News for: Transport

Manchester Airport is launching its first direct flights to Moldova, with twice-weekly flights by budget airline FLYONE commencing in December 2024. The direct connecting between Manchester Airport and Moldovan capital, Chisinau, will add to the more than 200 destinations reached by a direct link … [Read more...]

Former Rail Minister and Chair of the Transport Select Committee, Huw Merriman, has been appointed to lead the body tasked with supporting a new railway between Liverpool, Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly. The former Conservative MP will lead the Liverpool-Manchester Railway … [Read more...]

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and partners are celebrating after winning a prestigious national award for Stockport town centre's new transport interchange. Stockport Interchange won the Design, Engineering and Construction Project of the Year category at the National Transport Awards … [Read more...]

Network Rail is urging passengers travelling over Christmas to plan their journeys in advance to avoid disruption due to upgrades and work on the West Coast Mainline. With passenger numbers typically down 50-60% between the seven days between Christmas and New Year compared with typical travel in … [Read more...]

The Department for Transport (DfT) will not strip rail operator Avanti West Coast of its franchise, despite calls from political leaders in the North-west to do so, the Financial Times has reported. Transport for the North (TfN) and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are among those to have … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester is marking one year on since the launch of its first Bee Network services and the return of buses to local government control after almost 40 years. The first franchised Bee Network bus services began operating in Wigan, Bolton and parts of Salford and Bury in September 2023, … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester is preparing to submit an updated Clean Air Plan to government with the city-region's latest air quality data showing improvements on local roads. The city-region's preferred plan for the scheme rules out charges for vehicles driven on roads across Greater Manchester, and will … [Read more...]

Etihad Airways is to increase flying from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi, further strengthening international connections from the North of England's largest airport. Passengers flying from Manchester Airport will gain double-daily flights to the United Arab Emirates with Etihad Airways, up from … [Read more...]