EasyJet reopens Newcastle base with new flights to Nice

Direct flights between Nice and Newcastle began last week, as easyJet reopened its base at the northern English airport. 

Flying twice per week on Tuesdays and Sundays until August 2026 – when a third flight on Thursdays is added until the route ends in November – tickets are available on the easyJet website.

Prices start at €28 one-way but vary considerably based on the date. 

The low-cost carrier offers flights to more than 50 destinations from Nice, looking to capitalise on the Riviera’s location as a tourist hotspot with many seasonal routes including the latest to Newcastle. 

It is one of the airline’s main bases in France, alongside Paris-Orly, Paris Charles-de-Gaule, Lyon, Nantes, and Bordeaux (a former base at Toulouse was closed in 2025). 

Will tourism industry thrive amid uncertainty?

The new flight coincides with a reopening of an easyJet base at Newcastle airport. 

Closed in 2020 following the impact of Covid-19, the base has reopened with three aircraft being stationed in the city.

The number of direct easyJet routes from Tyneside have more than doubled. Alongside Nice, new destinations include:

• Antalya (Turkey)

• Corfu (Greece)

• Lisbon (Portugal)

• Malta

• Prague (Czechia)

• Reus (Spain)

• Rhodes (Greece)

• Rome (Italy)

• Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt)

• Tenerife (Spain)

EasyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis recently warned that flight prices may increase as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, if aviation fuel became scarcer. 

Early signs in 2026 show that despite fears of a cost of living crisis in the UK, the tourism industry remains robust and is even seeing an increase, however a prolonged conflict in the Middle East may see the sector impacted. 

Holidaymakers are already changing their habits, with UK families opting to take Easter holidays in destinations such as Spain, Portugal, Malta, and Greece, with reduced demand for Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt – countries seen as more at risk due to the conflict.