Carrier adds extra flights for NW football fans heading to European games
Flights and holidays firm Jet2.com has added more capacity at its Manchester Airport base aimed at helping North West football fans follow their teams in Europe this season.
Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool are competing in the Champions League and Europa League this season.
Following the draw for the early stages of both competitions, Jet2.com has added extra flights from Manchester to the respective airports of the clubs’ opponents.
The firm has added a flight from Manchester to Vienna on Monday, September 30, meaning supporters of Manchester City can access Bratislava ahead of the Sky Blues playing Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday, October 1, with limited flying options elsewhere.
With a flight from Manchester to Barcelona on Monday, December 9, giving Liverpool supporters access to Girona ahead of their clash on the Tuesday, Jet2.com has also put on an extra flight from Barcelona to Manchester on Wednesday, December 11, too, for fans looking to get home from the match.
Supporters of Manchester United have more choice, too, as Jet2.com has put on an additional flight to Porto on Wednesday, October 2, ahead of the Porto game the following day. An additional flight has also been added on Friday, October 4, for fans to get back to Manchester Airport from Porto.
Red Devils fans can also get to the FC Viktoria Plen fixture on December 12, thanks to the addition of a new flight from Manchester to Prague on Wednesday, December 11. There is already a flight back to Manchester on the Friday, the day after the game.
A Jet2.com spokesperson said: “There has been a lot of demand for more flights to and from these big European fixtures, so we have acted quickly to give fans even more choice.
“We know this announcement will be incredibly popular news with followers of all three sides”
