Jet2 announced the launch of three new flights from Manchester Airport to Dordogne and Cyprus and new flights from Edinburgh to Budapest.

Flights from Manchester to Brive (Dordogne) are expected to be a big hit with holiday makers, but also the many expatriates and home owners living in that area of France. Flights wil operate twice a week from May to September and prices will start from £39.99 one-way, including taxes.

Summer 2011 will also see the launch of two brand new sunshine routes from the airport - Larnaca and Paphos in Cyprus. Flights from Manchester to Paphos will depart twice weekly throughout the summer, commencing 6th April, with the flights from Manchester to Larnaca service departing every Saturday from 14th May. Fares start from £69.99 one way including taxes.

Flights from Edinburgh to Budapest will begin on 21st April with fares starting from £29.00 one-way, including taxes. The announcements come hot on the heels of the launch of Jet2’s new flights from Edinburgh to Salzburg and Edinburgh to Geneva for the 2010/2011 winter sports season.

“The North West has been one of our biggest growth areas in recent years and we have stuck to our commitment of offering flights from Jet2 and packages through Jet2holidays to a wide range of destinations, some of which are not currently served by any other airline out of Manchester. We are also committed to going that extra mile in the service that we offer, with friendly flight times, meaning that people can get more out of their holiday, a 22kg baggage allowance, allocated seating on all of our flights and a generous loyalty scheme to thank our regular customers,” commented Philip Meeson, boss of Jet2.

Jet2 is also increasing its flights from Manchester to Venice from four to six flights per week, Manchester to Nice from five to six flights per week and adding additional flights from Manchester to Majorca on Saturdays and Manchester to Murcia on Sundays.

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