Ryanair to Open a New Base in Newcastle

Ryanair will open a new base in Newcastle, with ten new services to locations across Europe.

Two aircraft will be based in the northeast, allowing the budget airline to expand its Newcastle route network to 19.

Chania, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Krakow, Menorca, Milan, Paphos, Riga, and Zadar are among the new additions.

During the summer peak, Ryanair says it will run more than 130 flights per week from Newcastle, which is 40 more than it did last year.

It was also stated that the move represented a £150 million investment that would result in the creation of 60 new direct employment.

Dara Brady, Ryanair’s director of marketing, said:  “The opening of this base and introduction of these new routes from Newcastle reinforces our commitment to increasing connectivity, travel options and inbound tourism to the area as Ryanair will now offer 40% more capacity than it did pre-pandemic.”

Nick Jones, the chief executive of Newcastle Airport, added: “Today sees a significant investment and commitment from Ryanair at Newcastle International airport which will also benefit the wider north east, creating hundreds of new jobs and providing an even bigger choice of destinations.

“From today, Ryanair will operate a total of 19 routes from our airport, including the brand new destinations of Zadar in Croatia, Chania in Crete, Milan in Italy and Riga in Latvia. We look forward to welcoming even more Ryanair passengers through our doors this summer.”