Those looking for winter sun, or at least a winter break, will have two more choices as Ryanair has launched flights to another pair of European cities from Newcastle International Airport.
Flights are now on sale for Barcelona and Cork, adding to the budget airline's 19 other destinations available from Newcastle Airport. With flights taking off from November this year, passengers will be able to fly direct to Barcelona every Saturday and Tuesday, and Cork every Friday and Sunday until March 2023.
One of the most popular city break destinations in Europe, Barcelona is the capital of Spain's Catalonia region, known for its art, architecture, and food. Cork, the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, is known as the country's food capital, while it's also a good starting off point if you're planning a road trip along the country's Wild Atlantic Way.
Ryanair recently celebrated the opening of its new base in Newcastle, which represents an investment of £150m and creating over 60 direct new jobs. The airline currently operates over 130 flights a week from the airport to European destinations in countries including Spain, Italy and Croatia.
Leon McQuaid, Director of Aviation Development at Newcastle International Airport, said: "We are extremely pleased that Ryanair has chosen to operate even more destinations from Newcastle this year, further investing in the region and increasing the connectivity for the North East travelling public.
"These two new routes offer fantastic city break opportunities for our leisure passengers. On top of this, I am confident they will also be popular with local businesses that already do business, or are looking to develop business links, in the two cities."
Dara Brady, Director of Digital & Marketing at Ryanair, said: "Ryanair is delighted to announce our Winter ‘22/23 schedule from Newcastle including two new routes to exciting destinations of Barcelona and Cork, both operating twice weekly from the end of October '22. We are pleased to offer Newcastle citizens more choices when choosing a destination for their Winter getaways and to also encourage Barcelona and Cork customers to book their next trip to Newcastle as soon as possible.
" To allow our customers to book early and at the lowest possible fares we have launched a limited-time seat sale with fares available from just £19.99 for travel from October ‘22 until March ’23, which must be booked by Friday, June 10 2022 at Ryanair.com."
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