He added: "We have not seen an impact with the cost of living crisis, fortunately. "AEGEAN airlines, the Greek flight carrier, has got off to a great start and SunExpress to Turkey has also done really well, which is really pleasing to see." TUI and Jet2, the biggest airlines that operate from Newcastle, have extra capacity over the summer period. "Most of our airlines are back to full operations. Graeme Mason, chief sustainability and communications officer at Newcastle International Airport, said: "If you think about where we have been as an airport in terms of the pandemic - 2021 when we had a much lower number of passengers - it is brilliant to see everybody back. READ MORE: Join ChronicleLive's Whatsapp community for breaking news and top stories This means the airport now offers around 2,000 flights to popular destinations including Ibiza, Orlando, Cancun and Palma, with many passengers also said to be connecting further afield to destinations such as Las Vegas, Bangkok and Istanbul. It looks set to be an extremely busy summer for Newcastle International Airport with more than 1.3million passengers set to travel through its terminal during the school holidays.ĭespite the cost of living crisis, the airport said it is expecting to see a 10% rise in the number of holidaymakers during the summer period compared to last year.Īnd the increase comes as the airport adds a number of direct flights to Antalya in Turkey and Athens in Greece with the arrival of new airlines AEGEAN and SunExpress.
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