Loganair has today launched its biggest-ever schedule of flights from Newcastle Airport next summer, including a new route.

The Scottish airline will begin flying from Newcastle to Oslo, Norway five times a week from summer 2023.

The airline has also increased the number of flights to other destinations, and holidaymakers will be able to jet off to Newquay and Bergen twice a week, and Southampton three times a day.

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The Oslo flight will connect via Aberdeen, but passengers will not need to leave the plane to carry on to Norway.

Luke Lovegrove, Chief Commercial Officer at Loganair, said: “This bumper schedule for 2023 underlines our commitment to Newcastle with our biggest ever programme for the city, offering customers more choice of destinations, frequency, and capacity than ever before.

“It has been a very positive year for Loganair at Newcastle and we are excited to see that success continue into 2023.”

It comes as the airline has reaffirmed its commitment to Newcastle Airport, basing another plane at the airport and upping its offering to almost 200,000 seats from March next year.

The tickets are on sale to book from today (December 19) with the new routes and extra flights commencing in March 2023.

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The company said it had experienced a ‘strong travel recovery’ in 2022.

Leon McQuaid, Director of Aviation Development at Newcastle International Airport said: “This biggest ever capacity increase by Loganair is a great vote of confidence in both the Airport and the region, and further strengthens our partnership.

“The investment will provide more choice for passengers flying from Newcastle, create more jobs at the airport and across the wider area, and increase opportunities for the attraction of inbound tourists to the North East.

“Loganair also provides connectivity to important business destinations, so this announcement will further boost the growth in business travel.”

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