More than 2.6 million passengers passed through Manchester Airport in April, the busiest on record, including the first passengers to use the new check-in area at Terminal 2. The opening of new check-in desks at the terminal is the latest milestone of the airport's £1.3 billion transformation, … [Read more...]
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Manchester Airport unveils Terminal 3 revamp plans
Manchester Airport has announced a multi-million pound investment to improve the passenger experience at Terminal 3. The planned investment follows the launch of the airport's Transformation Programme in 2015, which is doubling the size of Terminal 2 and closing Terminal 1. New plans to improve … [Read more...]
Strong Q1 for exporters, finds new UK Trade Barometer report
More than 60% of British exporters saw an increase in overseas sales in the first three months of the year, the latest UK Trade Barometer report has shown. The findings released by UK’s largest group of airports – MAG – and the Growing Together Alliance of regional business bodies, also showed … [Read more...]
Over 100 Manchester Airport staff take up British Sign Language course
More than 100 colleagues at Manchester Airport have signed up for a British Sign Language (BSL) course as part of a programme to improve the travel experience for deaf and hearing-impaired passengers. The inaugural five-week sign language training programme, which began earlier this month, is … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport exceeds 2 million passenger milestone in record breaking February
Manchester Airport served more than 2 million passengers in February for the first time thanks to a surge in half-term getaways. More than 800,000 of the month’s passengers travelled during the week-long school holiday alone, with sunnier destinations such as Alicante, Tenerife and Dubai among … [Read more...]
Airport ‘Meet the Buyers’ event generates nearly 1,000 meetings for local businesses
Attendees from 150 small and medium sized businesses from across Greater Manchester and Cheshire were in attendance at a Meet the Buyers event to connect with businesses based at Manchester Airport. The annual event took place on 13th March at Manchester Airport's Runway Visitor Park, and saw … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport biodiversity project wins international award
A project led by Manchester Airport that seeks to preserve the biodiversity of woodlands around the city-region has been given a prestigious Green Apple Award. The airport's environment team, in collaboration with TV ecologist Josh Styles' firm, Styles Ecology, translocated a number of species … [Read more...]
Local students hear from women in aviation as Manchester Airport marks International Women’s Day
More than 20 students from local secondary schools met with female staff in roles at Manchester Airport as part of celebrations for International Women's Day (9th March 2025). Pupils from Manchester Enterprise Academy and Dixons Brooklands Academy spend the day at the airport on Friday 8th March … [Read more...]
Loganair adds Southampton and Exeter flights from Manchester Airport
Regional airline, Loganair, has announced it will add new flights to both Southampton and Exeter from Manchester Airport. The new route to Southampton will operate three times daily from 26th October, with daily flights to Exeter also beginning on the same day. The new routes will also benefit … [Read more...]
Indian airline announces the North’s only direct route to India
IndiGo, the largest airline in India, has announced it will begin flights from Manchester Airport for the first time, offering the North of England's only direct route to the country, which is the world's fastest-growing economy. The announcement marks IndiGo’s first entry to the European market, … [Read more...]
Daily Ethiopian Airlines flights from Manchester open up Africa to the North
Ethiopian Airlines has announced it will increase its schedule flying between Manchester Airport and Addis Ababa, opening up travel opportunities from the North across Africa. The new daily schedule, increasing from five flights per week, will be effective from July 3rd 2025, adding to travel … [Read more...]
65,000 Manchester Airport passengers checked in bags the day before flying in 2024
More than 65,000 passengers flying from Manchester Airport checked in their bags the day before travelling in 2024, the airport has revealed. Services offered by a select number of airlines, including TUI, Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2.com and Virgin Atlantic, allow passengers on eligible flights to … [Read more...]
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