Thomson is offering deals to Majorca in June and July while Newmarket Holidays is operating a series of flights to Italy in July.

The success of holiday charter flights at Inverness this year saw the airport hit record passenger numbers over the summer.

James Walton, Inverness Airport manager said: “Thomson and Newmarket’s flights were very successful this year and with dates already confirmed for summer 2006 now is the time to book.

“The convenience of travelling from their local airport is clearly winning people over to starting their holidays at Inverness and we expect the 2006 charter programme to be a popular element of the airport’s expanding range of services.”

Newmarket Holidays’ flights to Italy depart on 2, 9 and 16 July and can be booked by contacting travel agents or calling 0845 226 7744, quoting reference NA15 01G 12/AGT.

Thomson holidays depart on 24 June, 1, 8, 15 and 22 July and can be booked via travel agents, by calling 0870 165 0079 or visiting the www.thomsonholidays.com website.