Six travel companies have announced winter ski routes from Southampton Airport to destinations in Austria, France, Scotland and Switzerland. The winter brings two new destinations (Grenoble and Zurich), and three new tour operators (Esprit Ski, Ski Peak and Ski Total) which have joined Inghams at the airport to provide even more choice for the traveller.

For those wanting to hit the slopes this winter, passengers can now fly to eight ski destinations including; Berne, Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Inverness, Innsbruck, Salzburg, and Zurich. From there, skiers have access to hundreds of top resorts for skiing, snow boarding and après-ski. Famous resorts include: Chamonix, Courchevel, Cairngorm, Klosters, Les Arcs, Meribel, Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, Vaujany, Verbier, Zell am See and many more.

Ski Peak have announced a new weekly service from Southampton to Grenoble. Managing Director, Nigel Purkhardt, commented: “Ski Peak specialises in family ski holidays in the idyllic setting of Vaujany, in the French Alps, which was awarded ‘Best Family Resort of the Year’ at the prestigious Golden Ski Awards.  The combination of the traditional rural village, and its well equipped modern ski resorts, creates the ideal balance for an enjoyable winter holiday.”

Mark Knox, Customer Service Director at Southampton Airport, said: “It’s fantastic that Southampton Airport will be offering passengers such a wide variety of ski holidays this winter. Ski enthusiasts can fly from their local airport to literally hundreds of Europe’s leading ski resorts.”

For those looking for an alternative seasonal break, why not visit Santa in Lapland with Canterbury Travel?  Special Christmas flights will be departing from Southampton Airport on 7th, 11th and 14th December. 

To find out more on all of these holidays, please contact the relevant travel company, or visit your local travel agent.