EASYJET has launched a new route to Murcia in Spain flying from London Southend Airport.

This latest addition means that easyJet now offer a total of 16 destinations.

The airline will be offering two new flights a week with tickets on sale from today and the first flights commencing on April 27 2017.

Easyjet is expected to fly 16,000 passengers a year between the airport and Murcia, which sits on the Iberian Peninsula, and boasts a climate with hot summers and very little rainfall making for an ideal summer holiday destination and complementing its existing line-up of destinations from LSA.

Tickets will be available from Southend Airport to Murcia from £33.49 for one-way.

See more at Easyjet.com