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This year marks 20 years since Jet2.com’s inaugural flight landed in Tenerife from Leeds Bradford Airport and exactly two decades later, the leading leisure airline has today celebrated 20 years of operating award-winning flights to the Canary Island.
Since 2005, when Jet2.com operated just one route to Tenerife, the company has enjoyed tremendous growth, both through Jet2.com and the UK’s largest tour operator Jet2holidays, with over 14 million customers having travelled to the destination. This growth means that the companies are the UK’s leading airline and tour operator to Tenerife.
Today, the companies operate all year round to Tenerife from all 13 of their UK airport bases (Belfast International, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle International), with services operating across all seasons to the year-round destination, currently available to book up until March 2027.
In another demonstration of its commitment to the island, the companies opened an operational base in 2019. Today, up to 250 colleagues are employed across Tenerife, all dedicated to providing a VIP customer service to holidaymakers.
In addition, Jet2holidays has over 200 hotels on sale in the Canary Island across a choice of stunning resorts – Callo Salvaje, Chayofa, Costa Adeje, El Medano, Golf del Sur, Guia de Isora, Los Cristianos, Los Gigantes, Playa de la Arena, Puerto de la Cruz, Playa de las Americas and Playa Paraiso.
With up to 120 weekly flights arriving from the UK during peak periods, customers and independent travel agents have unrivalled choice and flexibility when it comes to booking and travelling on award-winning flights and ATOL-protected package holidays to Tenerife, no matter the time of year.
For Winter 25/26, Jet2.com is the biggest carrier between the UK and Tenerife, making the sunny island the largest destination on the Jet2.com network for this winter based on capacity.
Tenerife holidays have rightly been a hit amongst British holidaymakers for years, with the mighty Mount Teide waiting to impress. A selection of playful resorts serve up fun in the sun all year round between the colourful beaches, neon-lit strips and classy shops. Beyond the energetic south, follow the lush landscape north to explore the great outdoors and quaint colonial towns for an authentic taste of the Canary Islands. Families, couples and friends alike can expect sensational food, scenic strolls and world-class waterparks on a getaway sure to please every type of holidaymaker.
Now operating to five of the Canary Islands, Tenerife was the very first island of the Spanish archipelago that Jet2.com first launched to two decades ago. In addition to the popular hotspots of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the companies will commence operations to La Palma in April 2026, offering customers and independent travel agents even more options for a relaxing year-round getaway.
When booking and travelling on flights and package holidays to Tenerife with the companies, customers can experience and enjoy the industry leading VIP customer service which has seen both Jet2.com and Jet2holidays win high-profile accolades, such as being named a Which? Recommended Provider for ten and seven consecutive years respectively.
This VIP customer service includes friendly low fares, great flight times and a generous 22kg hold luggage (plus 10kg hand baggage) allowance through a flight-only booking with Jet2.com. Holidaymakers booking through the UK’s largest tour operator, Jet2holidays, receive that very same industry leading customer experience and return flights through Jet2.com, as well as a choice of 2-5 star accommodation, in-resort Customer Helpers, 24/7 customer helpline, transfers, free child places and ATOL protection, all for a low £60 per person booking deposit.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “This year marks 20 years since we first started operating to Tenerife, when we had just one route on sale. Two decades later, we operate an enormous programme with unrivalled frequency to the popular destination from the UK and have flown millions of customers to the island to enjoy its year-round sunny climate. Such success and growth over the last 20 years would not be possible without the amazing partnerships we have in Tenerife, and I would like to thank the airport, tourist board, hoteliers and all our partners. As we continue to grow, create fantastic careers and take even more holidaymakers to Tenerife on their well-deserved holidays, we will keep that same partnership approach at the very heart of everything that we do to ensure that our customers have a lovely holiday.”
