Jet2 launches first flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Airline and tour operator Jet2 is launching flights from Liverpool to 20 different holiday destinations. The first flight jetted off from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Tenerife at 08:00 GMT. A fleet of four aircraft will fly customers to destinations including Alicante, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Greece and Cyprus. Airport CE John Irving said it was the biggest development for the airport in 20 years. "It's big for us, it's big for the region," he said. "Its a ground-breaking moment akin to what happened 20 years ago when Easyjet came here." He said the airport was now able to offer "much more choice for our passengers" and the arrival of the tour operator had "set us up for the future".<br/>