Flying With Jet2 To Majorca

Over the past few years, Jet2.com and Jet2 Holidays have become really popular, especially here in Newcastle where they have a base. So when we were looking to book a holiday last year my brother recommended that we book via Jet2 Holidays, as he had recently been on a Jet2 holiday himself. 

We booked a package holiday online via Jet2 Holidays so everything such as return flights, accommodation and transfers was included in our booking. You can read about our holiday here.

 I was really impressed that each passenger got a very generous 22kg luggage allowance (even the children) included in the price of the package. All the prices were really clear and there were no hidden extras, we did pay extra at the time of booking to pre-book seats as we were travelling as a family. We didn't pre-book meals as we didn't need to with the times of our flights. 

At the time of booking, we were able to book any day and had the choice of two flight times per day, as they fly from Newcastle to Palma airport in Majorca twice per day during the summer season. We picked the early 6.40am flight going and the later 8.30pm flight to return, these worked out slightly cheaper and worked best for us as a family. 

As we had booked and paid for everything online 30 days before departure we received an email asking us to check in online. It was really simple and super quick, we just had to check and fill in some details (passport numbers etc) and then print everything off. So on the day of departure, we just had to turn up at the airport and check our luggage in at the check-in desk, we didn't have to wait for boarding passes or anything as we had already printed them off. 

We flew on a Saturday morning so the flight was busy with a real mix of passengers, families, couples, a few groups of friends and even a few hen parties. 

The flight time from Newcastle to Palma, Majorca is only 2 hours 40 minutes, although we did land about 10 minutes early going and twenty minutes early coming back. So it is the perfect short-haul flight with young children. 

There is obviously no in-flight entertainment on board but as it was such a short flight my 3 and 4-year-olds were happy colouring in and watching their tablets. 

If you don't pre-book meals you can still buy food and drinks onboard and they are not overpriced. Things like sandwiches, pringles, sweets and hot and cold drinks were available. 

 The onboard duty-free was good too, we got my son a model Jet2 plane which was about £8.50 and my teen bought some Benefit make-up on the flight home which was much cheaper than the high street. 

All of the cabin crew were really friendly, especially the lead flight attendant on the return flight who was so chatty and lovely with the children. 

Another thing that we really loved was the in resort check in on the way home, this was amazing with children. You can check your luggage in at your hotel on your departure day, the Jet2 reps arrive at the hotel and check all your luggage in there and then and then they load it onto a lorry which takes it the airport and the next time we saw it was when we arrived back in Newcastle. It meant not having to load luggage onto the transfer bus and no having to queue at Palma airport to check in. We arrived at Palma airport and went straight through security. 

 We were really impressed with our Jet2 experience, the generous baggage allowance and choice of flight times was a big plus for us as a family.  The in-flight food and duty-free options were really good. The thing I was most impressed with was the resort check in, that made travelling with children so stress-free and I would recommend it to anyone. 

I paid for this holiday myself. 

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