Manchester Airport and retailer Dixons has launched a browse, reserve and collect service from all three of the terminals, taking the stress out of buying before flying. All passengers can browse 150 products, including brand names such as Apple, Beats by Dre, Bose, Canon, GoPro and Microsoft … [Read more...]
Northern Powerhouse will benefit from £1bn Manchester Airport ‘global gateway’
Manchester Airport’s managing director got this morning’s UK Northern Powerhouse Conference of to a flying start as delegates took their seats for a video fly-through of how a £1bn investment is set to transform the UK’s 3rd largest airport. Speaking at the opening of the UK Northern Powerhouse … [Read more...]
SHAHEEN AIR FLIGHTS TO PAKISTAN FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Shaheen Air will launch European flights next month, with the start of a new service between Manchester Airport and Islamabad in Pakistan. The Pakistani airline will offer three services a week to Benazir Bhutto International Airport from 15 March 2016 with A330-200 aircraft. The services … [Read more...]
New Development Team for Manchester’s Airport City
Airport City Manchester, one of the UK’s largest commercial development projects, has announced the creation of an in-house Development Management Team. The new team will oversee the next phases of the development project and has begun the search for a Managing Director and a Sales and Marketing … [Read more...]
Ryanair launches record Manchester winter 2016 schedule
Irish airline Ryanair has added 8 more routes to its 2016 winter schedule, following last week’s news that a further 3 new routes will be added to the German cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Nuremberg. The 8 new winter services announced today will fly to Bratislava, Carcassonne, Limoges, Malta, … [Read more...]
Jacobs appointed by MAG for £1bn airport transformation
Jacobs Engineering Group, with a UK division based at Cheadle Heath in Stockport, has been appointed by Manchester Airport Group (MAG) to provide engineering and selected architectural services for the £1bn Manchester Airport overhaul. The Manchester Airport Transformation Project is a 10-year … [Read more...]
Ryanair adds three new winter routes from Manchester to Germany
Ryanair has announced 3 new daily winter services from Manchester to Berlin, Hamburg and Nuremberg, beginning at the start of November 2016. For business or pleasure, passengers can benefit from an opening offer on seats for travel in November available for booking on the Ryanair.com website … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport escape lounge gets luxury makeover
Manchester Airport is investing more £1.6 million on a complete overhaul of its luxury Escape Lounge in Terminal 2. The project will increase the size of the Escape Lounge by more than a third and will provide a luxurious space for passengers with the capacity increased to 212 passengers, … [Read more...]
Hainan airlines increase capacity from Manchester to Beijing
Hainan Airlines is celebrating Chinese New Year with the announcement of additional seats on its Manchester-Beijing route, before it has even launched. From 10th June 2016, Hainan Airlines will fly four times a week to the Chinese capital from the UK’s third largest airport with increased … [Read more...]
Manchester’s airport “in premier league” agree MPs in aviation debate
Manchester’s Airport places the city “in the Premier League” but better rail links are needed to spread the benefits across the north, MPs heard. A special debate took place in Parliament on the subject of regional airports as MPs from both main parties discussed how a strong Manchester Airport … [Read more...]
New international artist in residence at the airport
Manchester Airport has commissioned its first ever international artist in residence to capture the buzz of its expanding global route network. Rob Pointon, from Cheshire, has been commissioned for the next three years. During his first year in residence, Rob has partnered with Cathay Pacific … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year lands at Manchester Airport
Chinese New Year officially landed in Manchester this morning when one of the celebration’s dancing lions and cabin crew from Hainan Airlines, which launches a direct route from Manchester to Beijing in June, arrived at Manchester Airport. To mark Hainan Airlines and Manchester Airport's … [Read more...]