This week marks the start of the summer season at Cornwall Airport Newquay with Ryanair flights to Alicante, Frankfurt-Hahn and Faro beginning their twice weekly services.

This is in addition to Flybe’s daily Birmingham and Stansted flights making a return and the increase in the Manchester service from one to two flights daily.

Cornwall Airport Newquay was officially recognised as the fastest growing airport in the UK in 2016, with 48 per cent growth in passenger numbers. With Ryanair’s new route to Faro and a new route starting to Cork with Aer Lingus Regional in May, as well as significant frequency increases on key domestic routes to Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast, the airport is forecasting that 2017 will be the busiest since 2008 and their fourth consecutive year of double digit growth.

Cornwall Airport Newquay’s managing director, Al Titterington, said: “It’s always an exciting time of year when the summer flying programme commences and with this expected to be our busiest summer in nine years we’re geared up and ready to start welcoming even more passengers through our doors.

"We’re pleased to be welcoming expanded route networks with Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Flybe this summer and to be able to offer even better choice and availability for those wishing to travel to or from Cornwall for their business or leisure requirements.”