easyJet (London Luton) has announced it will base three aircraft at Newcastle, GB from March 2026, making it easyJet UK's eleventh base in the country.

The low-cost carrier currently maintains services from Newcastle to Paris CDG, Amsterdam Schiphol, Alicante Elche Miguel Hernández, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Belfast International, and Bristol International, and plans to open a route to Geneva starting December 2025. However, it has yet to announce new routes for 2026 or reveal which aircraft will be based in the city.

Jet2 (United Kingdom), Loganair, Ryanair, and TUI Airways already have crew bases in Newcastle, the ch-aviation Commercial Aviation Operator Schedule Data data shows.

According to the ch-aviation Commercial Aviation Aircraft Data module, easyJet UK currently operates forty-seven A319-100s, eighty-two A320-200s, fifty A320-200Ns, and eleven A321-200NX. The parent company also has two subsidiaries in continental Europe, easyJet Europe and easyJet Switzerland. The former operates thirty-five A319-100s, seventy-four A320-200s, eighteen A320-200Ns, and eight A321-200NX, while easyJet Switzerland operates twenty-four A320-200s and seven A320-200Ns.

CEO Kenton Jarvis announced during a presentation of half-yearly results that the group was experiencing strong passenger demand for the 2025 summer season but was facing capacity constraints.

"The reduced OEM deliveries throughout Europe are leading to a more constrained capacity environment, which is seen in the seat growth we expect this summer," he noted.

Despite the industry-wide issues with the production of new passenger aircraft, easyJet has not changed its fleet outlook. It still expects to end the 2025 fiscal year (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025) with 356 jets, and the next one with 368 aircraft in its fleet, in line with previously announced plans.

Jarvis pointed out that easyJet was satisfied with the performance of its new London Southend base, saying it was delivering "load factors ahead of the network average". The budget carrier also sees growth opportunities at its Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate bases, which were opened as part of a remedy package for Lufthansa's deal to buy a 41% stake in ITA Airways.