Airlines unwrap biggest Christmas Markets programme for Winter 2025/26
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have released details of their biggest Christmas Markets programme from Birmingham Airport for Winter 2025/26, offering customers and independent travel agents the choice of six festive favourites.
In response to strong demand for Christmas Market getaways, the leading leisure airline and UK’s leading operator of European city breaks have launched their largest Christmas Markets programme to date from Birmingham Airport, with scheduled services and trips on sale to six Christmas Market destinations - Budapest, Prague, Cologne, Gdansk, Vienna and Krakow.
Sprinkling plenty of festive cheer into their Winter 25/26 programme, Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have put additional services on sale to Budapest and Prague throughout all of Winter 25/26, as an increasing number of holidaymakers look to get into the festive spirit.
In addition, the companies have brought back their popular series of trips to Cologne and Gdansk, and scheduled services to Krakow and Vienna return next year too.
The launch of the new programme provides customers and independent travel agents in the Midlands the opportunity to book ahead and give themselves a real treat, by visiting some of the most dazzling of Christmas Market destinations in Europe.
The full Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks Christmas Markets programme from Birmingham Airport for Winter 25/26 is as follows:
- Mini-series of flights and breaks to Cologne with up to four weekly services (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) operating between 28 November 2025 and 2 January 2026.
- Mini-series of flights and breaks also to Gdansk with weekly Monday and Friday services operating from 28 November to 22 December 2025.
- Additional services to Budapest and Prague mean up to five weekly services (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday) operating to these destinations during the winter.
- Two weekly flights (Monday and Friday) to Krakow and Vienna.
Package options with Jet2CityBreaks include flights with Jet2.com including 22kg hold luggage and 10kg cabin luggage, as well as a choice of 2-5 star hotels in central locations, providing the perfect base from which to explore and experience the best Christmas Market destinations in Europe.
Steve Heapy, CEO, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “The demand we are seeing for our enormously popular Christmas Markets programme continues to increase, which is why we have responded with our biggest ever choice from Birmingham Airport for Winter 25/26.
“This latest programme includes additional services to Budapest and Prague throughout the winter season, as well as the return of a further four festive favourites – Cologne, Gdansk, Krakow and Vienna.
“As more people look to escape to a winter wonderland next winter and take advantage of all the fantastic benefits provided by Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks, we know that our Winter 25/26 Christmas Markets collection will be as popular as ever. We look forward to taking customers to these magical destinations next year and helping them to feel their most festive.”
For further information and to book visit the Jet2.com website or the Jet2CityBreaks website.
