Tunis — With the signing by Tunisia of the open skies agreement, a number of international low-cost airline companies have started operating services towards major Tunisian airports.

The latest is the UK- based charter flight company "Palmair" which has launched a series of flights from Exeter to Monastir, marking the beginning of a series of winter flights.

"Skyscanner" website reports that it was announced earlier this year that a series of Boeing 737 Palmair flights would commence to Tunisia for the period between November and March, although the airline has since agreed to introduce additional flights to Monastir in May.

Founded in 1957, Palmair was voted Britain's most popular short- haul airline last year. It is the third time the company received the accolade in the last decade.

Several low- cost airlines such as Transavia, Ryanair, Thomsonfly, and EasyJet are already operating services to Tunisia.