Jet2 extends lead over TUI as the top tour operator in the UK
Jet2 increases it's lead over TUI as the UKs top tour operator with an additional 850,000 seats creating a total of 6.7 million seats for the summer of 2024.
Both holiday companies have requested an increase in seats, protected by ATOL insurance, with TUI UK securing an additional 522,000 seats bringing their total to 5.9 million.
ATOL is a compensation scheme designed to protect customers who book a holiday package from the risk of the tour operator or airline going bankrupt.
As it stands, the top 10 holiday companies in terms of the number of protected seats are as follows.
| License Holder | Licensed Passengers |
| 1. Jet2Holidays Ltd | 6,716,305 |
| 2. TU UK Ltd | 5,858,663 |
| 3. We Love Holidays Ltd | 2,677,030 |
| 4. Booking.com B.V. | 2,387,509 |
| 5. easyJet Holidays Ltd | 2,275,185 |
| 6. easyJet Holidays Ltd | 2,002,065 |
| 7. British Airways Holidays Ltd | 1,049,294 |
| 8. BravoNext SA | 742,922 |
| 9. Marella Cruises Limited (Subsidiary of TUI UK Ltd) | 336,956 |
| 10. Travel Republic Ltd | 321,793 |
Jet2s commitment to The Canary Islands continues to grow after the introduction of an extra 50 flights a week to destinations including the Spanish archipelago for 2023 from 9 different U.K. Airports.
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