Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, has announced they are opening a new base in Newcastle for summer ’22, with 63 departing flights per week and 19 routes in total, including 12 new connections to a host of international destinations across Europe from March next year. The new base will support jobs and tourism and will give a much needed boost to UK customers and increase connectivity to the Canary Islands.
According to Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson, the new Newcastle base will deliver 60 direct jobs, 400+ indirect jobs, 19 routes in total, with an investment of £150m. There will be 12 new routes to destinations such as Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Menorca, Ibiza,v Zadar, Paphos, Chania, Milan, Riga, and Krakow
Ryanair has already seen very high demand for low fare flights from Newcastle airport this summer, as UK customers take a much deserved break and fly to popular destinations such as Palma, Malaga, Alicante, and Faro, and these customers can now also look forward to having even more choice next summer.
To celebrate the launch of Newcastle’s Summer ’22 schedule, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares from £26.99 for travel until 31st October 2022 which must be booked by midnight on Sunday, 8th August, only via the ryanair.com website.
Wilson said: “We are delighted to launch a new UK base at Newcastle airport. This development will offer our UK customers a host of European hotspots to choose from next summer.”
Nick Jones, Chief Executive at Newcastle International Airport said: "Ryanair’s investment is a sign of growing confidence and will provide the North East public with a great selection of new destinations and extra weekly frequencies, providing more options for leisure and business travel. This will create new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineering alongside support services, and will generate economic value for the wider area”.
