AVIATION Geneva
EasyJet to launch Aberdeen-Belfast service in January
EasyJet has unveiled a new winter service between Aberdeen and Belfast International, alongside fresh European routes from Luton and Bristol. The twice-weekly flights
between Scotland and Northern Ireland will operate on Mondays and Fridays from January 4, with one-way fares from £21.99. Package breaks via easyJet holidays are available with a £60 deposit. Belfast becomes easyJet’s
fifth destination from Aberdeen, joining Gatwick, Luton, Geneva and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The budget carrier is also
expanding elsewhere, adding Strasbourg in France from Bristol on November 20 and Pristina in Kosovo from London Luton on December 7.
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Jet2 expands ski routes plus Jersey links for next summer
Phil Davies
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have expanded their networks with new summer and ski services from Stansted, Bournemouth and Glasgow airports, alongside a major capacity boost for Jersey. For winter 2026-27,
Jet2.com has added weekly
Saturday flights from Stansted to Innsbruck, adding 6,000 ski seats to its winter line-up. Operating from December 19 to April 10, the route joins existing Stansted ski links to Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble and Salzburg, contributing to a 30% expansion in the operator’s winter sports programme across its bases. Additionally,
Jet2.com has put its winter 2027-28 ski
EasyJet: new routes
flights to Geneva on sale early from Glasgow Airport, operating weekly Saturday services from mid-December. Meanwhile, Jet2 has put more summer 2027 routes
on sale, introducing new three-times-a-week flights between Stansted and Jersey.
Involved Holidays introduces departures from Newquay
Walking breaks specialist Involved Holidays has added Newquay Airport to its regional departures, taking its total to 21 UK bases. The addition offers southwest trade partners, including The Travel Network Group and Newell’s Travel, local flights to join small-group walking itineraries in Spain and Portugal. Bookings are now open.
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travelweekly.co.uk Tui Blue prepares to open city
hotels in Seville and Lisbon Tui Blue is expanding into European cities with new properties in Seville and Lisbon. Tui Blue Sevilla Suites will feature 89 rooms and a rooftop pool when it opens in late 2026. In Portugal, 30-room franchise property Tui Blue Rossio in Lisbon is set to open early next year, with excursions supplied through Tui Musement.
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The island becomes Stansted’s 55th route for
summer 2027, joining previously announced additions including Paris, Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, taking capacity at the Essex hub past 2.4 million seats. Bournemouth Airport will also see its largest-ever
summer programme in 2027, featuring 22 routes and more than 320,000 seats – an 8% rise in capacity on summer 2026. New links include twice-weekly Paris flights and weekly services to Jersey and Verona. The expansions represent a trebling of Jet2’s capacity
to Jersey compared with this summer, with five new routes taking its total to eight. Chief executive Steve Heapy said: “We are delighted
to be expanding our summer 2027 programmes from Bournemouth Airport and London Stansted Airport, as well as to Jersey.” To support the launch, Jet2holidays has introduced
an offer giving customers £60 off Jersey bookings.
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Abta creates guide for members on accessible and assisted travel
Abta has published an ‘Accessible and assisted travel guide’ to help members better serve disabled customers, neurodivergent travellers and those with reduced mobility. Covering transport, accommodation and facilities, the guidance aims to help agents build inclusive holidays. The resource is available via Abta’s Member Zone.
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