Jet2 has announced a big first for the airline, helping British tourists.

The first flight to Samos started from Manchester Airport on Friday, beginning the new Greek route for summer 2026.

Jet2 will offer flights and holidays to Samos. Samos is for people who want to see the beautiful Greek island. It is near Turkey and has nice beaches and mountains.

Jet2 will fly to Samos twice a week. Another flight will start from Birmingham on May 4 and from London on May 7.

Samos has nice beaches and mountains.

Birmingham will have flights to Samos every Monday until October 26.

The CEO of Jet2 said they are happy to start flights to Samos from Manchester Airport.

More flights to Samos will start from other UK airports, giving customers more choices.

Samos is a great place for Jet2 to offer holidays, and people like it.

Italy and Portugal might stop EU border checks like Greece.

British tourists have had delays at airports in Europe because of new EU rules.

Many easyJet passengers missed their flight due to delays. Greece stopped the new rules for UK tourists.

Some airports are letting people through without checks if the queues are too long. Italy might do the same as Greece.