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Head FOUR the slopes with new routes from Birmingham Airport
Published: Fri 22 Dec 2017 at 12:16
Updated: Fri 22 Dec 2017 at 12:16
Skiers and snowboarders can really grab a piste of the action from Birmingham Airport, as we mark inaugural ski flights to four top ski destinations (Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg and Turin) this week.
Inaugural flights are taking off throughout the week, giving skiers and snowboarders access to the best slopes in the French, Swiss, Austrian and Italian Alps. Lucky snowsports fans have almost 600 resorts to choose from across the four destinations.
Our ski programme from Birmingham Airport means over 40,000 ski seats are on sale, including:
- Geneva – first flight departed on Saturday 16th December with up to three weekly services and over 14,000 seats on sale, giving access to 270 resorts including Tignes, Flaine and Verbier.
- Turin – first flight departed on Thursday 21st December, with twice weekly services (Saturday and Sunday) meaning almost 12,000 seats on sale, providing access to 214 ski resorts including Pila, Vars and Le Corbier.
- Salzburg – first flight departing on Saturday 23rd December, with weekly Saturday services representing 4,500 seats on sale, giving access to 130 ski resorts including Alpbach, Kaprun, Mayrhofen and Obertauern.
- Grenoble – first flight departing on Sunday 24th December meaning that Jet2.com will operate weekend services (Saturday only until February when a Sunday service is added) with almost 10,000 seats on sale and access to 178 resorts including Morzine, Chamonix and Avoriaz.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “We are thrilled to be launching our ski programme from Birmingham Airport, giving local people access to the best slopes in the French, Swiss, Austrian and Italian Alps. We know that skiers want choice and flexibility, so that’s exactly what we have provided with these four top ski destinations from Birmingham Airport. With great snow conditions so far this season, customers can also take advantage of our friendly low fares and 22kg of baggage and ski allowance, whilst enjoying our award winning service as they head to this fresh snow.”
- Flights from Birmingham Airport to Salzburg with Jet2.com operate on a weekly basis and start at £39 per person including taxes.
- Flights from Birmingham Airport to Grenoble with Jet2.com operate on a weekly basis (twice-weekly from February half term) and start at £37 per person including taxes.
- Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva with Jet2.com operate up to three times a week and start at £25 per person including taxes.
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Turin with Jet2.com operate up to two times a week and start at £27 per person including taxes.
For further information or to book a ski flight, please visit www.jet2.com
