Laura Banks was stopped after returning to the UK from Thailand, a court hears.
The airline CEO says "tough choices" were made during the pandemic to close the base.
How charges at Manchester Airport, Heathrow, City, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham and more compare.
It will be replaced by a waiting zone with a shuttle bus transporting Newcastle Airport passengers.
The airport reports a 371% rise in drones within its restriction zone this year.
Hues of greens, pinks and purples glowed bright in a geomagnetic storm on Tuesday night.
Claire Burns, among the first to work for Jet2 at Newcastle, says some people doubted it would last.
More pilots and cabin crew will be hired at Newcastle International Airport, Ryanair says.
Additional measures are being considered to prevent airport holidaymakers from parking in Ponteland.
