Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East of England; Essex; Essex CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Stansted
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.10 - Passenger air transport

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
18 November 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Airline company Jet2 has announced that it is to create 200 new jobs based at Stansted Airport. The airport is the area's major employer and council representatives have welcomed the creation of these new jobs. Approximately half of the positions available will be for cabin crew and the remaining positions will be for pilots and various assorted ground crew roles. The company will be based at the airport from Spring 2017. Jet2 will start flights from Stansted on 30 March 2017 and will fly to 21 holiday destinations in the summer and 12 in the winter. 


Sources

  • 18 November 2016: Herts and Essex Observer

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Jet2, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 89311, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89311.