Jet2 has announced two new routes from Edinburgh Airport, adding flights to Chania in Crete and Pula in Croatia for summer 2027. Weekly Wednesday services to Chania will run from May to October, alongside weekly Sunday services to Pula over the same period.
The Chania route opens up western Crete from Scotland for the first time, giving access to resorts including Malia and Hersonissos. Pula, on Croatia’s Istrian peninsula, offers Roman ruins, an unspoiled coastline, and what the airline describes as “a generous spritz of Italian-inspired dolce vita on the side.”
The two additions bring Jet2’s summer destinations from Edinburgh to 40 for 2027. Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “There are many holidaymakers wanting to get that sunshine locked into their diaries for summer 2027. In response to demand from those customers wanting to book early, who know that the best rooms in the best hotels in the best resorts get booked up, we are delighted to be putting these new destinations on sale.”
Both destinations make sense for the Scottish market. Crete is reliably warm, endlessly varied, and already popular with Scottish holidaymakers flying into Heraklion on the eastern side of the island. Chania opens up the quieter western coast. Pula offers something different from the Dubrovnik and Split routes that have dominated Croatian tourism for the past decade.
If you are the sort of person who books summer holidays 18 months in advance, which is apparently more people than I would have guessed, the routes are on sale now.