A REGIONAL UK airport is getting five new Ryanair flight routes as part of a multi-million pound investment.
The budget airline confirmed they would be adding a “gamechanger” third plane to Newcastle Airport.
Ryanair is launching five new flight routes this winter from a small UK airport[/caption]
The new flights are part of a £300million investment[/caption]
This means another 120,000 seats on sale a year, starting from this winter.
Not only that, but five new routes will also be launched this winter.
This includes Brussels, a popular Christmas Market destination, and will be the first route from Newcastle Airport.
The other new routes include Budapest, Gdansk, Malta and Wroclaw.
And flights to Alicante, Dublin and Krakow will also increase in frequency.
The additions are part of a £300million investment in Newcastle Airport.
To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a two-day seat sale with flights on offer from £29.99.
Ryanair’s CCO Jason McGuinness said: “This Winter Ryanair will operate a record schedule at Newcastle that will deliver more than 1m annual passengers.”
Newcastle Airport’s Chief Operating Officer, Richard Knight, added: “Brussels is a brand new connection for the Airport’s departure board and will provide great connectivity for both leisure and business passengers to the capital of Belgium.
“The addition of more winter flights to Budapest, Gdańsk, Malta and Wrocław will provide additional flight options for passengers looking to explore these popular destinations from the region.”
It’s not the only new flights Ryanair is launching.
The budget airline is opening a new base at Tirana Airport in Albania.
Along with new flights from Birmingham, it will also help Brits travel to Ksamil, dubbed the ‘Maldives of Europe’.
However, there are three airports in Europe that are seeing all Ryanair flights scrapped.
French airports Bergerac, Brive, and Strasbourg will see all Ryanair flights cancelled later this year.
It is feared Bergerac Airport could even be forced to close for good.
Christophe Fauvel, president of the Dordogne Chamber of Commerce (CCI), said: “If Ryanair decides to follow through on its threat and leaves Bergerac for good the airport may face closure”.
The Sun’s Deputy Travel Editor recently wrote about why she thinks Ryanair is one of the world’s best airlines.
A two day seat sale has been launched with £29.99 flights[/caption]