{"id":13309,"date":"2017-01-23T13:46:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T12:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=13309"},"modified":"2017-01-23T13:46:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T12:46:25","slug":"ni-to-get-another-bite-of-the-big-apple-with-jet2-com-and-jet2citybreaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/01\/ni-to-get-another-bite-of-the-big-apple-with-jet2-com-and-jet2citybreaks\/","title":{"rendered":"NI to get another bite of the Big Apple with Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York trip launched from Belfast International airport <\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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23 January 2017: Jet2.com <\/em><\/strong>and Jet2CityBreaks<\/em><\/strong> are spreading the news today\u2026 about the launch of the company\u2019s first ever flight to New York<\/strong> from Belfast International<\/strong> Airport<\/strong> on Thursday December 14.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NEW YORK! NEW YORK!: Travis Young, Courtney Cameron and Jet2\u2019s Julie Anne Anderson (far left) and Samantha Richards (far right) are spreading the news today\u2026 about the launch of Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks first ever flight to New York from Belfast International Airport on Thursday December 14 returning Monday December 18 with prices starting from only \u00a3595* per person including taxes. Packages with Jet2CityBreaks start from \u00a3919* per person, and they can be secured now for only \u00a360pp deposit. For further information visit www.jet2.com or www.jet2holidays.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The announcement comes as good news for Northern Ireland holidaymakers following the cancellation earlier this month of the only direct service to New York.<\/p>\n

Steve Heapy, CEO of\u00a0Jet2.com<\/em><\/strong> and\u00a0Jet2CityBreaks<\/em><\/strong> said: \u201cOur New York trips from across our UK bases have enjoyed phenomenal demand this winter, with sell out trips and load factors exceeding all expectations. It\u2019s clear how much our customers love our New York breaks, so we are delighted to add our first ever flight from Belfast, giving customers in Northern Ireland the chance to grab their own slice of the Big Apple.\u201d<\/p>\n

Airport managing director Graham Keddie said, \u201c This increase in winter capacity by Jet2.com<\/em><\/strong>, as well as their recent jobs announcement, demonstrates their continued commitment to the Northern Ireland market.\u00a0 Holidaymakers now have more choice for their winter breaks \u2013 and all direct from their local airport.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Jet2.com<\/strong><\/em> flight departs Belfast International<\/strong> on Thursday December 14 and returns on Monday 18 December with prices starting from only \u00a3595* <\/em><\/strong>per person including taxes. Packages with\u00a0Jet2CityBreaks<\/strong><\/em> <\/em><\/strong>start from\u00a0\u00a3919*<\/em><\/strong> per person, and they can be secured now for only \u00a360pp deposit.<\/p>\n

In addition to its first flight from Belfast to New York, the leading leisure airline, the only UK airline to be recognised by Which? as a \u2018Recommended Provider\u2019, also announced additional New York trips from more UK bases<\/strong> than ever.<\/p>\n

Winter 2017 will see the biggest season for New York trips offered by Jet2.com<\/em><\/strong> and Jet2CityBreaks<\/em><\/strong> with 30<\/strong> trips (previously 24) direct to the Big Apple from SEVEN<\/strong> UK airports (previously five). \u00a0This includes the first trip from Belfast International<\/strong> and two trips from brand new base Birmingham Airport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In total there are over 6,800 holidays for sale<\/strong> across a range of iconic 3-5 star hotels in great New York locations. They include the popular Yotel New York at Times Square and Wellington Hotel, plus 20 new additions to the programme including Hilton Times Square, Sofitel New York and Loews Regency.<\/p>\n

For further information or to book visit\u00a0www.jet2.com<\/a> \/\u00a0www.jet2citybreaks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

This year will see Jet2.com<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>and\u00a0Jet2holidays<\/em><\/strong> operate\u00a0its biggest ever summer and winter programmes from Northern Ireland in 2017, with more flights and seats than ever before from Belfast International Airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York trip launched from Belfast International airport 23 January 2017: Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are spreading the news today\u2026 about the launch of the company\u2019s first ever flight to New York from Belfast International Airport on Thursday December 14. The announcement comes as good news for Northern Ireland holidaymakers following the cancellation earlier this month … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13311,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13309\/revisions\/13311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}