Newcastle Airport soars to new heights

A North East airport has enjoyed its busiest summer holiday period ever.

Newcastle International Airport welcomed 1.3 million passengers over the Scottish and English school holidays, with more than 4200 flights departing, marking a five per cent increase on last year. 

The surge was supported by new routes to Copenhagen, Berlin, Guernsey and Agadir, alongside extra capacity on popular destinations such as Ibiza, Barcelona, Antalya and Dalaman.

Passengers also benefited from seamless global connections via hubs including Dubai, London Heathrow, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, with 99 per cent passing through security in under ten minutes and more than 32,000 supported with reduced mobility.

This is yet more good news for the airport, following the recent announcement that Ryanair will base a third aircraft at the airport and will operate new services to Brussels, Budapest, Gdansk, Malta and Wroclaw, as well as extra flights to Alicante, Dublin and Krakow. 

Jet2.com, which celebrated its 20th anniversary of flying from the airport in September, will also add new flights to Budapest and Marrakesh in October, followed by Gdansk in November and Chambery in December, while TUI will also expand its network with direct flights to Sofia from December.

Nick Jones, chief executive at Newcastle Airport, said: “We are proud to have recorded our busiest summer ever at Newcastle Airport, welcoming 1.3 million passengers, partnering with new airlines and launching exciting new destinations. 

“This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our teams who have gone above and beyond to deliver a world-class experience for our passengers during our busiest period. 

“As we head into the final months of the year, we are excited to build on this momentum and further investment from our airline partners will deliver more new routes and provide even more choice for our passengers.” 

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