Jet2.com and Jet2holidays take baggage handling and ramp operations in-house at Newcastle Airport
- Award-winning airline and tour operator take baggage handling and ramp operations in-house, meaning control over end-to-end customer experience at the airport
- Moves comes ahead of biggest ever summer operation at base – with 36 sun and city destinations on sale and eight based aircraft in operation, increasing to nine during the peak summer season
- Around 60 positions available as a result of today’s announcement – with more than 700 colleagues looking after customers at Newcastle Airport this summer
3rd March 2023: Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have today announced that their customers at Newcastle Airport will benefit from an even better end-to-end experience after their ramp-handling operations, which includes baggage handling, were taken in-house.
The move comes as part of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ ongoing commitment to always developing the customer experience and its operations, ahead of its biggest ever summer at Newcastle Airport.
The leading leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator have 36 sun and city destinations for customers and independent travel agents to choose from this summer from Newcastle Airport, including brand new Verona which opens up the famous Lake Garda region. With over 1.2 million seats on sale, the companies will operate up to 125 weekly flights during peak periods from the base.
Eight based aircraft will be in operation at Newcastle Airport this summer to support this programme, expanding to nine based aircraft during the peak holiday season, with a team of over 700 colleagues looking after customers.
This now includes a dedicated ramp-handling team including Ramp Agents and Baggage Loaders. Working as part of the Ground Operations Team, the team are responsible for ensuring that flights depart safely and on time, whilst providing a VIP experience for customers. There are opportunities available in the team, and further information can be found at www.jet2careers.com.
As a result of today’s announcement, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays now self-handle at Bristol, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and London Stansted Airports, as well as Newcastle.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “The reason we are a multiple award-winning airline and tour operator is because provide an industry-leading experience for our customers and continually look for ways to improve that even further. Today’s announcement represents a significant investment in our Newcastle Airport operation, and we know it will deliver an even better end-to-end experience for our customers. We are looking forward to operating a huge summer programme from Newcastle Airport this year, and we are absolutely delighted at the response that our fantastic product continues to get from customers and independent travel agents across the North East.”
Key Summer Sun highlights for 2023 from Newcastle Airport for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays include:
- 36 sun destinations on sale (peak number of flights per week in brackets).
- Includes BRAND NEW Verona.
- Antalya (8), Bodrum (2), Dalaman (9), Izmir (1) Tenerife (8), Lanzarote (5), Fuerteventura (2), Gran Canaria (3), Alicante (7), Malaga (7), Reus (3), Girona (1), Palma (Majorca) (14), Ibiza (8), Menorca (3), Faro (Algarve) (9), Madeira (1), Crete (Heraklion) (3), Corfu (4), Halkidiki (1), Kefalonia (2), Skiathos (1), Santorini (1), Kos (2), Rhodes (3), Zante (4), Larnaca (3), Paphos (2), Verona (1), Rome (2), Malta (2), Bourgas (3), Dubrovnik (1), Jersey (1), Krakow (2), Prague (2)
- Over 1.2 million seats on sale and up to 125 departing weekly flights during peak periods.
- A team of over 700 colleagues.
For further information, please visit: www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com
Independent travel agents can visit: trade.jet2holidays.com