Newcastle Airport to get two new Ryanair summer routes

Irish no-frills flyer Ryanair is to offer 21 summer destinations from Newcastle in England’s north-east, adding new routes to Barcelona and to Shannon Airport in Ireland’s south-west. The Shannon route would replace one to Cork, on Ireland’s south coast, the airport said, “providing a route into western Ireland, perfect for exploring the Atlantic peninsulas”, Newcastle Airport said. Although it means taking travellers away from Cork, the third-biggest city on the island of Ireland, the Shannon link offers direct onward flights to the US, with immigration clearance carried out at the airport. Ryanair is to increase the number of Newcastle-Alicante flights,