LOW-COST carrier Vueling is launching new services to Rome and Paris from Edinburgh Airport.

The new routes, to Rome Fiumicino and Paris Orly airports, will begin on March 29 2016 with flights operating to both capitals three times a week.

The Spanish airline will also increase the frequency of its Edinburgh-Alicante service to three times a week from June 16 next year.

Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: “It is tremendous that we have two new routes to Rome and Paris and we have increased our service to Alicante - this offers our passengers even greater choice and is further confirmation of Edinburgh Airport’s position as a key driver for Scotland’s economy."