Menorca has long been a favourite destination for British holidaymaker and, given the wide selection of flights available for 2011 from the UK, this trend is set to continue. Getting accurate and current information on confirmed flights can be frustrating - here is a quick overview.
Cheap Flights with Easyjet
As one of Europe's leading low-cost airlines, Easyjet has an impressive European network, and Menorca is well served with six routes from the UK. The first scheduled Easyjet arrival to Mahon Airport in on April 28 from Gatwick, with a daily service starting from May 13, followed by three flights a week from Manchester from May 21 to October 2.
Four flights a week from Liverpool commence on June 18, followed by three a week from Bristol on from July 7 until September 24, as well as a weekly connection from Newcastle from mid-July until early September and six flights a week from Luton with a 0630 start from July 3 to September 11.
Menorca has long been a favourite holiday spot for British tourists and, from the wealth of budget carrier choice, it would appear that 2011 will be no exception. Getting current accurate information about which airlines will fly can be frustrating - here is an up-to-date guide from all UK airports.
Cheap Flights with Jet2.com
Holidaymakers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England will be able to take advantage of the regional routes offered by Jet2.com. There are four in total: Belfast from June 6 to September 4, departing 0700, Edinburgh from May 23 to September 4, leaving at 1350, Leeds/Bradford from May 16 to October 2 (three a week), and Newcastle from May 16 to October 2 (twice a week)
Cheap Flights with ThomsonFly
Offering arguably the widest choice of flights from Britain's regional airports, Menorca can be reached from no less than fourteen UK airports in 2011: Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Birmingham, East Midlands, Doncaster/Sheffield, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Manchester, Norwich, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. Full details can be found on the company's website.
Cheap Flights with BMIbaby
Tourists from Wales and the Midlands can take advantage of BMIbaby's two connections to Mahon Airport, the twice weekly Cardiff flight from May 27 to August 28, and East Midlands directly to Mahon from April 22 to September 25 (five a week in peak season).
Cheap Flights with Thomas Cook
As with ThomsonFly, Thomas Cook's reaches stretches far, with 2011 direct flights to Menorca from Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Birmingham, East Midlands, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Belfast.
Cheap Flights with Monarch
Monarch Airlines also offer four routes to Menorca: Manchester from March 29 to October 28 (five a week), Birmingham from March 29 to October 28 (thrice weekly), Luton from March 4 to October 28 (three a week), and Gatwick March 4 to October 29 (four times a week).
Menorca is a small island, but if you are planning to rent a car at Mahon Airport, the link has some advice. The range of carriers and routes suggests that 2011 will be another busy year for this popular island, so it pays to plan ahead.
Routes are added, schedules get changed. Please send a comment below if you have any additional information and it can be incorporated into the article.
Paul Bradbury - Author of Hvar: An Insider's Guide to Croatia's Premier Island, and Lebanese Nuns Don't Ski
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