easyJet Adds 11 Newcastle Airport Routes With Base Reopening Next Year
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easyJet has confirmed that 11 routes will join its Newcastle network next year, all revolving around outbound demand, usually to beach destinations. easyJet Holidays will be particularly important to the success of the routes, and Jet2 will be its primary competitor.
The LCC first served the Northeast England airport in 2002, which was inherited from Go. In 2004, Newcastle was easyJet’s 11th busiest airport out of 53 in its network. Its base closed in 2020, although it continued to fly there with non-based aircraft. In 2025, Newcastle ranks 57th out of 162 airports. Its position will rise following the reopening of its base next March, with three aircraft to be stationed there.
easyJet Has Not Previously Flown 5 Of The Routes
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The coming destinations are as follows. Most of the routes launch between 30 March and 2 April, as northern carriers, including easyJet, switch to summer schedules on 29 March. When writing, flights are not bookable via its usual homepage, but instead from easyJet Holidays. That will change shortly.
easyJet has previously flown to six of the destinations: Corfu (2015-2020), Faro (2005-2020), Malta (2009-2020), Nice (2002-2020), Prague (2003-2009) and Rhodes (2015-2019). The latest information suggests that it will face direction on 10 of the 11 routes, with the sole exception being Nice.
30 March 2026: Corfu, 2 weekly
30 March 2026: Faro, 2 weekly
30 March 2026: Malta, 3 weekly
31 March 2026: Dalaman, 2 weekly
31 March 2026: Nice, 2 weekly
31 March 2026: Rhodes, 2 weekly
1 April 2026: Antalya, 2 weekly
2 April 2026: Enfidha, 2 weekly
1 August 2026: Reus, 2 weekly
2 August 2026: Prague, 2 weekly
3 August 2026: Sharm El Sheikh, 2 weekly
Sharm El Sheikh Will Become easyJet’s Longest Route Ever From Newcastle
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At 2,252 nautical miles each way, Sharm El Sheikh will be easyJet’s longest route ever from Newcastle. While subject to change, it is likely to be the LCC’s new sixth-longest route across its whole network. It will surpass its historically longest offering from Newcastle (Tenerife South), a market that last saw its aircraft in 2020, by 29%.