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Summer holiday bookings bounce back amid fragile Middle East ceasefire, Jet2 says

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Holiday operator says market in good shape, with strong recent recovery in bookings across all destinations as customers take the plunge

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Summer holiday bookings have bounced back recently after the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, the package holiday operator Jet2 has said.

The company, which flies about 20 million people every year, said its summer bookings are up by 7.1% compared with this time last year and the average load factor – which measures its available seating capacity filled with paying passengers – is up 1.2 percentage points.

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