Three new routes coming to Gatwick this winter

Destinations closer to home also feature on the list, such as Dusseldorf which increased 221%.

There is increased capacity to Budapest (up 90%), Bilbao (up 82%), Dubrovnik (up 59%) and Krakow (up 37%).

This comes as 1.2 million people travelled through Gatwick this half-term and 9.5 million seats are departing from the airport this winter.

“The appetite for new destinations and extra seats continues unabated at Gatwick, even as we near 47 million passengers annually,” said Stephen King, head of airline relations at Gatwick.

“Unveiling yet more carriers and routes this winter shows airlines are growing well as passengers respond to the new choices available.”

New flights launched earlier in the year include Miami and San Francisco in the US, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Milan Bergamo and Ancona in Italy, Asturias in Spain, and Gdansk and Cluj-Napoca in eastern Europe.