Tour operator Falcon Holidays and Thomson, a member of TUI Group, will operate direct non-stop flights from Dublin to Cancun in Mexico, and to Montego Bay in Jamaica, from June 2016.

Falcon and Thomson will operate its new charter programme from Dublin with a Thomson Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which includes Premium Club.

The service to Montego Bay will begin on June 12, while the new Cancun service begins on June 13. Each route will operate weekly for six weeks.

Cancun, which is on the coast of the Yucatán peninsula, is one of Mexico's leading tourist destinations, while Montego Bay is Jamaica's second largest city and another major tourist hotspot.

Vincent Harrison, Dublin Airport managing director, said that the new services will offer significant additional choice for holidaymakers who want a long-haul break and want to fly direct non-stop from Dublin.

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Chris Logan, head of Ireland for Falcon Holidays and Thomson, added that the use of the 787 Dreamliner for flights would be an extra bonus for Irish holidaymakers.