FLIGHTS to a range of sunshine destinations will resume from Southampton Airport in April.

BA Cityflyer’s Southampton summer season announcement will see the airline whisk passengers to various parts of Spain, Portugal and France.

Services to the Algarve via Faro Airport and Malaga in Spain will begin on April 29.

The following month services between Southampton and Palma, Mallorca, and the French region of Bergerac will take to the skies from May 13.

Flights to Alicante in Spain and Limoges, France, will commence on July 15, while a city break route to Dublin starts on July 16.

Cityflyer also currently operates a weekly service between Southampton and Edinburgh.

Matt Hazelwood, chief commercial officer at AGS Airports, which owns Southampton Airport, said: "The launch of BA Cityflyer’s summer season is great news for the people of Southampton and the wider region.

"This announcement includes a fantastic range of destinations. I'm sure our passengers will take full advantage of these flights to head off on holiday.

"It is also great to see a Dublin service return to Southampton once again as the Irish capital has always been hugely popular with our passengers.”

Cityflyer's chief executive officer, Tom Stoddart, added: "We know that many of our customers start planning their summer holidays in January, so we’re pleased to offer a range of destinations for those who are looking forward to soaking up some European sunshine.

"With flights to some of our most popular short-haul destinations, beach lovers and city explorers are catered for and we look forward to welcoming them on board in Southampton.”

All routes will be operated using one of BA Cityflyer’s 98-seat capacity Embraer E190SR fleet.

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