Direct flights from Dublin to Mexico and Jamaica announced

Tour operator Falcon Holidays it to start offering direct non-stop flights from Dublin to Mexico and Jamaica from next year.

TUI Travel, which operates Falcon Holidays and Thomson Holidays in Ireland, is introducing a new charter programme from June 2016 with services to Jamaica's second largest city Montego Bay, and to Cancun, one of Mexico's leading tourist destinations.

"We are very excited to be the first Irish tour operator to charter direct non-stop flights to Mexico and Jamaica," said Chris Logan, head of Ireland for Falcon Holidays and Thomson.

“In particular we are delighted to have the opportunity to operate our programme on a Thomson Airways 787 Dreamliner. We believe that the range of exclusive holidays we will be offering coupled with this state-of-the-art jet will be well received by Irish holiday makers,” he added.

The addition of Mexico and Jamaica means that Dublin airport will have 20 long-haul destinations next summer , with 17 destinations in the Americas and the Caribbean, two destinations in the Middle East and one destination in Africa.

Dublin airport managing director Vincent Harrison welcomed the new saying the services would offer significant additional choice for holiday-makers who want a long-haul break and want to fly direct from the capital.