Winter city breaks launch from Birmingham Airport to meet ‘strong demand’

Winter city breaks to destinations including Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Rome and Prague have been launched from Birmingham Airport following strong demand.

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have announced their new City Breaks programme from Birmingham Airport for Winter 2025/26.

The UK’s third largest airline and biggest operator of European city breaks says growing demand from customers looking for culture, history, cuisine and sightseeing has led a choice of eight city break destinations being put on sale from Birmingham.

The destinations on sale include Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Venice, giving customers and independent travel agents in the Midlands plenty of choice and flexibility when to comes to reaching their favourite European cities next winter.

 Flights and city breaks have gone on sale from November 2025 to March 2026.

The full Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks Winter City Breaks programme from Birmingham Airport for 25/26 is as follows:

• Athens (two weekly flights until mid-November and from mid-February)
• Barcelona (two weekly flights throughout the winter season)
• Budapest (two weekly flights throughout the winter season)
• Rome (four weekly flights throughout the winter season)
• Krakow (two weekly flights throughout the winter season)
• Prague (two weekly flights throughout the winter season)
• Venice (two weekly flights until the start of November and from mid-February)
• Vienna (two weekly flights until the start of January and from mid-February)

Customers booking a city break can choose from a flight-only option with Jet2.com or an ATOL protected package holiday with Jet2CityBreaks.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “While there is a lot of demand for this winter, we know that people are looking further ahead as well.

“That is why we have delivered what our customers and independent travel agency partners want and put a fantastic Winter City Breaks programme on sale today for 25/26 from Birmingham Airport.

“With a choice of eight popular city break destinations on sale, it has never been so easy for holidaymakers in the region to explore the best European cities.

“Despite announcing this unrivalled programme for Winter 25/26 City Breaks we are not done yet, and we will be announcing more exciting news about our Christmas Markets programme from Birmingham Airport for next year very soon.”

Tom Screen, aviation director of Birmingham Airport said: “The introduction of these eight city break routes for 25/26 makes planning ahead so easy for customers. 

“Customers looking for a Christmas market, shopping or cultural visit can take advantage of these flight only or holiday breaks with Jet2.com and JetCityBreaks and there is definitely something that appeals to all. 

“We too are eagerly awaiting Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ Christmas Markets details. These routes have become more popular each year, with more customers wanting to tick them off their travel list.”