• Airline will open its newest UK base at Newcastle Airport early offering more flights across 19 routes

  • Flights on 11 new routes from the base are on sale at easyJet.com

  • Packages with easyJet holidays for new destinations also available to book now for breaks from 22 March 2026 onwards

 

easyJet has announced today it will be opening its new three-aircraft Newcastle base early, meaning even more flights will now be available from Newcastle from 22 March 2026. 

The new three-aircraft base has enabled the airline to further expand its Newcastle network with 11 new routes. This means that in addition to 8 key domestic and international services the airline already operates from Newcastle, easyJet now offers customers flights on 19 routes across the UK, Europe and North Africa that will prove popular with leisure and business travellers flying from the North East.

easyJet customers from the North East, Southern Scotland, North Yorkshire and Cumbria now have much more choice when booking their 2026 holidays, with new routes taking off from 22 March 2026.

Brand new services are set to take off from next summer from Newcastle to Antalya and Dalaman in Turkey, Greek Islands Rhodes and Corfu, Algarve gateway Faro in Portugal as well as Malta, Prague, the Spanish city of Reus and an exclusive route connecting Newcastle to Nice, opening up the south of France for holidaymakers in northeast England.

In addition, direct connections to North Africa are also set to operate from Newcastle, with services to the popular Egyptian resort of Sharm-El-Sheikh and Enfidha in Tunisia.

easyJet’s new routes from Newcastle to Antalya and Enfidha will start a week earlier on Sunday 22 March, with Malaga starting on 23 March, Nice and Dalaman on 24 March, following by Alicante starting on 26 March and Malta on 28 March.

The schedule for Reus will continue on 31 March and flights to Corfu will start from 3 April.

Further into summer easyJet’s new service from Newcastle to Prague will operate from 2 August and from 3 August easyJet will fly to Sharm El Sheikh twice a week.

easyJet already serves eight domestic connections and international routes from Newcastle to popular beach and city destinations Alicante, Amsterdam, Geneva, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Bristol and Belfast.

Flights on the new routes are now available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app with fares starting from £36,99*

Thousands of package holidays to easyJet’s brand new destinations are also available to book now at www.easyjet.com/en/holidays for travel from 22 March 2026 onwards. Packages include flights, hotel, 23kg luggage and transfers on beach holidays, all covered by its Ultimate Flexibility, offering freedom to change a booking, a refund guarantee, and best price guarantee.

Flights are available to book at easyJet.com and via the mobile app.

Kevin Doyle, UK Country Manager at easyJet, said:

“We are delighted to be opening our Newcastle base early, demonstrating our continued confidence in the region with customers choosing us for our trusted brand, unrivalled network and great value fares.

“Investing in an 11th base in the UK strengthens easyJet’s network by positioning it as the carrier of choice to serve UK consumers and capture demand for travel, further growing our share of the UK leisure market for both the airline and easyJet holidays.

“With flights on new routes launching early, we’re offering our customers in the North East, Southern Scotland, North Yorkshire and Cumbria more choice when booking their Easter holidays next year and we can’t wait to welcome them onboard.”

Leon McQuaid, Director of Aviation Development at Newcastle Airport, said: 

“It's fantastic that easyJet will open its base at Newcastle Airport ahead of schedule, with flights to 11 new destinations taking off earlier than planned, including a brand-new direct service to Nice. 

“This investment underlines easyJet’s long-term commitment to the Airport, delivering hundreds of thousands of additional low-cost seats and great-value package holidays for our passengers. 

"This also builds on the popular destinations the airline already serves, including Alicante, Amsterdam, Geneva, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Bristol and Belfast. 

“We look forward to celebrating with easyJet when the new routes take off and to announcing even more exciting new destinations soon.” 

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For further information, please contact the easyJet Press Office via medicentre.easyJet.com/contacts or on 01582 525252

Notes to editors

* fares one way, including taxes.

About easyJet

 

easyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports with great value fares and friendly service.

 

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 100 million passengers in 2024. The airline has over 340 aircraft flying on over 1000 routes to more than 160 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.

 

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in nine countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

 

In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035, validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi). The airline’s ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions. Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third and is the number 1 ESG rated airline in Europe by Sustainalytics, MSCI and CDP.

 

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching nearly 30 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.

 

In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.