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