Jet2 (United Kingdom) (LS, Leeds/Bradford) plans to wet-lease in additional capacity for the IATA northern summer season after production delays at Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) leave the carrier short of aircraft, it said.
The airline expected to take delivery of 14 new owned and leased A321-200NX aircraft by the end of Summer 2025, upping its A321neo fleet to 23 units, parent holding Jet2 plc revealed in a February 19 trading update on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
"Unfortunately, a number of these aircraft will be delayed from their agreed delivery dates and consequently we expect to incur additional operational costs to cover aircraft gaps in the peak summer flying programme," it added.
Jet2 did not immediately respond to queries from ch-aviation on who it will be leasing capacity from or what types it is seeking. It has previously wet-leased in capacity from the likes of Croatia's ETF Airways, Slovakia's AirExplore, and UK's Titan Airways.
The airline first placed an order for thirty-six A321neo, with options for an additional twenty-four, in August 2021, but has since gradually increased its commitment. It currently has 134 unfilled orders for A321neo directly from Airbus. The aircraft are due to replace the airline's fleet of B737-300s and B737-800s.
According to the ch-aviation fleets module, Jet2's fleet comprises 118 aircraft, including three A321-200s, fourteen AC321-200NX, one A330-200 wet-leased from AirTanker, seven B737-300s, and ninety-three B737-800s (with one still to be delivered). The UK leisure holding was the last UK-based operator of passenger-configured B757-200s, with its last three units being placed into long-term storage in January 2025.
