Jet2.com to launch 12 new routes at Edinburgh in summer 2016

Jet2.com announced (20-May-2015) plans to expand its base at Edinburgh Airport in summer 2016, with a fifth based Boeing 737-800 aircraft and 12 new routes - see Route Changes Table for more information:

• Edinburgh-Antalya: Weekly service to launch on 23-Jun-2016. Thomson Airways also operates on the route;
• Edinburgh-Dalaman: Weekly service to launch on 24-Jun-2016. easyJet and Thomson Airways also operate on the route;
• Edinburgh-Gran Canaria: Weekly service to launch on 15-Feb-2016. Ryanair also operates on the route;
• Edinburgh-Heraklion: Twice weekly service to launch on 27-May-2016. easyJet also operates on the route;
• Edinburgh-Kefallinia: Weekly service to launch on 25-May-2016. The carrier will be the route's only operator;
• Edinburgh-Lanzarote: Twice weekly service to launch on 14-Feb-2016. Ryanair and Thomson Airways also operate on the route;
• Edinburgh-Larnaca: Weekly service to launch on 25-May-2016. The carrier will be the route's only operator;
• Edinburgh-Paphos: Weekly service to launch on 22-Jun-2016. easyJet and Thomson Airways also operate on the route;
• Edinburgh-Rhodes: Weekly service to launch on 25-Jun-2016. The carrier will be the route's only operator;
• Edinburgh-Tenerife Sur: Twice weekly service to launch on 12-Feb-2016. easyJet, Ryanair and Thomson Airways also operate on the route;
• Edinburgh-Vienna: Twice weekly service to launch on 29-Apr-2016. The carrier will be the route's only operator;
• Edinburgh-Zakinthos: Twice weekly service to launch on 31-May-2016. The carrier will be the route's only operator.

The carrier expects to create an additional 150 jobs at the airport as a result, with an increase in passenger traffic of 150,000. The above route competition information is provided by OAG. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - EDI]