Low-cost carrier Ryanair on December 8 said it would be running its "biggest ever" summer schedules from the southern English cities of Bristol and Bournemouth.
The number of destinations from Bournemouth climbed by three to 18 with the addition of Carcassone, Edinburgh and Venice, while Bristol is to get four more routes for a total of 33, with Bydgoszcz, Marseille, Porto and Venice tacked on.
The extra flights will see the no-frills Irish carrier deploy one additional aircraft to each of airport and would entail a combined investment of US $700 million.
Bristol airport chief executive Dave Lees welcomed the announcement, saying it would widen travel options for people in England's south-west "without the need to travel to other airports".
Managing director of Bournemouth Airport Steve Gill said the extra flights were "fantastic news for our passengers".
"We’re on course to have recovered 95% of our pre-pandemic traffic by the end of this year," Gill added.