AVIATION
Jet2 expands capacity to Bergen by 26% for summer 2026
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have added more flights and packages to Norway for summer 2026. Capacity for the Bergen
programme is being increased by 26% year on year. More than 7,000 seats are on
sale from 10 airports, including new departures from Belfast, East Midlands and Liverpool John Lennon. There is also expanded flying from Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Stansted. Furthermore, the start of the
Bergen programme has been brought forward to April 2, 2026, in time for the Easter holidays. Prices start at £729 for three
nights’ B&B in Bergen, based on two sharing, travelling from Belfast on April 13, 2026.
trade.jet2holidays.com
CRUISE
Fred Olsen unveils programme of first fly-cruises since 2019
Ella Sagar
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has revealed more details of its first programme of fly-cruises since 2019, with packages available for 2025 and 2026. The line’s Mediterranean fly-cruises will include
sailings in Spain, Italy, Croatia, Turkey, Cyprus and Greece with exclusive
Jet2.com charter flights from Stansted and Manchester and voyages on Balmoral. In 2025, the line will operate 10 fly-cruises in
September and October. One voyage is the seven-night Mountain Landscapes
of Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar, which will depart from Malaga on November 6 and leads in at £899. In 2026, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines will operate 15
Norwegian fjord
fly-cruises in October and November. A highlighted package, the 11-night Discovering
Gatwick gains first Bahrain link with thrice-weekly Gulf Air flights
Gulf Air has started a three-times-a-week Gatwick- Bahrain service – the first between the airport and the Gulf state. The airline already flies twice-daily flights from Heathrow and four a week from Manchester. Gulf Air chief customer experience officer Hanadi Al Aali said: “This expansion allows [the airline] to cater to a broader customer base.”
gulfair.com
travelweekly.co.uk
Greece, Italy and Morocco, will sail from Piraeus, Greece, on November 19 and costs from £1,499. Another 2026 itinerary is the 10-night Canaries
Escape with the Fleet Fiesta, departing from Santa Cruz, Tenerife, on November 30 and priced from £1,199. Prices include flights and transfers. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines will also introduce inclusive
pricing for all sailings from January 2026. Fares will include house beers, wines, spirits and draught soft drinks with lunch and dinner. Shuttle buses will also be included when a port
town is more than one mile from where the ship docks, as well as guided “social strolls” in selected ports, entertainment and enrichment activities, fitness classes, gratuities, and port fees and taxes. A new premium drinks package will also be an optional upgrade.
fredolsencruises.com/fly-cruises
Air Canada boosts UK services with Edinburgh-Montreal route
Air Canada will operate 75 weekly flights from the UK this summer following the addition of a new route between Edinburgh and Montreal, to run from June 27 to September 7. The carrier has also resumed its Heathrow-Ottawa service after a gap of five years.
aircanada.com
Do Something Different offers fast passes for Universal Epic Universe
Do Something Different is offering fast-track passes for the new Universal Epic Universe theme park in Orlando. A one-day Express Pass costs from £147, for September arrivals. A pass for the opening – May 23-25 – starts from £293. A theme park ticket is also required. A three-park Explorer Ticket with one day at Universal Epic Universe costs from £475.
dosomethingdifferent.com
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