KENT Escapes, the holiday charter company operating from Kent International Airport, near Ramsgate, has confirmed its summer break programme will include Palma, Majorca, as well as Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.

Richard Burke, managing director of Seguro Holidays, the operators of Kent Escapes, said: "Palma proved very popular last season and we are delighted to offer flights to Las Palmas as a new route to the people of Kent.

"The British holidaymaker is increasingly eager to try something new and the nation's love affair with holidays to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca, served by flights into Alicante continues to wane.

"As a result the route will not be part of the Kent Escapes' 2008 programme."

Mr Burke added: "In 2007 we saw a significant increase in the number of passengers we welcomed at Kent International Airport and we are confident our 2008 programme will prove to be popular.

"We have also added to the number of hotels and self-catering accommodation we now offer."