Jet2 to launch battlefields route
24.11.08
Jet2 will launch a unique new route from Leeds Bradford Airport to Albert-Picardie, to capitalise on the rise in battlefield breaks to World War I sites in Northern France. On sale from today, the airline will operate a twice-weekly service - on Monday and Friday - from April to June next year. Fares are from £60.99 one way inclusive of taxes.
The budget airline will be the first to offer scheduled flights from the UK to Albert in the Picardie region of France, famous for the Battle of the Somme, home to the city of Amiens and with fantastic links to the city of Lille.
Interest in visits to war graves and battlefield sites has risen sharply in recent years fuelled by notable anniversaries, including this month’s 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. Websites and TV programmes tracing family trees have also sparked interest in the Great Wars among those keen to follow in the footsteps of relatives.
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