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...]
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Former Rail Minister to chair Liverpool-Manchester Railway Partnership Board
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...]
Date set for Bee Network to adopt touch-in, touch-out payment system on buses
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced it will roll-out touch-in, touch-out payment on all Bee Network buses in the city-region from 23rd March 2025. Capped contactless payments on BeeNetwork buses aim to make it easier to travel and ensure passengers pay the best fare for their … [Read more...]
Stockport Interchange wins at National Transport Awards
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 warns of Christmas disruption to West Coast Mainline
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...]
Millions of pounds of investment approved for transport infrastructure schemes across Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network Committee has signed off several millions of pounds worth of investment in transport infrastructure across the city region. Funding from Greater Manchester's £1.07 billion City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement and the wider Greater Manchester Transport … [Read more...]
Avanti West Coast to retain franchise despite calls for renationalisation
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...]
Bee Network reveals improvements to bus services one year after first services returned to local control
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...]
More than 20 new shops, bars and restaurants to open in Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport in 2025
Manchester Airport has announced the 22 new shops, restaurants and bars that will open in 2025 when the final phase of the hub's Terminal 2 redevelopment completes. The first phase of the airport’s Terminal 2 opened in 2021 and features local brands like fast-food restaurant Archies, pizza … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester to submit updated Clean Air Plan
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 to double Abu Dhabi flights from Manchester Airport
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...]
Public consultation opens on next phase of Manchester to Leeds rail upgrades
A public consultation has launched ahead of proposed changes to local stations in Greater Manchester as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a major programme of works to improve rail connections between Greater Manchester, Leeds and York. TRU is proposing major upgrades across the … [Read more...]
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