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Driverless cars to take to the streets of Stockport

A convoy of driverless cars is set to head on to the highways of Stockport early next year as part of a trail-blazing, £5million research project investigating the future of road transport. Testing of a Westfield sports car, one of the proposed autonomous vehicles, has already taken place on the … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport passenger numbers double digit growth

Manchester Airport passenger numbers grew again this year demonstrating its growing importance to the UK’s global growth prospects. The UK's third largest airport has revealed a double-digit hike in annual passenger numbers.  The gateway has added 2.7 million passengers over the past 12 months, … [Read more...]

Section of A6 Airport relief road open after Easter

Changes along the A6 in Hazel Grove will soon be seen as the first section of the new A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road will open to traffic in the week following Easter. Located in Hazel Grove between Yew Tree Avenue and Norbury Hollow Road, the new section of road will help ensure that traffic … [Read more...]

Air Maroc to launch Manchester to Agadir

Air Arabia Maroc has announced it will launch flights from Manchester to Agadir this winter. The Moroccan low cost airline will start twice weekly flights from October to the resort making Manchester the only airport in the UK outside of London served by the carrier. The new service will … [Read more...]

Royal Air Maroc takes off from Manchester to Casablanca

Royal Air Maroc has taken off from Manchester to Casablanca -  the latest operator to choose Manchester Airport as a base for its Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The Morrocan airline will fly a direct non-stop service from Manchester Airport to Casablanca officially launched with the inaugural flight … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific to fly daily Manchester to Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific has underlined its commitment to the North West and is set to offer a daily service from Manchester to Hong Kong.    Cathay Pacific has announced that it will be bolstering its frequency in the North West by offering daily flights between Manchester and Hong Kong as of 1 December … [Read more...]

Liverpool Pride takes off with Manchester Airport

Liverpool Pride is set for take off as Manchester Airport jumps on-board as its new sponsor for 2017. Liverpool Pride Festival is set to hit new heights in 2017 with the announcement of its first main sponsor for this year’s event. Festival organisers are delighted to reveal that Manchester … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s Manchester expansion takes off

Virgin Atlantic's Manchester expansion takes off as San Francisco inaugural flight launches First of three new Virgin Atlantic routes takes off today to San Francisco Boston route launches tomorrow, with New York JFK in May 30 strong tech trade mission travels to San Francisco to bang the … [Read more...]

Stockport Protection Order to combat car cruising

A Stockport Protection Order introduced by Stockport Council - a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) - is set to combat car cruising in the Borough. Designed to allow people to use an area without fear of anti-social behaviour, PSPOs are implemented to deal with particular problems in a designated … [Read more...]

Manchester to Beijing 5 flights weekly from June

Hainan Airlines has announced plans to increase its Manchester to Beijing flight frequency from 4 flights per week to 5 flights per week from the 1st of June 2017. This added service will potentially see Hainan Airlines new Dreamliners operating this direct route into Beijing, depending on … [Read more...]

Case for Change for Greater Manchester rail stations

Plans to put passengers first and transform Greater Manchester rail stations into community hubs were unveiled today  as Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) submitted its Case for Change to the Department for Transport. TfGM are bidding to secure a multi-million pound investment and regional … [Read more...]

TfGM pedalling campaign to join the European Cycling Challenge

Greater Manchester based businesses and partners are being encouraged to use pedal power in May to put GM on the European Cycling Map.   The European Cycling Challenge (ECC) is an annual ‘urban cycling’ competition taking place each May. Starting out as a small pilot in Bologna, with around 70 … [Read more...]