New facilities will provide a great airport experience and attract new routes to the UK’s global gateway in the North Investment will unlock billions in economic value for the North, supporting thousands of new jobs over the next decade More than 500 jobs to be created in two-year construction phase Manchester, UK, 2023-Jan-28 — /Travel… Read the full press release
Gulf Air set to launch direct flights to Bahrain from 1st June Currently 28,000 passengers from the North of England travel there each year indirectly More than 2 million people in the airport’s catchment area fly to destinations on Gulf Air’s extended network Flights welcomed by a range of stakeholders and organisations Return economy flights… Read the full press release
Kuwait Airways set to launch direct flights to Manchester from 1st May Currently 49,000 passengers from the North of England travel there indirectly Inbound tourism boom predicted as pre-pandemic 23,000 people a year from Kuwait visited the North West, spending more than £22m Route set to be popular for students, with 2,960 currently studying at universities… Read the full press release
From 8th November the USA is set to open for British passengers First flights from Manchester since the pandemic are set to depart to New York and Orlando on the same day with Virgin Atlantic Services to Houston and Atlanta are also set to return over the coming months with several airlines Three million people from… Read the full press release
Direct flight to Halifax launching in June with WestJet Service takes only six hours so will be the quickest route to North America Four flights per week on Boeing 737-700 with two classes Excellent onward connectivity including Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton Route set to benefit more than 1,600 companies in the North West that do… Read the full press release
Flights to Dhaka start in January Three flights per week on state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner News announced by Airport CEO during formal visit to Bangladesh led by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham Huge benefit to 70,000 Bangladeshi population in airport’s vast catchment area Businesses also set to benefit from connectivity Return business class fares from… Read the full press release
Huge trade and investment benefits from direct connection as businesses and organisations across the Northern Powerhouse welcome route Tourism benefit predicted for the North as UK is the second most popular long-haul destination for Indian visitors 130,000 passengers a year set to benefit from direct route, with 500,000 people of Indian origin living in Manchester… Read the full press release
Non-stop service begins from 05th November, 2018 Jet Airways and Marketing Manchester jointly promote awareness of the new service Delhi, India, 2018-Sep-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline is all set to introduce the country’s first non-stop service between Mumbai and Manchester effective 05th November, 2018. The airline’s latest service connecting India via… Read the full press release
Flights start 1st December and will operate 4 times per week 787 aircraft in operation with 2 class configuration 400,000 people set to benefit from the route Multi SKYTRAX award winning airline Fares from £499 Manchester, UK, 2018-May-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Manchester Airport has secured a landmark route into the heart of Africa, underlining its… Read the full press release