The Turkish carrier will operate a three-times-weekly Gatwick service, twice-weekly Manchester and Birmingham flights, and weekly Newcastle and Glasgow flights this winter.

Fares lead in from £39.99pp. Mine Aslan, Corendon commercial director, said the airline wanted to build on the success of an encouraging first full summer season from the UK.

“Antalya is a fantastic winter destination, popular with couples and golfing groups," said Aslan. "We wanted to continue to build on the success of our current regional departures, so we feel this Antalya programme should achieve this."

Aslan said the airline had enjoyed strong first quarter sales this year across Europe, particularly in the UK, despite being a relatively new entrant into the UK market.

“We have spent the last 12 months building our brand among the trade and regional press and we are starting to see much higher awareness of Corendon Airlines.

"We will be looking to capitalise on this with a much larger programme for summer 2023, which is due to go on sale within the next few weeks."