Tickets now available for new Nice-UK flight route in 2026
EasyJet will serve eight UK destinations from popular Riviera airport
Nice is a major base for the airline
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Tickets for the upcoming Nice-Newcastle route are now available to purchase on the easyJet website.
The flight between Nice and the northern UK city of Newcastle will join the summer roster, flying between March and September 2026.
It brings the number of UK destinations from Nice airport to eight, and follows an easyJet expansion to Newcastle airport.
Two flights per week on Tuesdays and Sundays will run between the cities – with a third flight on Thursdays in August and September – with tickets available at €46 one-way on the easyJet website.
Note however that prices vary significantly between days, rising to over €150 for a one-way ticket for some flights.
It joins existing services to Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London (Luton and Gatwick), and Manchester.
“The opening of this new exclusive route to Newcastle illustrates our commitment, as the leading airline in Nice by market share, to meet the expectations of travelers from the Côte d'Azur,” said the airline, quoted in Air Journal.
“This route aims to meet the needs of travelers wishing to join family and friends on both sides of the Channel, as well as tourists from Nice excited to discover a new European destination,” it added.
Along with a new winter route to Egyptian destination Hurghada, easyJet now serves 51 routes out of Nice airport, making it a major base for the airline.
The announcement of the new route comes at a time of trepidation in the aviation sector.
Already discontent with airline tax increases at the start of the year, the threat of further taxes to flights to and from France has left several carriers hesitant to open new routes.
Fellow budget airline Ryanair recently announced it would axe services to three regional French airports.
At the same time, air traffic controllers called major strike action last month over working conditions and failed negotiations with the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), and may launch further action in the near future.
At Nice in particular, a lack of air traffic controllers is leading to frequent delays this summer.
