ΕasyJet airline has decided to add a flight between the Greek island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea and Stansted Airport in London to its Greek destinations this summer, the airline announced on Thursday.

With the addition of the new flight, Zakynthos will now have a direct link to two London airports, Stansted and Gatwick.

The easyJet flights will begin on May 28, with a weekly flight on Saturday.

Moreover, for the summer season, easyJet intends to link Zakynthos with the UK cities of Bristol, Liverpool and the Italian city of Malpensa.

It will also add six new flights to its network to Greece, including a flight from Santorini to Venice, Mykonos-Venice, Amsterdam-Rhodes, Mykonos-Lyon and Mykonos-Nice to reach a total of 71 flights.

As easyJet’s Route Manager Dimitris Schinas said, the company aims to carry up to 2.3 million passengers to Greece this year.