In a trading update issued this morning, Jet2 said it still sees customers booking late for this summer.
Currently, it has 18.4 million seats on sale, 8.3% more than last year.
Its flight-only mix of bookings is ‘a little higher’ than last year, with prices only ‘slightly’ up, it added.
However, it is seeing a ‘modest’ average increase in the selling price of its package holidays. The price rises are helping to mitigate previously flagged cost increases, it added.
Jet2 described bookings for its two new bases of Bournemouth and Luton as ‘encouraging’.
“In summary, we are satisfied with our progress for FY26 to date, although as ever, we remain mindful of the potential impact of the current geo-political and macro-economic environments,” it said.
“With a considerable way to go in the leisure travel booking cycle and given the limited forward visibility, it is too early to provide guidance as to Group profitability for FY26 (full year).”
For the year ended on 31 March 2025, it expects to announce a pre-tax profit of £565m – £570m, which excludes £10m profit from the sale of assets, mainly from its retired Boeing 757-200 fleet.
CEO Steve Heapy said: “We are very pleased with how the 2025 financial year has ended with another year of healthy profit growth, which underlines the resilience, flexibility and popularity of our product offering, plus the consistently outstanding customer service provided by our Colleagues.
“Although still very early in FY26, we are satisfied with progress for Summer 2025 so far. With a steadfast focus on long-term growth together with our flexible business model, we are well-positioned to navigate the dynamic market conditions and continue delivering exceptional service-led holiday experiences to our Customers.”
The Group will announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2025 on 9 July, which will include a fuller outlook for the summer 2025 trading period.
