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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 favourites San Carlo, café chain Pot Kettle Black and brewpubs by Joseph Holt and Se7en Brothers – as well as a range of airport favourites like Pret A Manger, M&S Food and Starbucks.
The second phase of the project will be finished by the summer of 2025, and welcome new cafes, bars and restaurants, including Fever-Tree, JD Wetherspoon and Joe And The Juice and Greggs, luxury retailers, including Chanel, alongside other big names like Pandora, LEGO, WH Smith, and Boots as well as The Great Northern Market: a 472-seat food hall highlighting the best of Manchester’s street food scene.
Chris Woodroofe, Managing Director, Manchester Airport, said:
“We are really proud to connect the North to the world – and now through our brand new Terminal 2 we’re able to do that in a setting that rivals any airport in any major capital city.
“The new shops, bars and restaurants we’re adding in the second phase of the development of Terminal 2 will really elevate the experience and help people feel like they’re starting their holidays at the airport.
“Whatever your budget and preferences, you’ll be able to find something to your tastes in Terminal 2.
“Not only that, you’ll also be able to enjoy modern, world-class facilities and one of Europe’s most extensive route networks – so wherever you’re travelling, you’ll be able to start your trip in style.”
Luxury brands like Chanel and the Fever-Tree bar will be situated in a Boutique Mall, while LEGO, Pandora and Rituals will be located on a high street style shopping strip called The Avenue, which will link up with the existing departure lounge in the section of Terminal 2 that is already open. Units will showcase the best of the North, through the design of their stores and the range of products on offer.
The Great Northern Market will feature a diverse range of world street food options including pizza, Mexican food, noodles and more. The offers will rotate regularly in line with food market trends and customer demand. The food-hall has been created by airport food and drink specialists Airport Retail Enterprises with street food pioneer Dominic Cools-Lartigue. It will be complemented by well-known brands like JD Wetherspoon, Upper Crust, Starbucks, and WHSmith’s Grindsmith Café.
Richard Jackson, Retail Director at Manchester Airport, commented:
“We are proud of the world-class facilities on offer in Terminal 2, and a key part of our vision for the finished terminal is to provide an unrivalled experience for passengers shopping and dining before they catch their flight.
“We’re delighted to be bringing such a varied offering to the second phase of our brand-new Terminal 2, with local brands complemented by well-known high street names and options to suit every budget.
“We’ve worked hard to make sure we’re bringing exciting, classic brands like Chanel and Pandora to the airport as well as Fever-Tree opening a statement cocktail bar and our very own Lego store – while also making sure people have the brands they love to see in an airport setting like Wetherspoon and Greggs.
“On top of that our Great Northern Market will be a unique airport offering – allowing people to enjoy the popular ‘market hall’ style dining experience with a range of individual street food style pop ups around a central eating area. It will let groups of people dine together while being able to choose from a range of different and varied menus.”
The announcement of the retail line-up in Terminal 2 is the latest milestone in the transformation project, which is coming to a conclusion after almost a decade. In that time, thousands of people have worked on the project – several hundred of whom were apprentices starting out their careers – while an independent report commissioned last year showed around 16,400 extra jobs will be generated by 2040 as a result of the economic activity stimulated by the expansion of the airport and its route network.
The same research – by York Aviation – revealed that Manchester Airport’s contribution to the Northern economy is expected to soar by nearly 80%, to £6.3bn by 2040 as a result of the full delivery of the transformation programme. A further £2.9bn boost will be triggered through the increased productivity of businesses travelling and trading globally through Manchester over the same period.
More than 30 million passengers have already used the Terminal Two extension – which received a prestigious UNESCO-backed architecture award last November.
Earlier this year, plans were announced to reinstate one of Terminal 1’s iconic chandeliers as part of an art installation, and a link bridge was installed ahead of construction starting on a new pier – the final piece of major new construction on the programme.