easyJet to open Newcastle base in late 1Q26

easyJet to open Newcastle base in late 1Q26

easyJet (London Luton) has announced it will base three aircraft at Newcastle, GB from March 2026, making it easyJet UK's eleventh base in the country. The low-cost carrier currently maintains services from Newcastle to Paris CDG, Amsterdam Schiphol, Alicante Elche Miguel Hernández, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Belfast International, and Bristol International, and plans to open a route to Geneva starting December 2025. However, it has yet to annou…

easyJet to open new base at Newcastle Airport

easyJet has unveiled plans to open a new three-aircraft base at Newcastle Airport in March 2026, marking a significant step in its continued UK expansion. The move is expected to create approximately 130 direct jobs for pilots, cabin crew, and engineers, and support around 1,200 UK jobs in total. This new base, easyJet's 11th in the UK, will allow the airline to broaden its route network from Newcastle, serving a wide catchment area across the N…