newcastle airport news stories
Below we have collated all of the latest newcastle airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
January 2010
30.01.10 Newcastle Airport predicts growth in its 75th year
23.01.10 Flybe announce Newcastle – Guernsey flights
14.01.10 80,000 viagra tables seized at Newcastle Airport
09.01.10 Six arrested after huge cigarette find at Newcastle Airport
December 2009
13.12.09 Newcastle Airport wins award
06.12.09 Flybe announce Exeter – Newcastle – Hannover flights
02.12.09 Taxi driver banned after 96mph Newcastle Airport fare
November 2009
27.11.09 Newcastle Airport – Toronto flights confirmed again
15.11.09 Laser incident at Newcastle Airport
October 2009
31.10.09 KLM celebrate 25 years at Newcastle Airport
24.10.09 Newcastle Airport cigarette smuggler jailed
21.10.09 Plane dismantled after passenger loses mobile phone
September 2009
30.09.09 Eastern to launch new Norway flights from Newcastle and Aberdeen
10.09.09 Newcastle Airport most punctual
07.09.09 Drunk air traffic controller in court
07.09.09 Newcastle Airport cigarette smugglers jailed
August 2009
28.08.09 Eastern to launch Bergen flights from Aberdeen and Newcastle
24.08.09 Jet2 announce four new Newcastle routes
09.08.09 Manx2 to pick up IOM – Newcastle route
02.08.09 Air rage man fined
July 2009
22.07.09 Newcastle Airport swine flu update
18.07.09 Newcastle Airport reveal top destinations
16.07.09 Major roadworks near Newcastle Airport
14.07.09 BA ‘poor communication’ over Newcastle flight cancellation
13.07.09 Newcastle Airport offers cheapest car parking
09.07.09 Air traffic controller struck by lightening
05.07.09 No compensation for Newcastle Airport noise
03.07.09 Newcastle Airport air stewardess convicted of cigarette smuggling
June 2009
26.06.09 Emirates 250,000th Newcastle Airport passenger
24.06.09 Mass protest over ‘unsafe’ plane
19.06.09 New Hilton Newcastle Airport hotel
16.06.09 Newcastle Airport charter flights most punctual
13.06.09 Pilot error in Newcastle Airport crash
11.06.09 Newcastle Airport boss calls on Government to axe air tax
May 2009
31.05.09 New liquids scanner trial at Newcastle Airport
30.05.09 easyJet Newcastle – Malta flights take off
26.05.09 Light aircraft emergency causes disruption at Newcastle Airport
14.05.09 Newcastle Airport expansion plans scaled back
13.05.09 Jet2 announce Newcastle – Egypt flights
April 2009
26.04.09 easyJet cancel Newcastle – Prague flights
25.04.09 Receivership won’t hit Newcastle Airport hotel
17.04.09 Newcastle Airport denies loss of London link claims
13.04.09 Woman with case full of lingerie turned away at Newcastle Airport
13.04.09 Jail for drunk easyJet passenger
08.04.09 Emirates flying high at Newcastle Airport
03.04.09 Emergency at Newcastle Airport
March 2009
28.03.09 Former Newcastle Airport boss received £2m payoff
10.03.09 Lufthansa passengers up 78% at Newcastle Airport
06.03.09 BA employee jailed for customer credit card fraud
04.03.09 Parking prices slashed at Newcastle Airport
02.03.09 Newcastle Airport runway resurfacing complete
February 2009
12.02.09 Newcastle Airport closed by snow
07.02.09 Travelex charge to change Scottish to English banknotes
January 2009
12.01.09 Persistent cigarette smuggler spared jail
10.01.09 Newlywed jailed for Newcastle Airport drug smuggling
10.01.09 Eastern most punctual at Birmingham and Newcastle Airport
09.01.09 Worker killed at Newcastle Airport
December 2008
19.12.08 Newcastle Airport sign Thomas Cook deal
13.12.08 Strike threat at Newcastle Airport
08.12.08 Newcastle Airport top for flight punctuality
04.12.08 Snow hits Newcastle Airport flights
November 2008
29.11.08 Emirates appoint new manager at Newcastle Airport
19.11.08 Newcastle Airport cuts parking charges
06.11.08 MP wants Newcastle Airport court payment probe
October 2008
24.10.08 Former Newcastle Airport boss ‘settles for £2m’
24.10.08 Flybe boosts Gatwick – Newcastle route
22.10.08 Ex-Newcastle Airport boss agrees out of court compensation deal
19.10.08 Brussels Airlines and bmi codeshare deal
13.10.08 Eastern most punctual at Birmingham and Newcastle
10.10.08 Newcastle Airport Metro delays this weekend
09.10.08 Big drop in passengers at Newcastle and Durham Tees Valley
03.10.08 Jet2 announce new routes from Newcastle and Manchester
02.10.08 Newcastle Airport and ex-boss £6m court battle
September 2008
29.09.08 Laser pranksters ‘risk killing hundreds’
25.09.08 Ryanair announce Shannon – Newcastle flights
23.09.08 Emirates cuts fares on oil price drops
22.09.08 More details on second Newcastle Airport drugs find
20.09.08 Man in court over Newcastle Airport drugs find
20.09.08 Newcastle Airport metro back in use
17.09.08 Big drugs bust at Newcastle Airport
15.09.08 Newcastle Airport near miss
09.09.08 Metro suspended at Newcastle Airport due to floods
07.09.08 Jet2 announce Newcastle – Split flights
03.09.08 Emirates to upgrade planes on Newcastle Airport route
August 2008
30.08.08 Computer fault causes 10 hour delay at Newcastle Airport
20.08.08 Passengers told ‘you or your bags’
19.08.08 Airlines could quit Durham Tees Valley for Newcastle
14.08.08 Planning permission for wind turbines, after Newcastle Airport radar upgrade
07.08.08 Hoax bomb notes on Newcastle Airport flight
06.08.08 Delays after RAF jet emergency landing at Newcastle Airport
06.08.08 New car parking system for Newcastle Airport
03.08.08 Record year for Newcastle Airport
July 2008
21.07.08 New shopping concept at Newcastle Airport
14.07.08 New visitor centre for Newcastle Airport
03.07.08 Most punctual airlines revealed
June 2008
30.06.08 easyJet launch winter flights from four UK airports
29.06.08 Flybe name plane after Keegan
26.06.08 Newcastle and Durham Tees freight companies merge
22.06.08 Smoking vent causes Newcastle Airport evacuation
20.06.08 Aer Lingus to reintroduce Dublin – Newcastle flights
06.06.08 Emirates Newcastle Airport milestone
04.06.08 Newcastle airport car park waiting time cut
May 2008
30.05.08 Wind turbines approved despite Newcastle Airport objection
19.05.08 Three Newcastle Airport near misses
17.05.08 easyJet launch Newcastle – Murcia flights
13.05.08 Newcastle Airport reminds passenger about liquid restrictions
11.05.08 Eastern launch Newcastle – Norway flights tomorrow
03.05.08 New long haul holiday flights take off from Newcastle Airport
April 2008
29.04.08 Air Southwest adds new routes
25.04.08 Newcastle Airport slams government's new plane tax
22.04.08 Jet2 add Newcastle flights to Corfu and Rhodes
19.04.08 Emirates Newcastle Airport cargo passes million mark
18.04.08 Flights more punctual at Newcastle Airport
14.04.08 Eastern announce non stop Newcastle – Stavanger service
14.04.08 Newcastle Airport pilots warned over chemical fire
13.04.08 Wind farms risk Newcastle Airport growth
05.04.08 Cimber add Newcastle – Copenhagen flights
05.04.08 Serial cigarette smuggler jailed again
March 2008
25.03.08 Passengers arrested at Newcastle Airport over in flight mobile phone calls
25.03.08 Eastern most punctual at Newcastle and Birmingham Airports
22.03.08 Newcastle Airport disputes wind turbine approval
15.03.08 New cocktail bar at Newcastle Airport
05.03.08 Newcastle Airport boss says ‘regional responsibility’ key
02.03.08 Newcastle Airport wins award
01.03.08 Weather hits Newcastle Airport flights
Febraury 2008
28.02.08 Newcastle Airport joins calls to protect regional slots at Heathrow
22.02.08 Eastern announce lower fares on new routes
16.02.08 Lufthansa has record year at Newcastle Airport
02.02.08 Newcastle Airport offers 85 destinations
02.02.08 Expansion for Eastern Airways at Aberdeen and Newcastle
01.02.08 Newcastle – Dubai flights boosting tourists
January 2008
31.01.08 Flybe announce Newcastle flights to Gatwick, Aberdeen and Rennes
20.01.08 Jet2 sale on Gatwick - Newcastle Airport route
15.01.08 Emirates Newcastle Airport flight a success
14.01.08 Newcastle Airport to continue to fight wind turbines plans
09.01.08 Bishop fighting for life after Newcastle Airport crash
07.01.08 Thousands of weapons seized at Newcastle Airport in 2007
December 2007
21.12.07 Newcastle Airport expects 100,000 festive passengers
20.12.07 Defra publishes UK airport noise maps
15.12.07 Newcastle Airport to give 'full account' of boss departure
14.12.07 Pilot fined after concrete block falls off his plane
10.12.07 Pilot publishes plane fumes book and documentary
05.12.07 Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle Airport bomb hoax bomb caller jailed
04.12.07 Another near miss for Newcastle Airport flight
03.12.07 BBC claims airlines burning extra fuel to cut air traffic fees
November 2007
30.11.07 easyJet announce new Newcastle - Murcia flights
28.11.07 Flybe announce Cardiff flight to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle
26.11.07 Newcastle Airport aviation academy to expand
24.11.07 Police to target parking in residential streets near Newcastle Airport
11.11.07 Eastern launch first Norwegian flight from Newcastle Airport
10.11.07 easyJet summer 2008 flights on sale from Belfast, Liverpool and Newcastle
09.11.07 New boss for Newcastle Airport
04.11.07 IT firm on award shortlist for Newcastle Airport work
03.11.07 Newcastle Airport - Toronto flights to return
02.11.07 Man claims 50,000 smuggled cigarettes were for personal use
October 2007
31.10.07 Major expansion for Air Southwest - Newcastle flights from Plymouth and Newquay
29.10.07 Calls for probe into Newcastle Airport £8.5m bonuses
28.10.07 Jet2 flights to Canaries from Newcastle Airport ready for takeoff
26.10.07 Newcastle Airport legal action over £8.5m director bonuses
22.10.07 Jet2 puts summer 2008 flights from Blackpool, Leeds and Newcastle on sale; lowers ski flight prices
02.10.07 AUC say regional airport growth 'inevitable'
September 2007
29.09.07 Air rage smoker jailed for 12 months
28.09.07 Traffic congestion near Newcastle Airport on Sunday
22.09.07 Lufthansa increase Newcastle - Dusseldorf flights
09.09.07 Newcastle Airport wants US flights
08.09.07 Flybe to increase flights on Newcastle - Jersey route
07.09.07 Former Newcastle Airport boss takes over at Leeds Bradford
06.09.07 Emirates branded Newcastle Airport air traffic tower opens
06.09.07 Air rage passenger on Newcastle Airport flight faces jail
02.09.07 Newcastle - Dubai flights take off
August 2007
26.08.07 New luxury hotel and golf complex planned Newcastle Airport
19.08.07 More problems for Flyjet Newcastle Airport passengers
17.08.07 Plane smoke causes ground emergency at Newcastle Airport
11.08.07 Newcastle Airport confiscating 1000 items from hand luggage every day
09.08.07 Silverjet share price crash after announcement that Flyjet will stop flying in October
09.08.07 Emirates happy with ticket sales on Newcastle Airport route
05.08.07 Emirates use kids goodie bags to promote Newcastle Airport route
03.08.07 Flyjet defends Newcastle Airport record after another 10 hour delay
01.08.07 Newcastle Airport launch green initiative
July 2007
27.07.07 Thomsonfly adds 12 new routes for summer 2008
20.07.07 Chemical alert at Newcastle Airport
18.07.07 easyJet Newcastle - Menorca flights take off
16.07.07 Newcastle Airport business park plans spark protests
15.07.07 easyJet passengers stranded at Newcastle Airport
09.07.07 Muslim ordered of Newcastle Airport plan after asking to pray
08.07.07 Newcastle Airport cocaine smuggler facing prison
05.07.07 Work on new £8.2m air traffic control tower at Newcastle Airport takes-off
04.07.07 Emirates offers special fares from Newcastle Airport
03.07.07 The latest advice for drivers heading for UK airports
June 2007
21.06.07 27 hour delay for Flyjet Newcastle Airport flight
20.06.07 Greenpeace protests at four UK Airports
14.06.07 Newcastle Airport passengers receive party warning
12.06.07 Jet2 offers fast track access on Newcastle - Gatwick flights
06.06.07 Newcastle Airport launches green initiatives
May 2007
26.05.07 Jet2 add two Canaries routes from Newcastle Airport
23.05.07 Newcastle Airport parking upgraded
21.05.07 Newcastle Airport start legal action against ex-boss
20.05.07 Former Newcastle Airport boss insists 'inquiry will clear me'
18.05.07 Suspended Newcastle Airport boss resigns
18.05.07 Aer Arann announces Newcastle - Galway flights
17.05.07 Jet2 axe Newcastle - Amsterdam flights
15.05.07 Investigation promised after Newcastle Airport flight delay
14.05.07 Passenger fury as Newcastle Airport flight delayed, then cancelled
14.05.07 Computer failure causes 4 hour delays at Newcastle Airport
11.05.07 Concrete block fell from aircraft near Newcastle Airport
08.05.07 Awards for Newcastle Airport air traffic controllers
07.05.07 Emirates appoint Servisair at Newcastle Airport
05.05.07 Computer glitch hits duty free shoppers at Newcastle Airport
04.05.07 Newcastle Airport drug smuggler charged
03.05.07 Newcastle Airport prepares for record summer
April 2007
27.04.07 Emergency landing at Newcastle Airport
24.04.07 Extra flights from Newcastle and Birmingham to Isle of Man for centenary TT
10.04.07 Aer Arann announces new routes from Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Newcastle
04.04.07 Eastern Airways most punctual at Newcastle Airport
March 2007
24.03.07 Newcastle Airport boss suspended
18.03.07 Pair caught with almost 40,000 cigarettes after 16 hour 'holiday'
18.03.07 New £½m fire engines for Newcastle airport
February 2007
03.02.07 Police raid at Newcastle Airport nets weapons
01.02.07 Newcastle Airport objection blocks windfarm plans
January 2007
30.01.07 Danish airline to launch Newcastle - Copenhagen flights
26.01.07 Newcastle Airport windfall helps council cut tax rise
22.01.07 Arrests after 'fight' on Newcastle Airport flight
11.01.07 Emirates announce daily Newcastle - Dubai flights
08.01.07 BA in reported emergency at Newcastle Airport
December 2006
24.12.06 Councils share £80m from Newcastle Airport payout
10.12.06 Go-Ahead aviation division performing well
November 2006
28.11.06 easyJet announces new Bristol and Newcastle routes
26.11.06 Appeal for man who took flight from Newcastle to Tenerife
23.11.06 Passenger boost for Newcastle Airport Metro Airlink
22.11.06 Jet2 to fly Newcastle - Gatwick after BA pulls out
15.11.06 Aer Arann and Eastern Airways scoop awards
07.11.06 Newcastle Airport says wind turbines could confuse radar
02.11.06 Man caught smuggling live birds at Newcastle Airport
October 2006
30.10.06 Lotto winner in court over drunken antics on Newcastle Airport flight
27.10.06 easyJet drops winter Newcastle - Nice flights
15.10.06 Businessman on air rage charges
05.10.06 Flybe help fix up couple
September 2006
26.09.06 17 new Ryanair routes for Barcelona - including Newcastle, Bristol and Durham Tees
26.09.06 Jet2 adds four Newcastle Airport routes
15.09.06 Teenagers in Newcastle Airport security breach
03.09.06 Newcastle Airport's security is questioned
01.09.06 Man 'too fat' to fly
August 2006
26.08.06 Kitten found in hand luggage
11.08.06 Jet2 adds Krakow flights from Newcastle and Leeds Bradford
08.08.06 Staff shortage forces easyJet to cancel Newcastle Airport flights
04.08.06 Ski route added from Newcastle Airport by Jet2
July 2006
30.07.06 £500,000 cigarette haul at Newcastle Airport
30.07.06 Stay-at-home smugglers scam busted at Newcastle Airport
25.07.06 Newcastle fans stranded at Airport
21.07.06 easyJet cancel flights at Newcastle Airport
08.07.06 Newcastle airport launches self-service check-in kiosks
June 2006
28.06.06 easyJet Newcastle Airport flight delayed by drug probe
25.06.06 Aircraft fault grounds Newcastle airport bound tourists
20.06.06 Newcastle Airport passengers up 12%
12.06.06 Newcastle Airport flies the flag
09.06.06 Aer Lingus announces new Dublin - Newcastle flights
05.06.06 Eastern launch Newcastle Airport - Inverness route today
May 2006
30.05.06 Record bank holiday for Newcastle Airport
21.05.06 Belfast - Newcastle flight turns ugly - again
14.05.06 Newcastle Airport flying high
April 2006
30.04.06 Newcastle Airport predicts record summer
24.04.06 New Highlands link for Newcastle Airport
23.04.06 Air rage allegations against policemen on Belfast - Newcastle airport flight
19.04.06 Easter record at Newcastle Airport
16.04.06 KLM to use bigger planes on Newcastle - Amsterdam route
March 2006
24.03.06 Compass's SSP signs deals with Starbucks for UK airports
23.03.06 Alert forces plane to return to Newcastle Airport
22.03.06 Police helicopter and plane near-miss close to Newcastle Airport
17.03.06 easyJet offers online check-in at Newcastle Airport
14.03.06 Newcastle Airport closed after heavy snow fall
10.03.06 Car guides stricken plane to safety
10.03.06 Award for Newcastle Airport employee
February 2006
19.02.06 Newcastle Airport - Florida flights cancelled
14.02.06 Jet2 celebrate 100th group booking at Newcastle Airport
11.02.06 Adgroup wins Newcastle Airport deal
11.02.06 Newcastle Airport fliers confronted by naked art
02.02.06 Jet2 to offer Newcastle Airport - Tenerife flights this winter
January 2006
31.01.06 Drunken fan arrested on Newcastle airport flight
31.01.06 Newcastle Airport - London City flights launch
20.01.06 Jet2 adds Newcastle Airport - Bergen flights
11.01.06 Virgin Atlantic launches new flying without fear course at Luton and Newcastle Airport
08.01.06 Rogue Newcastle Airport parking targeted
December 2005
31.12.05 Flights hit by the weather at a number of airports
29.12.05 Jet forced to return to Newcastle Airport
24.12.05 Newcastle Airport expects record breaking Christmas
21.12.05 Cigarettes seized at Newcastle Airport go up in smoke
20.12.05 Newcastle Airport - New York flight hopes raised again
18.12.05 Passengers' fury as Airline cancels Newcastle Airport - New York flights
10.12.05 400,000 smuggled cigarettes dumped at Newcastle Airport in one night
November 2005
22.11.05 Newcastle Airport - London City route announced by Eastern Airways
22.11.05 New low cost routes from Newcastle Airport
02.11.05 New route between Newcastle Airport and Faro
October 2005
27.10.05 Booming Newcastle Airport set to create 2700 jobs
27.10.05 Newcastle Airport plans new four star hotel
08.10.05 Flybe passengers up 25% on Newcastle airport growth
03.10.05 Pilot crash lands light aircraft heading for Newcastle airport on golf course
September 2005
28.09.05 Newcastle airport gets new hi-tech fire engine
27.09.05 Growth in UK regional airports shifts aircraft noise blight to the countryside
22.09.05 Serial smuggler caught at Newcastle airport
12.09.05 easyJet announce Newcastle airport - Faro flights
08.09.05 Flybe monthly passenger figures reach a new high
08.09.05 Newcastle airport plan upsets Green campaigners
03.09.05 New Newcastle airport airline offers Owen free flights back to Spain!
August 2005
27.08.05 24 hour delays for two Excel Airways flights from Newcastle Airport
26.08.05 Jet2 announces Newcastle Airport - Cork route
13.08.05 BA backlog hits Newcastle airport flights
12.08.05 Newcastle airport takes hundreds of Heathrow passengers
05.08.05 North East airport's hit back at FoE airport expansion claims
July 2005
30.07.05 Shorter flight delays at Newcastle airport, longer at Gatwick
28.07.05 Newcastle Airport announces New York flights
27.07.05 Passenger aircraft 200 feet from disaster after leaving Newcastle airport
25.07.05 Newcastle airport direct flights to Sharm El Sheikh
24.07.05 CAA and MOD collision plan for Newcastle airport
19.07.05 Jet2 to fly from Newcastle Airport - Murcia in Spain
14.07.05 Paperknife passed by Newcastle Airport security
01.07.05 KLM launch internet check in at Newcastle Airport
June 2005
29.06.05 Strikes on hold at Newcastle airport whilst staff vote on new pay offer
28.06.05 Newcastle airport strike talks today
24.06.05 Newcastle airport staff to have ACAS talks over strike
22.06.05 Newcastle airport strike dates set
17.06.05 Staff at Newcastle Airport vote to strike
09.06.05 Co-op 'names and shames' airports for high foreign currency charges
02.06.05 eastJet announces new routes from Belfast, Newcastle, Liverpool, Bristol and Gatwick
May 2005
30.04.05 Newcastle airport expects over big jump in passengers this summer
April 2005
26.04.05 Newcastle the UK's fastest growing airport
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