EasyJet will now operate out of City of Derry Airport.
The airline will carry out Edinburgh and Liverpool routes from November.
A Buncrana councillor has welcomed the news, noting the importance of it for connectivity for the people in Donegal, particularly in Inishowen.
Cllr Jack Murray says in the absence of a rail and a motorway connection to Dublin, it’s a possible means of bringing tourists to the North West: