Isle of Wight holidaymakers will be able to use two new EasyJet routes, from Summer 2024.

Flights will take off to Alicante in Spain and Faro in Portugal.

The announcement comes after Southampton Airport unveiled the extension to its runway in September.

Fares to Alicante will start from £23.99, while fares to the capital of Portugal’s Algarve region will start from £47.99.

The budget airline will also offer package holidays for the new routes, from £425 per person (based on two adults and seven- night stay).

Flights to Spain’s coastal city will launch on March 31 and operate throughout the summer, once a week on a Sunday, while flights to Faro will launch on June 6 and operate once a week on a Thursday, throughout the peak summer season.

Matt Hazelwood, chief commercial officer at AGS Airports, which owns Southampton Airport said: “The introduction of these two services to Faro and Alicante by easyJet is brilliant news for the airport, city and wider region.

“We embarked on our recently completed runway extension project to ensure the future viability of the airport. Attracting more routes and services to Southampton is key to the airport’s future success and I am pleased to see that our plans are beginning to bear fruit.

“These two services will deliver even greater choice and flexibility for our customers and are hopefully just the first of many to arrive at Southampton Airport.”