Summer flights to Spain launch from Durham for first time in seven years
Flights from Durham to Spain will be available from next summer for the first time in seven years.
JetsGo Holidays will offer the weekly service for 10 weeks from July 19, 2020 between Durham Tees Valley and Palma on the island of Majorca.
Flights, which will operate on Sundays, have gone on sale today.
The agreement with JetsGo Holidays is the first secured as part of a new partnership with Stobart Aviation, which took over operation of Durham Tees Valley Airport in March.
The decision by JetsGo Holidays to start services from the airport follows the launch by Balkan Holidays of a full programme of summer holiday charter flights to Bulgaria in May 2019.
Balkan Holidays has confirmed that it will now run a second summer of holidays flying from Durham Tees Valley Airport in 2020.
Established in 2014, JetsGo Holidays launched with a charter service from Manchester Airport to Palma and has since expanded to offer package holidays from Belfast and Inverness Airport.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: ""Just a few months after buying back our airport, I’m delighted to announce that flights to the UK’s most popular holiday destination will be returning to Teesside. With these flights to Majorca next year, JetsGo Holidays has become the latest company to throw its weight behind our airport.
"When kids break up for their summer holidays, families won’t have the slog to Manchester, Leeds or Newcastle to get a great value break – they’ll be able to jet off to Spain from Teesside for the first time in seven years.
"While we’re only four months in, this announcement, and the additional holiday flights to Bulgaria, demonstrates that our airport can be a success and our 10 Year Rescue Plan is working."
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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