Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is to serve Newfoundland from the UK for the first time.
A new service from Gatwick to St John’s is being introduced as part of the airline’s summer 2015 schedule.
The twice-weekly service, which has one of the shortest routes across the Atlantic with a flying time of just over six hours, will operate from June 23 until September 2 operated by a Boeing 737-800.
Flights will continue on to Halifax in Nova Scotia, doubling frequency to the city which has previously been served weekly.
The flights will depart from Gatwick every Tuesday and Thursday, and return from Halifax and St John’s on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Air Transat is also increasing frequencies on other routes from Gatwick to Canada next summer, with a second weekly service to Montreal and an additional flight to Toronto, taking frequency to 10 flights a week.
The airline flies year-round from Gatwick, Manchester and Glasgow to Toronto, and from Gatwick to Calgary and Vancouver.