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Jet2com is part of the
Dart Group PLC who are an aviation services and distribution group specialising in the operation of cost conscious scheduled,
charter and tour operator flights by Jet2.com and the distribution, by Fowler Welch, of fresh produce, temperature-controlled
and ambient products to supermarkets and wholesale markets throughout the United Kingdom.
Group turnover increased to £543m
(2010: £435m) and profit before tax amounted to £26.2m (2010: £22.2m). During the year
Jet2holidays, carried nearly 98,000 of their own package holiday customers on their flights and are working to double that
number for the current financial year. The Aviation division comprises the Group’s leisure airline, tour operation and
associated commercial activities, trading under the Jet2.com and Jet2holidays brands. The Company operates
24 Boeing 737-300 aircraft, including eight Quick Change aircraft, twelve Boeing 757- 200 aircraft, and two Boeing 737-800
aircraft from its home base of Leeds Bradford International Airport, and Belfast, Blackpool, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Manchester and Newcastle airports. During the year ended 31 March 2011 they carried over 3.6 million scheduled and charter
passengers, with more than 5% of these having purchased a Jet2holidays package. Retail revenue per passenger increased from
£21.12 to £25.39 in 2010/11, this being generated from a number of sources including hold baggage charges for
a 22 kg weight allowance, online seat assignment, extra leg room seats, onboard sales, and commissions on car hire. In the
last quarter of the year, unique visitors to the Jet2holidays.com site increased by 50% year on year with a 31% increase in
Jet2.com site visitors.
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