The 19 destinations with new flights from the UK this year
THIS YEAR is set to be a good year for travellers seeking new horizons.
2024 will see the arrival of a host of new flight routes from the UK opening up.
This includes various budget-friendly European cities from UK regional airports on the cards, as well as beachy breaks.
So, what are the new travel possibilities for 2024? Here's a rundown of some of the most anticipated routes for your holidays this year.
Dalaman and Antalya, Turkey - Corendon Airlines
Corendon Airlines has planned hundreds of new flights between the UK and Turkey for this summer.
New services will be added from several UK airports to Turkey’s Dalaman and Antalya regions.
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Later in the year, the little-known airline will see 27 flights per week between the UK and Turkey.
Flights will operate from airports like London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Bristol and Glasgow.
Portugal, Spain, Greece and Bulgaria - Jet2
Holiday operator Jet2 will be launching hundreds of new flights from Liverpool's John Lennon Airport this year.
The flights will start on March 28, 2024, and include seven exclusive routes from Liverpool.
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This includes Madeira in Portugal, Gran Canaria and Menorca in Spain, Rhodes, Zante and Paphos in Greece and Bourgas, Bulgaria.
However, more than 500,000 seats on some of the routes are already on sale.
Spain, Portugal and Malta - Ryanair
Another budget airline, Ryanair, will also launch new routes in 2024 - but from Norwich Airport, starting from spring.
The budget airline will begin flying to the three new destinations of Alicante, Faro and Malta from April 1, running on both Mondays and Fridays.
It's big news for the people of East Anglia since the airport currently only serves a handful of foreign destinations.
Agadir, Morocco - British Airways
The UK's flag carrier will be launching new London Gatwick routes to Agadir in Morocco.
Flights will start from March 2024.
British Airways will also launch UK to Abu Dhabi flights from London Heathrow in April 2024.
St John's, Canada - WestJet
Canadian airline WestJet is launching new flights from the UK to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
The London Gatwick to St John's route will go live from May 1, 2024.
Currently taking around 14 hours with a connection, the new direct route will take just 5hr45, being the most easterly point of the country.
They won't cost much either, with one-way fares from £232.
New York and Los Angeles, US - Global Airlines
Brand new carrier, Global Airlines, will begin flying direct between the UK and the US after launching last summer.
After acquiring an Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, the new airline will operate transatlantic flights from London to New York and Los Angeles from spring 2024.
This will put it in competition with legacy airlines such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, as well as Norwegian low-cost carrier Norse, which began flying between London Gatwick and New York last August.
Bengaluru, India - Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic will launch the new route to the Indian destination from London Heathrow on March 31, 2024.
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It comes after two new routes launched this year to the Maldives and Turks & Caicos.
And the new UK-Sao Paulo, which also hoped to launch this year, has been delayed to 2025.