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Regional: Manchester Airport Welcomes Year of the Pig

Manchester Airport is ready to celebrate the Year of the Pig as 260,000 passengers travelled to and from China in the last year.  As Chinese New Year beckons and we enter the Year of the Pig, Manchester Airport is celebrating another strong 12 months as passenger numbers to China grew 17%. With … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport Launch Junior Apprentice 2019

The Manchester Airport Junior Apprentice competition is back for 2019 and open to Year Five and Six pupils from across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Winning students will get the chance to hear themselves on the airwaves, see their work in the terminals of the UK’s third largest airport and win … [Read more...]

Burns Night Celebrations in Art at Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport’s international artist in residence latest work is to be exhibited at a special event to celebrate Burns night.  Rob Pointon, who became the airport’s artist in residence in 2016, recently visited Inverness and Orkney with Loganair to capture the beauty of Scotland in his … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport to Launch Private PremiAir Terminal

Manchester Airport has revealed plans and released preview designs of the new PremiAir terminal, the first major UK airport to open a private terminal, offering passengers a 'private jet experience' while flying on commercial airlines.  Designs unveiled for new private terminal - PremiAir … [Read more...]

Regional: Manchester Crowned UK’s Best Airport for Fifth Year

Manchester Airport is flying high after being named the UK’s best airport, for a fifth year running, at the Globe Awards hosted by Travel Weekly.   The UK’s third largest airport fought off competition from the likes of Heathrow, Liverpool, Gatwick and Birmingham to receive the accolade.    The … [Read more...]

Regional: Record Year for Passenger Numbers at Manchester Airport

Celebrating its busiest ever festive period helped the UK's Northern gateway to report a record year for passenger numbers at Manchester Airport in 2018. More than 28.2 million passengers passed through the UK’s third largest airport in the last 12 months.  Popular holiday hot spots included … [Read more...]

On Your Bikes! Free ‘Learn to Ride’ starts tomorrow!

The first indoor Learn to Ride a bike scheme starts tomorrow at Life Leisure's Houldsworth Village in Reddish. New for 2019, Learn to Ride takes to the gym and goes indoors in order to beat the winter chill and kick start that New Year’s resolution.  If it’s been a while since you’ve ridden a … [Read more...]

Belle Vue Coaches Boost Fleet with £650,000 Investment

Bus and coach hire firm Belle Vue Manchester has invested £650,000 to expand its fleet as it gears up for growth in 2019. The Stockport-based operator has acquired two double-decker executive coaches and a wheelchair-accessible coach. Managing director Phil Hitchen said the 85-seater Van Hool … [Read more...]

MAG-nificent Manchester Airport in Mini Giveaway

Five lucky travel agents from across the UK drove away with their very own brand new mini, courtesy of Manchester Airport’s year-long MAG-nificient campaign, which was created for the airport’s 80th birthday to thank travel agents.  For the last 12 months travel agents that have booked holidays … [Read more...]