Jet2holidays launch first ever Leeds Bradford flight to Kefalonia

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays saw the takeoff of its first ever flight from Leeds Bradford to Kefalonia today, which ia an exclusive destination for Yorkshire.

Kefolina is jsut one of four new Jet2.com and Jet2holidays routes taking off this year from Leeds Bradford, making this summer’s programme the biggest yet. Antalya and Malta were launched last week and Tunisia also took off today.

Flights to the Greek Island operate on a weekly basis - every Wednesday. Jet2.com flights are available from £91 per person, including taxes, with Jet2holidays ATOL protected package breaks available from £309pp, secured for only a £60 deposit.

The passengers aboard the airline company’s first flight to Kefalonia from the yorkshire airport checked in along with former Britain’s Got Talent contestants, Stavros Flatley.

To mark the launch of inaugural route, the father and son team of Demi and Lagi Demetriou performed their infamous dance for the passengers, and even encouraged the them to join in.

The duo gained overnight fame when they auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, with their comical Greek take on Michael Flatley and Riverdance.

Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “It’s a landmark occasion to be launching this exclusive route, so it’s only right we did something special and treated our customers and staff to a friendly Stavros surprise! We’re really excited about this summer and are thrilled to be giving the people of Yorkshire more new and exciting places to visit.”

Demi Demetriou added: “It was certainly one of our more unusual performances and it was great to see the look on people’s faces as we started dancing at check in! It’s fantastic to have been part of these inaugural celebrations – Kefalonia is a beautiful island and I’m sure it will be very popular with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays’ customers. Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun – we had a brilliant time!”