A NEW direct service from Manchester Airport to three cities in Canada will start from next year.

Zoom Airlines will run low cost scheduled flights to Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary from next May.

The flights will operate twice weekly to Vancouver on Thursdays and Saturdays, twice weekly to Toronto on Mondays and Fridays and weekly to Calgary on Thursdays.

A one-way ticket costs £89 to the East coast and £139 to the West coast.