Twice-weekly winter flights to the Balearic island will get under way on 6 November, operating on Wednesdays and Sundays. EasyJet said the extra flights would provide an additional 16,000 seats.

EasyJet has signed an agreement with Menorca’s tourism council to ensure year-round connectivity to the island through to March 2027.

"This extension to the winter season not only underlines our commitment to sustained growth in Spain, but also demonstrates our dedication to the local community in Menorca,” said easyJet’s southern Europe general director Javier Gandara.

"At easyJet, we understand the importance of international connectivity and are proud to contribute to the island’s strategy of year-round connectivity to London and beyond."

Adolfo Villafranca, president of Menorca’s insular council, added: “Being able to have this air route that allows us to be directly connected to London, is the answer to a popular demand in two directions.

"Both from residents of the island who want to fly to the British capital, and from those the United Kingdom who want to visit us between November and March, that is, away from the summer.”

Since launching flights to Menorca in 2005, easyJet has now carried 3.6 million passengers to the island.