An Essex airport has announced a new destination today with flights already on sale.

easyJet has launched a new route from Southend Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle.

Flights to Paris are already on sale from today and will take off from October 29, 2023.

They will then operate up to four times a week throughout the year. 

Paris becomes the fifth destination easyJet will serve from London Southend alongside Amsterdam, Malaga, Majorca and Faro.

The additional flight comes just 24 hours after easyJet’s inaugural flight to Amsterdam took off yesterday. 

Bosses say the new route to the French capital adds further choice for customers across the region, whether they’re looking for a short city break, travelling for business or for connecting passengers. 

Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK country manager, said: “We are delighted to be launching another route from Southend Airport, to Paris, a city that really does have something for everyone and is popular for both business and leisure travel in equal measure.

“easyJet is focused on providing our customers more choice and great value when they travel and so by further expanding our services at Southend, we are delighted to be serving our customers a wider range of destinations this summer, all with low fares and the warm welcome our crew are famous for.”

John Upton, CEO of Southend Airport, added: “This announcement is another reminder of our commitment to rebuilding Southend Airport and a great example of our growth opportunity.

"I am delighted to learn that London Southend is now the only airport to the east of London and southeast England region flying to Paris.

“We are confident that there is more to come for summer 2024.”

Seats are on sale now at easyJet.com.

It comes after Stansted Airport also launched a number of new routes. 

In February, the airport announced a new flight to Bergen in Norway.

Since March, the new flight has linked the Essex airport to Scandinavia and offers travellers from London and the east of England easy access to Norway's famous fjords.

Meanwhile, Jet2 launched two new city break destinations with flights starting to Athens and Rome.

Several other new routes beginning in the coming weeks include flights from Ryanair to Belfast, Edinburgh, Asturias, Klagenfurt, and Leipzig.

Emirates will also started operating a second daily flight to Dubai from May.