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Manchester Airport Terminal Two extension handed over

Manchester Airport's Transformation Programme has reached a major milestone, as Laing O'Rourke marks the completion of the Terminal Two Extension's main build phase. The completion of the construction phase of the extension comes two and half years since Manchester Airport Group (MAG) signed the … [Read more...]

Stockport travel company celebrates two award wins

PlainSailing.com, Stockport-based yacht charter company are celebrating winning two international travel industry awards. The Stockport travel company Best Yacht Charter Agency in Europe in the Luxlife Travel & Tourism Awards, and Sailing Company of the Year, in the Travel & Hospitality … [Read more...]

Stockport travel agents opens with former Thomas Cook team

Barrhead Travel has invested in a new travel agents in Stockport’s Merseyway Shopping Centre, bringing five former Thomas Cook staff back to work. The new store opened Thursday 13th February, with an official grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Friday 21st February, attended by Mayor and Mayoress … [Read more...]

Love is in the Airport

Manchester Airport is launching a Valentine’s Day competition, giving passengers the chance to get their holidays off to a romantic start. The Northern hub is on the hunt for couples flying through Manchester Airport on Valentine’s Day, and will offer one couple the chance to have a date inside … [Read more...]

Manchester to Canada flights will cross Atlantic in 6 hours

Manchester Airport’s shortest trans-Atlantic flights will launch later this year, connecting the hub with Halifax, on the East coast of Canada. Direct flights to Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, will start in June with WestJet, and start operating from Manchester for the first time.  The service … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways Manchester routes welcome Qsuite

Qatar Airways have announced that their business class experience, Qsuite, will launch on flights to and from Manchester in February. Qsuite allows Qatar Airways passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private rooms for up to four people, as well as offering double beds, an industry … [Read more...]

Scottish travel agent plans new Stockport branch

Scottish travel agent, Barrhead Travel, plan to open a new branch in Stockport as part of their expansion plans for 2020. Glasgow-based Barrhead Travel has been trading for 44 years, and the Stockport branch comes as part of a plan to increase the company’s branch network by twenty stores by … [Read more...]

Jet2.com celebrates 15 years flying from Manchester Airport

December marks 15 years of package holiday company and airline, Jet2.com, flights from Manchester Airport, who have flown 20 million holidaymakers from the city. Passengers on a flight to Budapest got to celebrate with a piece of cake, in honour of Jet2.com’s first flight from Manchester Airport … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport reports record passenger numbers

In figures reported by owners, Manchester Airport Group, 17.4 million passengers travelled from Manchester Airport, setting a new record for the airport, in the six months up to the end of September 2019.  This figure equates to a 4.8% growth in passenger numbers compared to the same period … [Read more...]

1.2 Million passengers expected during Christmas Period

Manchester Airport is expecting one of the busiest Christmas periods in its 81-year history, with a projected 1.2m passengers forecast to pass through its three terminals between Thursday, December 19th and Sunday, January 5th. Friday, December 20th is expected to be the busiest day, … [Read more...]