Offering its inaugural flight from East Midlands to Palma - Mallorca, easyJet, the UK's largest airline welcomed passengers onboard. This new launch provides the travellers of the region with a greater choice of destinations right from their local airport.

Presently, the services are operated thrice a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The airline will offer daily services in this route from 12th April. The one-way charges start from £22.99, while the return charges are £35.35. The prices include all charges and taxes. EasyJet hopes to carry around 100,000 passengers in this route in the course of the next twelve months.

The Island of Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands, boasts of several miles of golden beach ideal for an involved family holiday. The historic city of Palma offers a range of designer shops for ultimate shopping experience.

easyJet UK General Manager David Osborne observed, "easyJet's continued expansion from East Midlands reflects the airline's commitment to growth across the UK and to continue to connect its bases with a variety of attractive destinations and provide convenient, flexible, low-fares to major destination airports."

Penny Coates, Managing Director East Midlands Airport, said:  "We are delighted to see the first easyJet flight to Palma taking off this week from EMA. We are confident Palma is going to be a popular destination for the people of the Midlands, with its depth of history, culture and nightlife offering something for everyone to enjoy."