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03
Dec
Leeds Bradford Airport announces direct Egypt flights
Leeds Bradford Airport has announced direct flights to two Egyptian airports.
The local airport today (December 3) confirmed Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate “year-round weekly services” to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada from February 2027.
A spokesperson for Leeds Bradford Airport told the Stray Ferret no other airlines currently operate flights between Leeds Braford and Egypt, but Jet2 is reviving its Leeds Bradford-Sharm El-Sheikh service, which was terminated around a decade ago.
The new flights will be the first to operate between Leeds Bradford Airport and Hurghada.
Flights between Leeds Bradford Airport and Hurghada will run on Sundays from Feburary 14. The weekly service to Sharm El-Sheikh will operate on Saturdays from February 13.
Steve Heapy, chief executive at Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays, today said:
We are absolutely thrilled to be giving customers in Yorkshire even more choice thanks to the launch of Egypt as a brand-new destination from Leeds Bradford Airport. With year-round availability to the magical destinations of Hurghada and Sharm-El-Sheikh, we are giving holidaymakers fantastic choice in two iconic holiday hotspots, and we cannot wait to get started.
We are incredibly excited about these new destinations, and we know how popular they will be with our customers, based on the demand out there.
To celebrate our latest destination, we have also launched a special offer on all holidays to Egypt, so holidaymakers can get away for less.
Declan Maguire, aviation director at Leeds Bradford Airport, added:
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays already fly to over 50 destinations from Leeds Bradford Airport, but adding Egypt is a proper sunshine power-move! Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh will provide the good people of Yorkshire exactly what we want — guaranteed sunshine, great value and exceptional customer service.
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