The Aqaba weekly flight launches on November 10 out of Gatwick, which will also see the launch of four weekly flights to Warsaw on October 31 when twice-weekly flights to Rovaniemi in Lapland will also launch.

The Finnish route is expected to prove popular with families, as the town is known as the home town of Santa Claus.

The launch is part of the airline’s growth across its European network which will see it launch an additional destination and 21 new routes.

Sophie Dekkers, director, UK market easyJet, said: “We’re pleased to be continuing to deliver an unrivalled network which, with today’s announcement sees four completely new destinations and 21 new routes on sale.

"Our new routes are making it easier and more affordable than ever for our customers to travel to a range of winter destinations.

“We expect our new destinations to be especially popular amongst customers - with a mixture of winter sun hot spots such as Aqaba, short city breaks such as Warsaw or a family Christmas favourite in Lapland, we are continuing to deliver a network of destinations which provide our customers with flexibility and choice, underlining our commitment to providing the destinations our customers want.”