Editing Jet2.com (section)

=== Recent years ===
In 2019, Jet2.com received delivery of its 34th new Boeing 737–800 aircraft, taking its permanent and leased fleet size to more than 100 aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/326102/jet2com-celebrates-delivery-of-100th-aircraft|title=Jet2.com celebrates delivery of 100th aircraft|work=Travel Weekly|date=11 March 2019|access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref> Also, in 2019, Jet2.com carried a record 14.39 million passengers on 82,931 flights. This was an increase of more than 18% on the year before.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Owing to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation|COVID-19 pandemic's impact on aviation]], Jet2.com announced they were suspending flight operations until at least 15 July 2020. The airline continued to operate repatriation flights for British citizens overseas. On 17 August 2020, Jet2 announced via [[British Airline Pilots' Association|BALPA]] that they would be laying off 102 pilots from various UK bases due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|date=17 August 2020|title=Jet2 is making over 100 pilots redundant at its UK bases|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/jet2-uk-airline-pilots-redundant-jobs-balpa-a9673851.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/jet2-uk-airline-pilots-redundant-jobs-balpa-a9673851.html |archive-date=8 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=19 August 2020|website=The Independent}}</ref> On 11 November 2020, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announced that they would open their tenth United Kingdom base at [[Bristol Airport]] on 1 July 2021, operating to 33 destinations.

In August 2021, Jet2.com announced an order for 36 [[Airbus A321neo]] aircraft, plus 24 options, totalling an order for 60 planes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2024 |title=Jet2.com orders 36 A321neos, becoming a new Airbus customer |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-08-jet2com-orders-36-a321neos-becoming-a-new-airbus-customer |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=Airbus}}</ref> Although Jet2 has operated a small number of Airbus jets on lease to cope with summer demand, this is Airbus' first direct order from Jet2, and a clear shift away from the company's traditionally all-[[Boeing]] fleet.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Jet2.com celebrated its 20th birthday on 12 February 2023. On the same day, it was revealed that Jet2holidays had become the UK's largest tour operator with an ATOL license to carry 5.8m passengers, surpassing TUI's 5.3m.<ref name=":1" /> On 16 May 2023, Jet2 announced they were opening their eleventh UK base at [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport]]. In June 2023, Jet2 have announced an expansion to their 2024 summer season, with some destinations being made available from earlier months, and extra capacity for other destinations. This is to meet customer and travel agent demands.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mal |first=Nisha |date=16 June 2023 |title=Jet2 releases summer flights to Turkey, Spain, Italy, Greece destinations |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/jet2-announces-summer-flights-turkey-8528178 |access-date=16 June 2023 |website=BristolLive }}</ref> This includes additional services to Spain, Turkey, Italy and Greece destinations across all of their bases. In July 2023, Jet2 announced that its Chairman Philip Meeson was stepping down.<ref name=":6">{{cite news |last=Lea |first=Robert |date=7 July 2023 |title=Jet2 boss Philip Meeson to step aside after return of package holidays nets £371m |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/markets/article/jet2-boss-philip-meeson-to-step-aside-after-return-of-package-holidays-nets-371m-0hlw8gkn7 |access-date=7 July 2023 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Robin Terrell took over as chairman in September 2023. Robin joined Jet2 as a non-executive director in April 2020. Meeson has now moved to the position of founder and advisor to the board.<ref name=":8">{{cite web |title=Jet2 names successor to founder and executive chair Philip Meeson |url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/jet2-names-successor-to-founder-and-executive-chair-philip-meeson-42147 |access-date=5 September 2023 |website=TTG }}</ref>

On 26 March 2024, Jet2.com announced they would open their twelfth United Kingdom base at [[Bournemouth Airport]] on 1 April 2025, operating to 16 destinations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Calder |first1=Simon |title=Bournemouth airport set for 2025 fares war as Jet2 moves in |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/bournemouth-airport-jet2-tui-ryanair-b2518690.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=26 March 2024}}</ref> On 28 March 2024, Jet2 launched its first flight from [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport]] to Tenerife, marking the start of its new services to 20 different holiday destinations with plans for further expansion in summer 2025.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 2024 |title=Jet2 launches first flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-68673665 |access-date=28 March 2024 |work=BBC News }}</ref> On 12 July 2024, Jet2.com announced that they were bringing forward the launch of their operations from [[Bournemouth Airport]] to 4 February 2025, due to high demand with their first flight operating to Tenerife.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jet2.com and Jet2holidays bring forward Bournemouth Airport launch date |url=https://www.jet2.com/news/2024/07/Jet2_com_and_Jet2holidays_bring_forward_Bournemouth_Airport_launch_date |website=Jet2.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ltd |first=Jacobs Media Group |title=Jet2 brings forward Bournemouth airport launch date |url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-brings-forward-bournemouth-airport-launch-date |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=Travel Weekly }}</ref> On 13 November 2024, Jet2.com announced they would be opening up a thirteenth UK base at [[London Luton Airport]], basing two Airbus A321neos flying to 17 destinations from 1 April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Grace |date=2024-11-15 |title=London Luton Airport to become Jet2 base |url=https://www.regionalgateway.net/london-luton-airport-to-become-jet2-base/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Regional Gateway |language=en-US}}</ref>