Nice flights and flights to Faro, gateway to the Algarve, Portugal, cost from £26.99. Vienna flights also cost from £26.99, while flights to Malaga cost from £29.99.

The Irish flag carrier is also offering flights to Ireland from £19.99 one way with taxes and fees. Fly from London Gatwick to Dublin from £19.99 or Knock from £24.99.

Flights from London Heathrow touch down at Shannon, Dublin, Cork and Belfast and cost about £30 one-way including taxes.

The travel window is wide - fly until October 24. Book via Aer Lingus's website (www.aerlingus.com).

- A sweetener for flying with Aer Lingus this summer is free carriage for sports equipment. Golf bags, fishing equipment, surfboards, skiing equipment and snowboards under 15kg will be carried free on routes from the UK to Europe and Ireland. This offer is limited to one piece of sports equipment per person. Travel between June 1 to October 24.