Teesside airport gains extra Alicante flight

Ryanair is adding extra capacity from Teesside airport to Spain for next summer.

 

A fourth weekly flight to Alicante will run between March and October next year.

 

Departures by the no-frills carrier will now operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

 

Ryanair will also serve Malaga, Palma, Faro and Corfu next summer.

 

The move came as the boss of the airport near Darlington pledged further network expansion.

 

A KLM Amsterdam route from Teesside has seen rising popularity this year, offering global connections via Schiphol. Tui flights  to Majorca are also available for 2026 and 2027.

 

Airport managing director Phil Forster said: “The numbers show Alicante has been a big hit from Teesside. 

 

“Ryanair have been great to work with, and their team has recognised our success, backed us with extra flights in 2026 – and offered up a new and improved schedule for next summer.

 

"Our passenger numbers are on a steady rise on our key European routes, and our team work tirelessly to make travelling from Teesside an enjoyable, personal and stress-free experience.

 

“Rest assured, we’re hard at work to secure more destinations on our departure boards in 2026.”

 

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen added: “The popularity of our flights to Alicante shows our airport is well and truly on the up.

 

“We’re building on our success with more summer flights and links to Alicante and Malaga all year round.

 

“Our airport team are working day in, day out to deliver on calls for more routes from Teesside, and this increased schedule for our Alicante route just goes to show that demand is there for the flights that people want.