Jet2's new flight route to connect the UK to Greece's biggest island
The budget airline is launching its second route to the island, heading to the city of Chania. The flights will start in May next year, and tickets are already on sale.
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Jet2 will run a new weekly Tuesday service to Chania from May 26, 2026 to October 27, 2026.
Sun Travel found one-way tickets on Jet2.com from £94.
The flight to the city is the tenth route from East Midlands Airport to Greece, and the second to the island of Crete.
Jet2 already offers a route to Heraklion, the capital of the island on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece.
Chania has plenty to offer with pretty harbours and it is very near to one of the world's best beaches.
When one Sun writer visited the city last year, he discovered great food and some of the cheapest pints on the Med.
Other discoveries included the Venetian port and cosy taverns.
The area is a hub of activity, with food, drink and shopping by the bright blue waterfront.
The island has an impressive array of museums too, ranging from archaeology and the Byzantine period to the National Football Museum.
Outside of the city are lots of beautiful coastlines, including Kalathas Beach, Agios Onoufrios Beach and Nea Chora Beach.
A 'Maldives style' water bungalow resort in Greece has gone viral for being a fraction of the price of the bucket list holiday
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For anyone who wants to see a world-famous beach, take a day trip to Elafonisi Beach which is a 90-minute drive from Chania.
The beach on the southwest coast is known for having pink sand and blue waters and has been declared the best beach in the world by Tripadvisor for 2025.
This new flight marks the tenth Greek destination route from the East Midlands Airport base next summer.
Corfu, Heraklion (Crete), Kefalonia, Kos, Preveza, Rhodes, Skiathos, Thessaloniki and Zante.
For summer 2026, Jet2 will have 43 destinations departing from East Midlands Airport.
Other new routes include flights heading to Agadir, Costa de Almeria, Pula, Preveza, Thessaloniki and Split.
Here's more on Jet2 flights heading to 17 destinations from Luton Airport over summer 2025.
And Jet2's new flights that are connecting the UK to two Spanish beach cities.
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