Manchester Airport’s Post

We are excited to welcome Luxair to Manchester Airport, who now operate direct flights to Luxembourg ✈️ The route will operate up to 3x weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. To mark the occasion, passengers were greeted with balloons, light refreshments, cake and football scarves ⚽

Manchester Airport's Managing Director, Chris Woodroofe, reflects on another record-breaking month ✈ The airport returned to pre-pandemic passenger levels last year and since October we have consistently set monthly records for passenger numbers. April is already looking to be a record-breaking month with around 320k passengers travelling over the Easter bank holiday weekend, up 8% on the equivalent weekend in 2023. Read more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/eBgSCkUv

Manchester Airport has broken passenger records for the sixth consecutive month. 🎉 Driven by Easter, last month was the busiest March the airport has ever seen. At the same time, for the second consecutive month, every single passenger waited for less than 15 minutes to get to security. 🛄 As part of the Transformation Programme, a brand new multi-million pound baggage system went live at the end of March. It features more than two miles of conveyor belts and can process 3,000 bags per hour. Read more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/eBgSCkUv

Yesterday, we celebrated MAG (Airports Group) colleagues at our annual High Flyers Awards ✈️ The nominated colleagues have shown great passion and dedication in their role over the last 12 months, by living our company values and giving our passengers the best experiences. 🏆 Congratulations to all of our #JourneyMakers.

Passengers can now travel to Hamburg from Manchester Airport with Eurowings ✈️ This new route is a 4 x weekly service operated by a mix of A320 and A319 aircraft; departing on Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday. Eurowings will offer up to 21 weekly departures from Manchester in Summer 2024, with flights to Dusseldorf, Stuttgart and Hamburg.

Following four weeks of 24/7 work, one of the main arterial taxiways at Manchester Airport, Taxiway Alpha, has been restored ✈️ Originally built in 1962, Taxiway Alpha wasn't designed to carry the larger, heavier aircraft that are now in service. The critical nature of the taxiway as a route for traffic on and off Runway 1 saw a project complete last month to restore its surface. Works included laying 6,000 tonnes of asphalt, 700 tonnes of pavement quality concrete and replacing 50 halogen lights with low energy. Completing complex projects of this nature, whilst maintaining a live airport operation, require a significant amount of planning and collaboration amongst many stakeholders including airfield operations, asset maintenance and NATS.

More than 100,000 football fans are expected to jet off from Manchester Airport this summer to cheer on England in the UEFA European Championship ⚽ With direct flights to eight German cities – more than any other UK airport outside London - including each and every city that could host an England game, football fans have plenty of travel choice from the Northern hub. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3PG820B

A record-breaking Easter weekend is upon us, as more than 320,000 passengers are expected to travel through Manchester Airport over the bank holiday weekend – up 8% on the same weekend last year ✈️ Travellers from across the North will take advantage of our extensive route network, with the most popular destinations expected to be Alicante, Amsterdam, Dubai, Dublin and Tenerife. Passengers are reminded that we are currently in the process of upgrading our security equipment and in the meantime, they should prepare for security as usual. 🐰 Happy Easter! 🐰

Last week's Northern Transport Summit at the Radisson Blu Manchester Airport brought together key stakeholders and industry leaders to discuss pressing issues in the transportation sector. The summit commenced with an insightful address from Manchester Airport's Managing Director Chris Woodroofe, setting the stage for discussions on enhancing connectivity and driving economic growth across the region. This was followed by MAG (Airports Group)'s Chief of Staff, Tim Hawkins, sitting on a panel focused on building prosperity through strategic infrastructure development, whilst Head of Environmental, Social & Governance, Adam Freeman, contributed to a panel discussion about aviation sustainability. Our exhibition stall was heavily attended, with MANTP contractor, Hoare Lea, creating a unique VR experience, allowing attendees to walk through the ongoing construction site and see the progress. #NTS2024

Celebrating three decades of Finnair at Manchester Airport ✈️ This week, we marked 30 years of direct flights to Helsinki. Departing passengers were welcomed with liquorice all-sorts, a popular Finnish treat! We look forward to continuing this successful and long lasting partnership.