New Ryanair routes from Málaga, Palma, Valencia and Zaragoza

The earliest new links to go live will be from Valencia, with a direct connection to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev taking off within a few weeks and running twice-weekly year-round.

Although already in place in and out of high season, the route from Valencia to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon – a flight of just under an hour and a half – will increase in frequency to three times a week from summer 2020.

A new service from Valencia to the south-western French city of Toulouse will get off the ground shortly, offering two return flights weekly.

In total, 20 new routes – mainly increases to existing connections – have been announced by the Irish-based budget airline for next summer, of which three from airports other than Valencia are brand-new.

Customers can now fly directly from the Costa del Sol capital of Málaga to the inland Basque city of Vitoria, the main metropolitan area in the province of Álava; from Palma de Mallorca to Toulouse, and from Aragón's largest city, Zaragoza, to the southern Moroccan holiday hotspot of Marrakech.