A new twice-weekly service departs for Gran Canaria on October 30 with a second one lined up twice-weekly service for Tenerife launching shortly after.

Norwegian’s new route to Gran Canaria will operate throughout the winter while services to Tenerife will continue year-round.

The new Canary Islands destinations join Norwegian’s three newly launched routes from Manchester this year with the addition of Malaga, Alicante and Barcelona to its network.

Norwegian chief commercial officer Thomas Ramdahl said: “We’ve added five new routes from Manchester this year and our growth doesn’t stop with our new Canary Islands destinations.

“Holidaymakers will take off to sunnier climates while enjoying free inflight Wi-Fi on our high quality flights this week.

“With hundreds of brand new aircraft on order, passengers will have more affordable choices with Norwegian as our Manchester growth is set to continue.”