With reference to 'will all this foreign traffic fly?' then Azzurra Air 737 flights are programmed through Newcastle this summer and i bet quite a few of the other ones will appear around and about the place during the course of the season.
EAC 747 is programmed to operate the lourdes pilgrimage flight this summer too.
p.s. who are MD Airlines? <img src="cool.gif" border="0">