Jetcost

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Jetcost.com
Jetcost Logo Blue.png
Type of site
Travel metasearch engine
Headquarters Paris, France
Owner Lastminute.com Group
Revenue €67 million (2017)
URL www.jetcost.com
RegistrationNo
LaunchedJune 1, 2006;17 years ago (2006-06-01)

Jetcost.com is a travel metasearch engine for finding airfares. [1] It acts as an intermediary, and does not directly sell flights or travel products. Since 2013, Jetcost has been a brand of Lastminute.com Group. The site is most popular in Western Europe and the top search words on the site are for Air France, Ryanair, and Transavia. [2]

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History

The website was launched on June 1, 2006.[ citation needed ]

In December 2013, Jetcost was acquired by Bravofly Rumbo Group (now Lastminute.com Group). [3]

At the time of the acquisition in 2013, the company had revenue of €8 million. By 2017, revenue increased to €67 million. [4]

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