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Jet2 safety record

Jet2 has never had a fatal accident on its flights — not once in more than twenty years of flying holidaymakers. On airlines like Jet2, the chance of being in a fatal accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight.

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No fatal accident for anyone on board, ever in 23 years of flying

1 in 80 millionodds of a fatal accident, per flight
219,000 yearsof flying every day, on average, before a fatal accident
For airlines based in the United Kingdom and the other countries in the same safety group, 2018–2022 (MIT study).
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the record

Not a single fatal accident on a Jet2 flight

Jet2 has flown holiday flights since February 2003 and no Jet2 flight has ever had a fatal accident. It flies Boeing 737-800s and newer Airbus A321neos from 14 UK bases, and carried about 20.8 million passengers in the year to March 2026.

Jet2.com is the same company as Channel Express, a cargo and charter airline from Bournemouth, renamed in 2006. In January 1999, before the Jet2 brand existed, a Channel Express cargo plane carrying newspapers lost control on its approach to Guernsey and both pilots lost their lives. The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch found it had been loaded outside its balance limits, and recommended changes to how cargo loading is checked. It is the only fatal accident in the company's history that we found, and it was not a Jet2 passenger flight.

Jet2 is not an IATA member. It is overseen by the UK Civil Aviation Authority, and every serious incident is investigated independently by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

since 2003

Nothing to put on the line

Every fatal accident on a Jet2 flight would be a dot on this line. Jet2 has none.

200020102020
Its own flights Partner, subsidiary or predecessor airline flights

Each of these was investigated, and the lessons are built into how every airline flies today. The full list is here if you want it.

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  1. Jan 1999 Channel Express cargo flight · Fokker F27-600 Friendship · near Guernsey AirportA night cargo flight from Luton carrying newspapers lost control on the approach to Guernsey; both pilots lost their lives. The UK AAIB found the aircraft had been loaded outside its balance limits. Jet2.com is the Channel Express company renamed in 2006.
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at a glance

Jet2 in numbers

Founded
2003
Country
United Kingdom
Main hubs
Manchester · Leeds Bradford · Birmingham
Passengers a year
20.8 M FY2026
Fleet
139 as of Jul 2026
the fleet

What Jet2 flies

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Jet2 safety questions

How safe is Jet2?

Jet2 has never had a fatal accident on its flights — not once in more than twenty years of flying holidaymakers. On airlines like Jet2, the chance of being in a fatal accident is about 1 in 80 million per flight. Every fact on this page is sourced — the list is at the bottom.

What is Jet2's safety rating?

FlyBud doesn't invent a score. What matters is the record, which you can check: no Jet2 flight has ever had a fatal accident. Jet2 is not an IATA member; it is overseen by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Has Jet2 ever crashed?

No Jet2 flight has ever had a fatal accident. Before the Jet2 brand began, the same company flew cargo as Channel Express, and one of its cargo planes crashed near Guernsey in 1999 with two pilots on board. This counts accidents as investigators define them; it leaves out passengers taken ill on board, which are not accidents.

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Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page is from the airline's own filings, the official accident investigation or the published accident record.

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