'Tap and Go' contactless payments have launched on Bee Network buses in Stockport and across Greater Manchester, offering passengers and commuters an easier way to pay for their journeys. The new service went live on Sunday 23rd March, and allows adult full fare paying passengers to tap their … [Read more...]
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Manchester Airport adds fifth route to Morocco
Ryanair has announced the launch of a new route from Manchester Airport to Rabat, the fifth route from the airport to Morocco and its only to the country's capital. The twice-weekly service to Rabat-Salé Airport will commence from Sunday 30th March, and make Manchester Airport the second UK … [Read more...]
Bee Network hits 50 million contactless tram journeys days before launching on bus network
Greater Manchester's Bee Network has surpassed 50 million tram journeys made with contactless 'tap and go' payments, TfGM has revealed ahead of the scheme expanding to the city-region's bus network. The 50 millionth journey started at 7.07am on Wednesday 19th March, and the person travelled from … [Read more...]
Stockport Interchange celebrates first anniversary
March 2025 marks one year since the opening of Stockport Interchange, the £140 million state-of-the-art transport hub built as part of the £1 billion regeneration of the town centre. As well as creating a new travel gateway into the town, the Interchange has also delivered new homes and green … [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...]
New Bee Network map reveals high frequency transport routes
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has revealed a new map showing the high frequency bus and tram routes delivered by the Bee Network. Shown in one place for the first time it demonstrates how, with public transport under local control, the city-region is making major progress toward a fully … [Read more...]
Bee Network completes first electric bus conversion
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network is accelerating progress towards carbon-neutral public transport as the first diesel bus to be converted to being fully electric powered takes to the roads. Bus operator, Go North West, which operates a number of Bee Network services in the North of the … [Read more...]
Liverpool to Manchester rail investment could help Northern cities rival Oxford-Cambridge growth potential, argue North-west Mayors
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram have set out how regional rail investment could accelerate economic growth across a 'Northern Arc' of cities that could rival the potential of Oxford and Cambridge. Speaking at a roundtable event at the … [Read more...]
Stockport pioneers carbon-neutral road resurfacing scheme
Stockport Council has partnered with surfacing company, Miles Macadam, on a carbon-neutral solution for road resurfacing in the borough. The initiative is part of the council's sustainability efforts and aims to significantly reduce the environmental impact of road maintenance. The project, … [Read more...]
Contactless tap and go payment system to launch on Stockport buses in two weeks
A new campaign has launched to highlight the ease and benefit of contactless tap and go payments, already in use on Metrolink trams, and which will go live on Bee Network buses in Stockport and across Greater Manchester in two weeks’ time. From Sunday 23 March, passengers will be able to use … [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...]
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