Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are launching their largest Winter City Breaks program for the 2025/2026 season, including a new route from Manchester to Porto. This expansion adds nearly 700,000 seats across European destinations in response to growing demand.
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks announced further good news for Winter 25/26, by launching their biggest ever programme of Winter City Breaks – including a brand-new Winter route from Manchester to Porto.
The expanded programme includes a brand-new route for next Winter – Manchester to Porto – as well as almost 700,000 seats on sale to city break destinations across Europe.
The size and scale of next year’s programme makes it the companies’ biggest Winter City Breaks programme to date and it comes in response to strong demand from customers looking for culture, history, cuisine and sightseeing.
In addition to Porto, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have put a further nine destinations – Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Venice – on sale from across eight UK bases – Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle International and London Stansted Airports. This means customers and independent travel agents have plenty of opportunity to reach their favourite European cities next winter.
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks will operate twice weekly flights to Porto from Manchester Airport during November and restarting again mid-February – perfectly timed for the February half-term.
The addition of Porto for Winter 25/26 gives holidaymakers access to northern Portugal’s second-biggest city, named Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2023 at the World Travel Awards. Located along the Douro River and with a UNESCO stamp of approval, Porto offers everything from extensive history and sightseeing to authentic street food, marvellous museums and wine tours. Ideal as a long-weekend city break destination, holidaymakers can stroll the labyrinthine of streets and immerse themselves in this authentic Portuguese city.
Whether customers want to enjoy a city break in winter, at Christmas or during the February half-term, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ Winter 25/26 programme provides fantastic choice and flexibility. In addition, the friendly flight times mean holidaymakers can enjoy either a long-weekend getaway or a mid-week break depending on their budgets and needs.
Customers booking a city break can choose from a flight-only option with Jet2.com or an ATOL protected package holiday with Jet2CityBreaks.
Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include a huge choice of 2-5 star accommodation,flight times on Jet2.com, ATOL protection, free 10kg hand luggage and free 22kg hold baggage included on all European city routes.
In yet more good news, the companies will reveal details of their popular Christmas Markets programme for Winter 25/26 very soon.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “While there is a lot of demand for this winter, we know that people are looking further ahead as well. That is why we have delivered what our customers and independent travel agency partners want and put our biggest Winter City Breaks programme on sale today for 25/26. The expanded programme includes a brand-new winter route from Manchester to Porto, as well as a fantastic collection of other city break destinations, meaning it has never been so easy for holidaymakers to explore the best European cities. Despite announcing a huge programme for Winter 25/26 City Breaks we are not done yet, and we will be announcing more exciting news about our Christmas Markets programme for next year very soon.”
The full Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks Winter City Breaks programme for 25/26 is as follows:
Birmingham Airport:
- Eight leisure city destinations on sale – Athens (two weekly flights), Barcelona (two weekly flights), Budapest (two weekly flights), Rome (four weekly flights), Krakow (two weekly flights), Prague (two weekly flights), Venice (two weekly flights) and Vienna (two weekly flights).
East Midlands Airport:
- Two leisure city destinations on sale – Krakow (two weekly flights) and Prague (two weekly flights).
Edinburgh Airport:
- Two leisure city destinations on sale – Rome (two weekly flights) and Prague (two weekly flights).
Glasgow Airport:
- Three leisure city destinations on sale – Rome (two weekly flights), Krakow (two weekly flights) and Prague (two weekly flights).
Leeds Bradford Airport:
- Six city break destinations on sale – Barcelona (two weekly flights), Budapest (two weekly services), Paris (four weekly services), Rome (two weekly flights), Krakow (two weekly services) and Prague (two weekly services).
London Stansted Airport:
- Two leisure city destinations on sale – Athens (two weekly flights) and Rome (two weekly flights)
Manchester Airport:
- Nine leisure city destinations on sale – brand-new Winter route to Porto (two weekly flights), Athens (four weekly flights), Barcelona (four weekly flights), Budapest (four weekly flights), Rome (four weekly flights), Krakow (four weekly flights), Prague (four weekly flights), Vienna (two weekly flights) and Venice (two weekly flights).
Newcastle International Airport:
- Three leisure city destinations on sale – Rome (two weekly services), Krakow (two weekly flights) and Prague (two weekly flights).
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