Departures from Newcastle will able available from 29th May to 28 August with prices for 14 night Cosmos holiday packages to the popular US resort starting from £629 per person based on two adults and two children sharing a standard room at the 3 diamond-rated Comfort Inn Universal in the International Drive area. Fourteen night flight only prices are from just £559 per person in economy or from £779 in premium cabin.
Flights will operate to Orlando Sanford Airport on a Monarch A330 aircraft, departing from Newcastle on Tuesdays and returning early hours of Wednesday mornings.
Florida is the most popular long haul tourist destination from the UK, with numerous attractions including Disneyworld, Seaworld and Universal Studios, numerous shopping malls and stunning white sandy beach resorts, making a two week holiday ideal for families.
Dave Laws, chief executive at Newcastle International, said: “We are delighted that the Monarch Holiday Group has invested in the North East. This news means more families from the region can fly from Newcastle Airport directly to Orlando, Florida next summer while saving considerable time and money. We know that over 20,000 people from the region travel to Orlando from other UK airports, and it’s great news that Cosmos now offer this to give our customers more choice when travelling from their local airport.
“Florida is an incredible destination with something to offer all ages. We look forward to seeing many happy customers in the terminal as they jet off to enjoy an exciting trip to Disneyland, Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter or a relaxing sun filled break to Palm Beach or Key West.”
Said Hugh Morgan, Managing Director, Tour Operations, the Monarch Travel Group: “We are delighted to be able to add to the choice of flights to Florida from Newcastle by offering both package holidays and flight-only options for those wanting to travel independently with a fly-drive holiday. As Florida is a very popular destination with our customers in the North East, we wanted to be able to offer the convenience and flexibility of flying from their local airport.”