New routes boost for airport

The low-cost airline has added three new routes

A budget airline has announced new routes from the north-east of England to European destinations.

On Wednesday bmibaby announced plans to serve Belfast, Geneva, and Malaga, from its new base at Teesside Airport from October.

Belfast International will be served on a daily basis, and Geneva and Malaga, which will be served with weekly Saturday flights.

Seats on the new routes go on sale on Wednesday, 2 July, with Internet fares to Belfast from £12.50, Geneva from £31.50 and Malaga from £41.50.

All fares are inclusive of taxes and insurance surcharge and can be booked online or by phone.

Popular routes

Tony Davis, managing director of bmibaby, said: "We're extremely pleased to announce the new routes on sale from our fourth UK base at Teesside Airport.

"The initial routes and frequencies represent the first stages of growth of bmibaby's base at Teesside, the range of destinations is set to expand as the airport grows with us.

"We're very confident that the cities we will be serving will prove to be popular as we've listened to the travelling public and given them some of the routes that they most wanted to see from Teesside."

The new routes will create 30 jobs for cabin crew and pilots, and this figure may increase.

Hugh Lang, managing director of Teesside Airport, said: "This is a significant development for the airport and the region, and in particular the travelling public of the North East giving them a greater choice for business, holidays, and short breaks."