RYANAIR has announced two new routes to Barcelona and Cork for holidaymakers from Newcastle Airport this winter.

The budget airline has added the flights to their 19 other routes from the North East airport.

The new flights are available to book now from just £19.99 and will take off with tourists from November this year, adding to other city breaks destinations like Milan, and Riga.

Passengers will be able to fly direct to the Spanish city of Barcelona every Tuesday and Saturday, and to Cork, Ireland every Friday and Sunday until March 2023.

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.”

Hexham Courant: The flights to Barcelona will run every Tuesday and Saturday between November 2022 and March 2023. Picture: NEWCASTLE AIRPORTThe flights to Barcelona will run every Tuesday and Saturday between November 2022 and March 2023. Picture: NEWCASTLE AIRPORT

The no-frills airline recently opened a £150m base at Newcastle Airport, creating over 60 new jobs.

It currently operates over 130 flights a week from the North East airport.

Dara Brady, Ryanair’s Director of Digital & Marketing said: “As Europe’s No.1 airline, 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, 10th of June 2022 at Ryanair.com.”