Newcastle Airport has welcome its one millionth passenger to travel through the airport since the start of 2023, with the summer holidays still two months away.
In 2022, more than four million passengers used the North East's largest airport, with numbers getting back towards pre-pandemic levels of almost 5.2 million. This year's numbers are close to surpassing 2020 and 2021, when the travel industry was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lei, an academic from Durham, was travelling from Newcastle to Frankfurt with Lufthansa on April 27 for business. Lei said they were "really surprised" when the airport and airline welcomed them with £75 to spend at the Airport's World Duty Free store.
