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Adoption Counts at Bee in the City

The team at Adoption Counts were buzzing to be among the first to see their adopted super-sized bee and take part in the Bee in the City art trail as it opened to the public today. Their sponsored ‘Bee-YOU-ti-ful’ Bee, designed by artist, Lois Cordelia, is a symbol of the difference a year can make … [Read more...]

Summer of fun at Manchester Airport Visitor Park

A Summer of Fun is getting underway at the Manchester Airport Visitor Park in time for the school holidays. Children's rides, bouncy castles children's flight academy, aircraft tours and Manchester Airport 80th birthday give-aways are just some of the entertainment taking place at Manchester … [Read more...]

New £34m multi-storey car park at Manchester Airport

BAM construction is developing a new ‘Meet and Greet’ multi-storey car park at Manchester Airport for Manchester Airports Group, MAG. The new multi-storey car park at Manchester Airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 will accommodate 6,500 vehicles with phase one of the spaces will be delivered by … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to increase flights Manchester to Doha

Qatar Airways has announced it will be increasing the frequency of its flights on its Manchester to Doha route to triple daily from May 2019. The middle eastern airline currently operates 16 flights per week between the two cities – double daily on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and … [Read more...]

easyJet Manchester adds 5 new routes

easyJet Manchester has added 5 new destinations including its 1000th route – Manchester to Bordeaux easyJet has reached a key milestone with the launch of its 1000th route that forms part of 16 new routes from the UK announced by the airline.   The new routes commencing in winter 2018 from … [Read more...]

Long haul contributes to record June at MAG airports

Long haul connectivity from Manchester Airport Group - MAG airports - has contributed to the busiest June on record across East Midlands, Manchester and Standsted airports.   MAG, the UK’s largest airport group, posted a 6.4% increase in passenger numbers in June as London Stansted saw … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport drop-off charges begin today

Manchester Airport drop off charges, designed to manage congestion outside its terminals, are operational from today, 10th July. From today, passengers can take advantage of a new dedicated drop off site, from where passengers will be able to board a free shuttle service to their terminal of … [Read more...]

MAG delivers Greater Manchester councils a £107.1m dividend

Greater Manchester councils have landed a £107.1m dividend thanks to the growth of MAG, the owner of Manchester Airport driven by an increase in passenger numbers across its three airports reaches 58.9 million.   MAG - which also owns London Stansted and East Midlands Airports - today released its … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport drop off charges to ease forecourt congestion

Manchester Airport drop off charges, effective from 10th July, are designed to manage congestion outside its terminals, operational from 10th July. In March, the airport announced it was creating a dedicated drop off site, from where passengers will be able to board a free shuttle service to their … [Read more...]

Aviation Minister jets in to Manchester Airport

The Aviation Minister, Baroness Sugg, has rounded off Manchester Airport’s 80th birthday celebrations by checking in on the progress of its £1bn Transformation Programme.  The Minister was given a glimpse of the airport’s future by standing inside the first pier that will connect to the new “super … [Read more...]

Bike Business on track thanks to specialist lender Together

A Yorkshire Bike business is on track for success thanks to a £227,000 cash injection from Cheadle based specialist lender Together.  Jon Dean, who owns CycleStreet in Layerthorpe, York, struck the finance deal to repay a current commercial mortgage with a high-street bank – saving him thousands of … [Read more...]

Seashell Trust disabled pupils buzzing over Bee in the City!

A giant bee created by children with complex needs from the Seashell Trust in Stockport has buzzed off to join Manchester's art installation, Bee in the City After months of hard work, Seashell Trust’s ‘Shellbee’ will go proudly on display INSIDE Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, forming part of … [Read more...]