On Sunday, January 5, 2025, British carrier Jet2 operated the UK’s last Boeing 757 passenger flight. The aircraft that operated the service, a rotation from Manchester (MAN) to Geneva (GVA), is being retired, marking an end to almost 42 years of Boeing 757 passenger services by UK-based airlines.

The final flight, operated by 37.3-year-old Boeing 757-200 registered G-LSAI departed Manchester at 10:05, landing in the Swiss city at 12:40 local time. The return flight saw the aircraft arrive back at Manchester at 15:24, bringing the curtain down on over four decades of commercial passenger flights by the Boeing twin-engine narrowbody.

Jet2 is a British low-cost airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. With around 120 Boeing and Airbus aircraft in its current fleet, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind British Airways and easyJet. Jet2 is also rated as the largest tour operator in the UK having overtaken TUI in 2023.

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