However, Jet2 passengers still need to follow weight and size restrictions and can be caught out by fees if they exceed their designated cabin and hold luggage allowance.

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New capacity for Jet2 According to seatmaps.com, the AirTanker A330-200s has 327 economy seats – perfect for flying from Manchester to Tenerife as pictured above – substantially more than their Airbus A320s at 220 seats and Boeing 757 at 235. The 737s come in at 148 for the 737-300s and 189 for the 737-800s.

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The oldest aircraft in Jet2's current fleet are its eight examples of the Boeing 757-200. While these larger twinjets provide useful extra capacity on high-demand routes, their days appear to be numbered. Indeed, their average age is a mighty 32.2 years old.

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There are notable exceptions, though. Among the top airlines in the UK, for example, only Virgin Atlantic skips row 13; British Airways, easyJet, and Jet2.com do not. For the United States, United Airlines (on most aircraft types) and Alaska Airlines (only on the 737-800) do this.

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In recent years, Jet2.Com has established itself as one of the leading United Kingdom-based airlines. In 2022, the airline company carried 15.4 million passengers. This was the third year in the company's history when passenger numbers exceeded 10 million.

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