Three more flights to Madeira from Norwich International Airport have been announced for this summer.

Atlantic Holidays recently announced an additional flight to Madeira on August 15, and three more flights will now also depart on June 20, July 18 and September 19.

Dino Toouli, sales and marketing manager at Atlantic Holidays, said: 'The unprecedented demand from Norwich, for our holidays to Madeira, has caught us all by surprise.

'Having sold out the May 9 departure, we are already seeing strong demand for the August departure. Therefore we feel that the region can withstand more capacity and we are delighted to be in a position to supply this.'

Andrew Bell, Norwich International Airport's chief executive officer, said: 'We are delighted that Atlantic Holidays has reacted to the high demand for holidays to Madeira from Norwich International. We hope that the local travellers will continue to take advantage of this opportunity to visit this wonderful holiday destination.'