Teesside International Airport - General Thread

[Stagman]

Airport press release saying 260,762 passengers through the doors in 2025.

Teesside Airport Continues Rise With Passenger Figures Up More Than 14% In 2025 - Teesside International Airport

The numbers are in and passenger figures have continued to rise at Teesside Airport – with 2025 recording the highest number of people through its doors for 16 years. No fewer than 260,762 passengers chose Teesside last year – a rise of 14.5% on 2024. A new Ryanair route to Malaga launched in...

www.teessideinternational.com

 

[Jerry]

Good news for Teesside

European Cargo to add Teesside flights - Air Cargo News

Airline European Cargo has announced plans to launch freighter operations between China and Teesside International Airport and establish an operational base at the northeast UK airport. The flights will operate five-times per week using the airline's European Cargo A340-600 converted freighters...

www.aircargonews.net

 

[jfy1999]

And for the North East more generally, we haven’t seen many heavy cargo flights into this region as far as I know…these flights are mostly e-commerce, so they could be a way for north eastern businesses to acquire goods more quickly and cheaply.

 

[Silvercity]

Good news for Teesside

European Cargo to add Teesside flights - Air Cargo News

Airline European Cargo has announced plans to launch freighter operations between China and Teesside International Airport and establish an operational base at the northeast UK airport. The flights will operate five-times per week using the airline's European Cargo A340-600 converted freighters...

www.aircargonews.net

Good for Tees side

 

[Stagman]

This is great news for the airport, businesses and industry of the region and further afield.
Imports and Exports on 5 return flights a week spread over 7 days.

 

[Jerry]

This is great news for the airport, businesses and industry of the region and further afield.
Imports and Exports on 5 return flights a week spread over 7 days.

Doubt there'll be exports just imports.

 

[Aviador]

The runway at Teesside is virtually the same length as LBA. How is it achieving flights to China, are they going to be via somewhere?

 

[Jerry]

The runway at Teesside is virtually the same length as LBA. How is it achieving flights to China, are they going to be via somewhere?

The flights that operate into Bournemouth are from Chongqing and Chengdu. From Cardiff the aircraft operated empty back to Urumqui and Chongqui so runway length wouldn't likely be a problem.

 

[Aviador]

The flights that operate into Bournemouth are from Chongqing and Chengdu. From Cardiff the aircraft operated empty back to Urumqui and Chongqui so runway length wouldn't likely be a problem.

So imports only. That doesn't seem like good business sense but if they can make it work fair play to them.

 

[Stagman]

European Cargo said there will be exports as well as the imports.

So exports will no doubt be well within the parameters for take off.

I think heard it mentioned by the airport previously, that the airport approaches are unconstrained, so can allow better angles of arrivals and departures.