US$300M INVESTMENT, 27% GROWTH, 4 NEW ROUTES

Ryanair, the UK’s No.1 low-fares airline, today (Fri, 27 Mar) announced that it has added a 3^rd based aircraft at Newcastle Airport for Summer 2026, representing a US$300m investment in the Northeast and supporting over 1,100 local jobs. This additional aircraft will deliver +210,000 additional seats (+27% growth) and 4 exciting new routes to Brussels Charleroi, Budapest, Malta and Marrakesh. Ryanair has also increased frequencies on another 7 routes, including popular holiday hotspots like Barcelona, Faro and Malaga, as well as top city break destinations like Dublin, Krakow and Milan offering Ryanair’s customers in the Northeast with even more low-fare choice and regular connections this Summer.

Ryanair’s Newcastle Summer 2026 schedule will deliver:

• 22 routes, incl. 4 new routes to Brussels Charleroi, Budapest, Malta and Marrakesh
• 3 based aircraft (+1 vs. S25 – US$300m investment in Newcastle)
• Increased freq. on 7 routes
• 1m seats (+27%)
• Newcastle traffic grows to over 1.3m passengers p.a.

To celebrate Ryanair’s 3^rd aircraft and 4 new routes at Newcastle for Summer 2026, the airline has launched a limited time seat sale with fares from £29.99 available to book now via the Ryanair App.

Ryanair’s Director of Communications, Jade Kirwan, said:

“Ryanair is pleased to announce our 3^rd based aircraft at Newcastle Airport for Summer 2026, which will grow our Newcastle traffic by 27% and create dozens more local jobs, building on the 1,100 local jobs that Ryanair already supports.

With this new aircraft comes 4 exciting new Ryanair routes to Brussels Charleroi, Budapest, Malta and Marrakesh, as well as extra frequencies on 7 of our existing routes, including popular sun and city break destinations, like Barcelona, Faro, Krakow and Malaga offering our customers in the Northeast with more choice at the lowest fares in Europe, while simultaneously driving important inbound tourism and supporting local jobs.

To celebrate Ryanair’s 3^rd aircraft and 4 new routes at Newcastle this Summer, we’ve launched a limited time seat sale with fares from just £29.99 available to book now via the Ryanair App.”

Newcastle Airport’s Director of Aviation Development, Leon McQuaid, said:

“It’s fantastic to see Ryanair further investing in Newcastle Airport with the addition of new routes to Brussels Charleroi, Budapest, Malta and Marrakesh for Summer 2026, following such strong demand from our passengers.

These new services will deliver hundreds of thousands of additional low cost seats, and together with extra flights to popular destinations such as Barcelona, Krakow, Milan, Faro and Malaga, this investment will give our passengers even more choice and help make 2026 a record breaking year for Newcastle Airport, with six million passengers expected.”