British Airways is to begin flying from Stansted for the first time this summer.
The airline announced today that it will begin flights from the Essex airport to Faro, Malaga, Palma and Ibiza from May 28.
These flights will be operated by the airline's subsidiary BA City Flyer using 98-seat Embraer 190 jets.
Luke Hayhoe, general manager commercial and customer at BA CityFlyer, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for us to expand our London network and to give our customers even more choice of where to fly from this summer.
"Stansted is a growing airport and we will be offering a full scheduled service to some of the most popular European holiday destinations, complementing our existing services from other London airports."
The four routes will operate once a week with the Ibiza, Malaga and Palma flights running on Saturday, and the service to Faro on Sunday.
Stansted managing director Andrew Harrison added: "I am delighted to welcome British Airways to Stansted and very much look forward to the launch of its first ever scheduled flights from the airport in May this year.
"We look forward to working closely with British Airways to build a strong working relationship and ensure these new flights are a huge success."
BA's Stansted-Ibiza flights will depart at 06.45 to arrive at 10.15. The return leaves Ibiza at 11.00 to arrive back at Stansted at 12.30.
The Malaga flight leaves Stansted at 13.15 to arrive in Spain at 17.15 with the return departing at 18.00 for arrival in Stansted at 19.50.
Stansted to Palma departs at 20.45 with arrival in Majorca at 00.15 on Sunday. The return leaves Palma at 01.00 for arrival back in Essex at 02.30.
The Faro service on Sunday leaves Stansted at 05.40 to arrive at 08.30. The inbound flight leaves Faro at 09.05 for arrival in the UK at 12.00.
Stansted is part of the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) which purchased the airport in 2013.