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Jet2 announces direct flights from Manchester Airport to new European cities in early 2024

It's part of the airline company's "major expansion" in preparation for the summer travel season.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 13th June 2023

Stunning cities in Spain and Turkey are just a couple of the new destinations Manchester holidaymakers will be able to hop on a direct flight to from next year.

As part what Jet2 has called a “major expansion” in response to a strong demand from tourists looking to soak up some early summer sunshine, the airline company has announced that it will be putting even more flights and holidays on sale to 17 destinations at 10 of its UK airport bases from early 2024 onwards.

This includes bringing forward the launch of new direct flights from Manchester Airport to three European cities.

Extra capacity to eight other popular destinations will also be added.

Jet2 announces direct flights from Manchester Airport to new European cities in early 2024 / Credit: Jet2

Ideal for those who fancy jetting off on an early spring break, or getting ahead of the summer holiday peak season, Jet2 will start operating direct flights from Manchester to Girona in Spain and Izmir in Turkey from the end of March 2024.

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Services to Tivat in Montenegro will then follow, and are set to launch from the beginning of April.

Also from March 2024, tens of thousands more seats will be added to other popular European travel hotspots like Antalya, Ibiza, Dubrovonik, Reus, and Rhodes.

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Girona and Tivat are two of the new locations you’ll be able to fly to from Manchester Airport / Credit: WallpaperFlare | Diego Delso

“We are continuing to react quickly to the demand we are seeing by adding on even more capacity for summer 2024,” explained Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy.

“Customers and independent travel agents have been flocking to book holidays for the early summer season, so we are delighted to be offering even more choice and flexibility to 17 sun destinations and giving holidaymakers many opportunities to get away.

“By extending the season to Tivat, Girona, and Izmir, as well as adding additional services to a host of destinations for the early summer season, we are giving customers exactly what they want – an early slice of summer sun.

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“We know just how much they will be jumping at the chance to get away and grab this.”

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The UK’s top 10 biggest Christmas ‘icks’ have been revealed

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The UK’s top 10 biggest Christmas ‘icks’ have been revealed, according to the results from a hilarious new survey.

Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also have its fair share of icks.

From tinsel on the tree, to cheesy Christmas jumpers, and everything in between, there are plenty of Christmas traditions that we simply love, and some we love to hate – and now, new research conducted by online retailer Haypp ahead of the festive season has revealed exactly what it is that Brits find the ickiest.

The research reveals that the number one ick is a controversial one – putting ketchup on a Christmas dinner, as nearly a third of respondents (32%) claim it makes them feel grim and that they’d judge someone for it.

Wearing Christmas jumpers is one of the UK’s biggest Christmas ‘icks’ Credit: Julia Larson (via Pexels)

It may cause controversy in a few households nationwide, the second biggest ‘ick’ is adults in matching festive pyjamas, with just under a third of Brits cringing, while some of the other similar traditions to this on the list being family photo Christmas cards, and wearing Christmas jumpers in public.

Elsewhere on the list, it was revealed that 27% of Brits find it unbearable to talk about politics over dinner, and lots of us don’t like it when others watch us open presents.

Around 18% also can’t stand it when people argue over festive games.

The UK’s top 10 Christmas ‘icks’

  1. Having tomato ketchup on your Christmas dinner – 32%
  2. Adults in matching pyjamas – 29.2%
  3. Talking politics during dinner – 27.9%
  4. Undoing your trousers at the dinner table – 24.4%
  5. Leaving the dinner table to smoke – 23.2%
  6. Everyone watching you open your presents – 20.4%
  7. Being hungover on Christmas Day – 19.5%
  8. Arguing over a game – 18.1%
  9. Family photo Christmas cards – 15.2%
  10. Wearing Christmas jumpers – 13.2%

Bad habits at the dinner table also feature heavily on the list, as a quarter of Brits hate it when people undo their trousers after the Christmas meal, and just over a fifth find it rude when someone leaves the table to go and smoke.

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What’s your take then? How many of these ‘icks’ do you agree with? Are there any others you feel need adding to the list?

Featured Image – Karolina Grabowska (via Pexels)

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Five of the best things to watch on TV this Christmas 2024

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We all know Christmas is a hectic time.

For some of us, if the run-up to Christmas wasn’t already busy enough as it is, there’s often not a moment to breathe on the big day itself between presents being opened, travelling to see people, entertaining guests, slaving over a hot stove for hours, and eating plenty of food.

Sometimes though, you may find yourself twiddling your thumbs with some time to spare, and that’s why the distraction of festive television is so brilliant.

For others, sitting around to watch the TV is an important part of Christmas itself.

No matter what your situation is, there’s some cracking things to watch on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year – with classic seasonal films, to festive specials of our favourite shows, and a few family-friendly additions all on the agenda.

So, just like we have done for the past couple of years, we’ve once again rounded-up the best of the bunch to create our TV guide.

Here’s just five of our picks.

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Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2024

BBC One

Christmas Day – 3:55pm

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2024 / Credit: BBC

We’ve all come to expect a Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special at this point, haven’t we? After the iconic ballroom dance competition programme has been bringing us smaller, festive editions of the show we all know and love since 2004, it’s back once again this Christmas Day.

Six celebrity contestants will be taking to the floor to impress judges the judges and battle it out for the Christmas glitter ball trophy.

You can catch Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One at 3:55pm on Christmas Day.

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Doctor Who Christmas Special

BBC One

Christmas Day – 5:10pm

Doctor Who Christmas Special / Credit: BBC Studios

What would Christmas be without a Doctor Who special?

The long-running sci-fi series is back where it belongs with another festive episode on Christmas Day this year, and we can’t wait.

The episode introduces Joy, played by Nicola Coughlan, who checks into a London hotel in 2024, only to discover that her quiet stay is anything but ordinary. When Joy opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel, she discovers danger, dinosaurs, and the Doctor… but a deadly plan is unfolding across Earth, just in time for Christmas.

You can catch the Doctor Who Christmas Special on BBC One at 5:10pm on Christmas Day.

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

BBC One

Christmas Day – 6:10pm

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl / Credit: BBC

Wallace & Gromit make their long-awaited return with a new feature-length adventure.

Wallace and his pre-programmed smart gnome, Norbot, are the main suspects after a recent crime wave of stolen garden goods across the region… but while Wallace proclaims his innocence, it’s up to Gromit once again to battle sinister forces, or Wallace will never invent again.

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Who could possibly be behind such evil actions? Rightfully behind bars after all this time, Feathers McGraw is back with vengeance.

Directed by Nick Park, Reece Shearsmith provides the voice of Norbot, and Peter Kay is Chief Inspector Macintosh, alongside other famous names such as Diane Morgan, Adjoa Andoh, and Lenny Henry.

You can watch Wallace & Gromit: Most Vengeance Fowl on BBC One at 6:10pm on Christmas Day.

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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

BBC One

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Christmas Day – 9pm

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale / Credit: BBC

9pm. Christmas Day 2024. The end of an era is here.

It’s been five whole years since we left Nessa down on one knee declaring her love for Smithy and asking him to marry her… and a lot has happened in those five years.

This Christmas, fans of the long-running sitcome will be able to join on the journey to Barry and Billericay as we catch up with the Shipmans and the Wests for the very last time, and maybe find out what exactly did happen on that fishing trip.

You can watch Gavin and Stacey: The Finale on Christmas Day on BBC One at 9pm.

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Outnumbered

BBC One

Boxing Day – 9:40pm

Outnumbered / Credit: BBC

Our final long-awaited Christmas Special comeback is here… are you ready to be Outnumbered once again?

In a moment of adversity, Sue and Pete gather all their children – who are now adults, and have their own hurdles to navigate in the real world – and one grandchild to try to celebrate a traditional family Christmas.

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Their new house is smaller, the children are bigger, and within the chaos, an uninvited house guest overstays their welcome.

You can watch Outnumbered on Boxing Day on BBC One at 9:40pm.

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Fancy something extra?

If you’ve got even more time on your hands to kill, and you’re looking to get stuck into even more festive TV action, not just being newly released this year, then we’ve rounded up what we think are 10 of the best Christmas Specials of all time.

10 of the very best British Christmas specials and episodes to watch on TV this holiday season

What’s your thoughts on this – do you agree? Or are we missing your favourite pick?

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