Jet2 has added more winter flights to Mallorca from the UK as part of its 2027/28 programme. Credit : Markus Mainka, Shutterstock
Jet2 has put more winter flights to Mallorca on sale for 2027/28, with the island served from ten UK airports including Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and London Stansted. The airline’s biggest winter sun programme yet includes almost 4.5 million seats across 181 routes, as British holidaymakers continue booking sunny escapes further ahead, even for destinations once seen mainly as summer favourites.
Mallorca in winter used to be a quieter affair. The beaches were calmer, hotels closed earlier, and many British travellers still thought of the island as a place for July, August and school holiday getaways. That picture has been changing for a while, and Jet2’s latest announcement gives another sign of how far things have moved.
The UK airline and tour operator has opened its Winter 2027/28 programme early, with flights and holidays now on sale across 17 winter sun destinations. Mallorca is firmly included, with services from Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and London Stansted.
For travellers, it means more choice from regional airports. For Mallorca, it means another push towards a longer tourism season, beyond the usual summer rush.
Mallorca gets a strong place in Jet2’s winter programme
Jet2 says the winter programme is its largest ever, with almost 4.5 million seats on sale from 14 UK bases.
The wider schedule covers Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearics, Portugal, Turkey, Malta, Morocco, Cyprus and Egypt. It also includes Jet2’s first full winter season to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada.
Even with hotter winter destinations in the mix, Mallorca remains a major part of the offer. That says plenty about the island’s pull with UK travellers.
It may not promise the same winter heat as Egypt or the Canaries, but Mallorca has something else working in its favour. It is close, familiar and easy. Flights are short, Palma works well for weekend breaks, and many visitors already know the island well enough to book without much hesitation.
That familiarity matters when people are planning holidays months, or even years, ahead.
Why British travellers are looking at Mallorca outside summer
Mallorca’s appeal in winter is different from its summer image. This is not the Mallorca of packed beaches, busy beach clubs and airport queues in peak August. Winter visitors are more likely to be looking for mild weather, a few days in Palma, quieter coastal walks, cycling, hiking, food, shopping or simply a break from the British cold.
For many, that is exactly the attraction. The island is still recognisably Mallorca, but slower. Restaurants are easier to book, roads are less crowded, and Palma feels more relaxed than it does in the middle of summer.
That kind of trip fits well with the way many British holidaymakers now travel. Not every escape has to be a full week by the pool. A four-night winter break, a half-term getaway or a few days of sunshine in February can be enough.
Jet2 appears to be betting on that demand continuing.
Which UK airports will serve Mallorca?
The airline says Mallorca will be served in Winter 2027/28 from ten UK airports: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and London Stansted.
That list is important because it shows this is not only a London market. Jet2 has built much of its success around regional airports, and Mallorca remains one of the destinations that works well from across the UK.
Manchester, the airline’s largest base, will offer more than 700,000 winter seats across the overall winter sun programme. Birmingham will have more than 540,000, while London Stansted will offer more than 430,000.
Mallorca is part of that wider winter push, rather than a small add-on.
Jet2 chief executive Steve Heapy said the programme had been launched early to give customers and independent travel agents more choice and flexibility. Further winter announcements, including ski, city breaks and Iceland programmes, are expected in the coming weeks.
A longer season for Mallorca
For Mallorca’s tourism sector, extra winter flights are about more than airport numbers.
More seats from the UK can help hotels, restaurants and local businesses stay active outside the busiest summer months. That matters on an island where the debate around tourism often focuses on overcrowding in July and August, while other parts of the year remain much quieter.
Winter tourism will not replace summer tourism. It is not meant to. But every extra route helps spread demand a little further across the year. It also helps shift how the island is seen by British travellers.
Mallorca is still one of Europe’s classic summer destinations. That will not change. But with airlines putting more winter capacity on sale and holidaymakers booking earlier, the island is becoming something else too.
A place Brits are increasingly willing to book when the UK weather turns cold.
