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Cheap Flights from Newcastle
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) is located 11km / 7 miles to the north of central Newcastle and close to Dinnington, Prestwick and Woolsington. Airlines at Newcastle Airport fly to many destinations all over the UK and Europe, as well as some transatlantic cities. You can find a great variety of full service as well as cheap flights from Newcastle International Airport.
The airport comes with just one efficient terminal, which handles all carriers with ease and has an excellent complement of passenger facilities. Currently, the regional Newcastle Airport is amongst the fastest growing of its kind in the whole of the UK and ranks as Britain's tenth-biggest.
Close to both the A1 and the A696, transfer services to Newcastle and beyond are very good, and include airport buses to Eldon Square Bus Concourse in the city centre, which depart every 20 minutes during peak times and also run on Sundays. In addition, Newcastle's Metro system connects the airport with Newcastle Central Station and Gateshead, with services running every seven minutes during the day. Taxis are readily available from outside of the terminal exit at Newcastle International Airport and operated by the Airport Taxis service.
Essential passenger facilities include three money changers and ATMs, which are spread throughout the airport terminal in arrivals and departures, while left luggage, lost property, postal services, a prayer room, baby changing rooms and a children's play area are also available. Newcastle International Airport comes with a wide variety of shops, including a branch of tax-free Alpha Airport Shopping, together with outlets serving refreshments on either side of security, such as Starbucks and Greggs bakery.
There are two business class lounges at Newcastle Airport, the British Airways Lounge and also the Cheviot Executive Lounge, both of which are located in the departures Lounge. Telephone, fax facilities and refreshments are provided in these lounges, while the Internet Lounge is particularly popular and features wireless access for those using laptops. |