Manchester Airport is set to welcome more than 1.1 million passengers over the two-week Easter holiday on more than 7,300 flights to 158 destinations.
This year the airport estimates that a total of 1,174,362 passengers will fly from or arrive at the airport over the Easter break, compared to 1,038,175 last year – a 13.1% year-on-year increase.
The most popular destination over Easter 2023 is Dubai, thanks to the Middle East hub’s many connections to destinations all over the world. Dubai has risen from being the sixth most popular destination last year, leapfrogging European holiday hotspots Dublin, Alicante, Tenerife, Amsterdam and Palma.
Belfast International is a new entry to the top ten, edging out perennial favourite Malaga. People are also flying to a number of new destinations not available last year, including Catania in Italy, Kuwait, Bahrain, Podgorica in Montenegro, and Trondheim in Norway.
Manchester Airport managing director Chris Woodroofe said:
“Easter is always a hugely popular time to get away, as people look to take advantage of the school holidays and grab a bit of Spring sunshine
“Manchester Airport is the UK’s global gateway in the North, and that means we have a wide range of destinations for travellers from all parts of the region to choose from – whether that’s a city break, a European resort or a far-flung long-haul getaway.
“We’re looking forward to a successful Easter and have put a range of new measures in place to make sure passengers see the airport at its best. We’ve got state of the art technology to help us track how long people are spending in queues and a new 100-person resilience team that can step in and trouble shoot any problems that may occur.
“In February more than 95% of people got through security in under 15 minutes and we’re confident we will maintain that over the Easter period and into the summer.”
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