News for: Transport

Airline Norwegian is launching its busiest ever winter with brand new flights from Manchester to Gran Canaria and Tenerife this week. Sun-seekers have the perfect excuse for a winter getaway with fares available to the Canary Islands from £39.90. Norwegian’s inaugural flight to Gran Canaria … [Read more...]

The CEO of Manchester Airport, has given his reaction to the Government's announcement of Heathrow as the preferred choice for the location of a new runway in the South East of the UK. Ken O’Toole, CEO of Manchester Airport, said that while a new runway at Heathrow will be good for the UK economy, … [Read more...]

Transport Minister Andrew Jones has declared Government support for a high speed East - West rail link as MPs debate the importance of Manchester Airport to the UK economy and integration with HS2 plans. A group of MPs have said boosting east-west rail links will deliver “truly transformational” … [Read more...]

Freshers flying in to start their studies at universities across the North helped Manchester Airport record its business ever September. 2,671,199 passengers passed through the terminals taking the rolling annual total for the UK’s third busiest airport to 24,846,962. The total was also boosted by … [Read more...]

DSG Auto Contracts, part of the DSG Group, are about to take on the Screwball Rally, to raise funds for the Together Trust. Today's latest business recruit to join Marketing Stockport have been committed supporters of fellow member the Together Trust, so far raising over £6,500 for the … [Read more...]

Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has revealed the ongoing demand for its Manchester to Dubai route, reporting a 9.5% annual growth on 2015. 610,000 passengers have flown between the two cities this year, and Emirates is all set to hit the record milestone of 1,000,000 … [Read more...]

Nearly three million passengers jetted off from Manchester Airport during August as the UK’s third largest airport recorded its busiest ever summer. The main summer holiday period saw 2,934,393 passengers travel through the airport last month, an increase of 9% on August 2015. That means the … [Read more...]

Six new cycleways have been created across Greater Manchester as part of the £42m Cycle City investment programme. The new cycleways include the upgrading of the Stockport to Didsbury route along the River Mersey and have been designed as an attractive and convenient way to travel by bike, … [Read more...]