Jet2.com and Jet2holidays waved their first flights off to Morocco with the tour operator welcoming the new destination as a fantastic escape from the gloomy UK weather.

The companies marked the start of flights and holidays to the coastal resort of Agadir today, with busy flights taking off to the Moroccan sunshine from four UK airports - Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted and Manchester.

Services to Agadir launched from Bristol on Sunday, October 6.

These new flights mark the start of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays giving customers a taste of Morocco, with year-round routes to the North African destination available from six UK airports on sale, giving customers and independent travel agents great choice in Winter 24/25, Summer 25 and Winter 25/26.

This programme will increase to eight UK airports for Summer 26, as the recent announcement of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ biggest ever programme for Summer 26 saw the addition of weekly flights to Agadir from East Midlands and Newcastle Airports, offering even more choice and flexibility when it comes to booking and travelling to Morocco.

This new programme of flights and holidays to Morocco has been launched in response to demand from customers and independent travel agents who are seeking new cultural destinations as well as guaranteed sunshine.

Agadir is dotted with a choice of hotels, waterparks and incredible bars and restaurants.

Its 9km-long stretch of golden sand sparkles along the country’s West coast, ideal for days spent lazing by the Atlantic.

For a culture fix, holidaymakers can discover Agadir’s souks, minarets and tea cafes, as well as venturing to the laidback fishing village of Taghazout.

Customers heading to Marrakech can soak up the buzz of the city or relax in its enticing suburbs. Sightseers and sun-seekers will fall in love with Marrakech’s labyrinth streets winding between iconic terracotta architecture.

The city’s electric atmosphere comes to life at night as locals and tourists alike wander through the world-famous Jemaa el-Fnaa square, presenting a cultural experience like no other.

As well as offering award-winning flights to both Agadir and Marrakech with Jet2.com, customers and independent travel agents can also choose from an ATOL-protected package holiday with Jet2holidays or stay right in the heart of Marrakech with Jet2CityBreaks to explore Morocco’s ‘Red City’.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “With the weather in the UK taking another turn for the worse, we are delighted to be taking customers to the sunshine thanks to our new programme of flights and holidays to Agadir and Marrakech in Morocco.

The addition of flights and packages to these stunning destinations give customers and independent travel agents plenty of choice and flexibility to explore Morocco as a year-round destination, and they are proving to be incredibly popular.

Agadir and Marrakech are packed with beauty and culture with something around every corner, and with fantastic sunshine on top of all this, we know this new programme will be a huge hit.”