{"product_id":"978-1-83632-097-5-key-publishing-jet2-com-full-history-by-nigel-richardson","title":"978 1 83632 097 5 | Key Publishing | Jet2.com Full History by Nigel Richardson","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eJet2.com’s origin dates back to the early 1970s and the creation of Carpenter’s\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAir Services, which contracted space on Intra Airways’ cargo aircraft to ship fresh\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eflowers and produce from Guernsey to the UK mainland. Subsequent expansion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eled to the creation of Express Air Services, with the introduction of passenger\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003echarter flights and acquisition of the first Royal Mail contract. The Dart Group\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003epurchased Express Air Services in 1983 and renamed it Channel Express. The\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ecarrier operated scheduled and ad hoc charter freight services throughout\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEurope, the Middle East and North Africa using a variety of aircraft. In October\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2002, the Dart Group entered the low-cost airline market and launched Jet2.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ecom, opening bases at Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Belfast International and\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNewcastle as the airline grew its route network. Jet2holidays was launched in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2007, offering package holidays which were served by its sister airline. By 2019,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJet2.com was carrying almost 14.5 million passengers annually, using a fleet of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e100 aircraft operating from nine bases. These were increasingly Airbus A321s,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003emarking a shift away from a predominantly Boeing fleet.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith more than 170 images, this book describes the history of Jet2.com from its\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003epredecessor Express Air Freight, through its growth and transformation into an\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eaward-winning scheduled airline.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Aviation Retail Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52741029626203,"sku":"KB0462","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/2932\/6683\/files\/image_4_8175a87d-bc27-446c-83f4-608ca46594c0.png?v=1775205810","url":"https:\/\/aviationretaildirect.com\/products\/978-1-83632-097-5-key-publishing-jet2-com-full-history-by-nigel-richardson","provider":"Aviation Retail Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}