EasyJet has announced a twice-weekly winter service from London Southend Airport to Rovaniemi in Finland, starting December 1, 2025, and operating on Mondays and Fridays throughout the festive season.

It's good news for travellers as Ryanair says is increasing its underseat bag allowance by 20 after the EU proposed rule changes.

Thousands of passengers have had their travel plans disrupted after low-cost airlines Ryanair and easyJet cancelled hundreds of flights due to French air traffic control strikes.