Jet2 announce Newcastle Airport expansion
06.12.11
Jet2 is to create 100 new jobs through an expansion of services from Newcastle Airport. From May next year, the budget airline will have six aircraft based at the airport and launch flights to four new destinations in Spain, Turkey and Italy. The expansion could see an extra 80,000 passengers a year pass through the airport and help to improve the economic prospects of the North East.
The budget airline already flies to 23 destinations from Newcastle. The new routes will be to Bodrum in Turkey, Reus in Spain and Rome and Venice in Italy. Ian Doubtfire, managing director of Jet2, said: ‘We have been closely monitoring the success of this airport over the past year and we believe there is real potential for this region. In these tough economic times we are delighted to be creating more job opportunities for local people.’
