AIRLINE Jet2 has announced their “biggest ever” Christmas Markets plan and has launched a new route to an idyllic winter destination.
The city is also Europe’s most liveable city with surveys having repeatedly found it is a great place to live in.
For three years running, the Austrian capital of Vienna has been named the world’s most liveable city.
Now, those visiting for the famous Christmas markets will be able to leave from Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
In one report, Vienna scored 100 out of 100 in four of the five categories measured: stability, education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
Vienna is the capital of Austria, and has around 2.6m people living in its metropolitan area – a third of Austria’s population.
Jet2 has now launched a sale for the festive season next year, including to two other destinations.
Holidaymakers will also be able to visit Krakow and Prague as alternatives.
It’s part of the holiday company’s “biggest ever” programme of winter city breaks for holidaymakers hoping to travel next year.
The Jet2 and Jet2CityBreaks tickets are already up for sale, with 700,000 added seats up for grabs next winter.
Destinations include Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Venice.
Operating from eight different UK airports, those hoping to escape to warmer weather should have lots of choice.
Flights will be available from all over the country including the East Midlands, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Leeds Bradford.
Those able to get to Manchester Airport have the choice to fly to Porto on either of the two weekly flights during November 2025.
It comes soon after Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines announced that it wants to launch flights to both Glasgow and Newcastle.
Meanwhile, the world’s biggest island is to build three new airports.
And these five new mega airports are set to open across Europe.
EasyJet isn’t the only airline launching new flights from small UK airports
Sun Express will start flying from Newcastle to Turkey from next summer, taking holidaymakers to Dalaman.
The airline will start a twice weekly flight from May 4, 2025. There will also be additional flights to Antalya.
It’s not the only airport in the north east in line for new routes either, with Teesside Airport promised new flights to both Tenerife and Malaga.
As part of his re-election campaign, Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, promised to deliver the new flights.
He said he hoped to bring some of them in for next summer, if not the year after.
Ryanair is also set to add new routes to Norwich Airport, just months after it started flying from there for the first time.
After launching its first flights there in April this year, to Alicante in Spain, Faro in Portugal and Malta, more destinations look set to be included.
The airport’s managing director Richard Pace said he is hoping to see at least two or three more routes in time for summer 2025.
