manchester airport news stories
Manchester Airport is the UK's busiest regional (i.e. non London) airport and the 12th busiest in Europe, handling over 24 million passengers in 2007. Unlike most of the UK's major airports, which are operated by the BAA or a 'for-profit' company, Manchester Airport is independently managed and owned by all 10 Metropolitan Boroughs which make up Greater Manchester. It is proud of its independent status, and this is reflected in its mission to become 'the best world airport'.
Here we have collated all of the latest manchester airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
October 2008
10.10.08 150 new rooms for Manchester Airport hotel
05.10.08 Security fears over new airport scanners
04.10.08 easyJet announce Manchester – Sofia service
03.10.08 Ryanair delay Manchester – Dusseldorf route launch
03.10.08 Jet2 announce new routes from Newcastle and Manchester
September 2008
30.09.08 Manchester Airport freight expansion backed
25.09.08 MAG wants trustee to oversee Gatwick sale
25.09.08 Wheelchair on plane burst in to flames
25.09.08 Flash mob protest at Labour conference over Manchester Airport
23.09.08 Airlines cut capacity at Manchester Airport
23.09.08 Final push for Manchester Airport train station upgrade
22.09.08 Guernsey minister to question Flybe on Manchester flights
20.09.08 Jet2 increase capacity on Manchester – Ibiza route
17.09.08 Manchester Airport passengers down 4.5%
17.09.08 Drunk passenger jailed for crew attack
16.09.08 Airport scanner to pinpoint terrorists
14.09.08 Couple in court over heroine find at Manchester Airport
11.09.08 bmibaby unveils new summer routes
10.09.08 Manchester Airport ‘could be wealth fund's next target’
10.09.08 FedEx scrapping four flights a week from Manchester to US
09.09.08 180 jobs lost at Manchester Airport
09.09.08 Flybe restores axed Manchester flights
08.09.08 Manchester Airport approach Virgin about joint Gatwick bid
07.09.08 New floor at Manchester Airport in a weekend
05.09.08 Taxis stage wildcat strike at Manchester Airport
04.09.08 Passenger makes impromptu broadcast after 24 hour delay
01.09.08 Manchester Airport improves operations with passenger bus computers
August 2008
29.08.08 Manchester Airport passport control rated worst
29.08.08 Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester Airport workers call off strikes
26.08.08 Manchester Airport handling jobs threat
26.08.08 Jet2 announce Manchester – Sardinia route
25.08.08 Manchester Airport ban fireworks
23.08.08 Paris Hilton launches bags range at Manchester Airport
23.08.08 New security measure for Manchester Airport car park
22.08.08 Manchester ‘to make £700m bid for Glasgow Airport’
22.08.08 Two day delay for easyJet Manchester passengers
21.08.08 MAG interested in ‘one or more’ BAA airport
21.08.08 Airport strikes called off
20.08.08 Manchester Airport to get border control centre
20.08.08 Talks in bid to avoid airport strikes
19.08.08 Machines to scan faces of travellers at UK airports
19.08.08 Manchester Airport strike planned
19.08.08 Analyst: Airbus A380 Manchester Airport route killer
18.08.08 Manchester Airport owner confirms Gatwick approach
18.08.08 Manchester Airport launch trade microsites
17.08.08 Thales signs contract with Manchester Airports Group
16.08.08 Terror arrests at Manchester Airport
13.08.08 Jet2 to fly to Israel from Manchester and Leeds Bradford?
11.08.08 Manchester Airport backs congestion charge
10.08.08 Smugglers tricks revealed at Manchester Airport
08.08.08 Eye add record advertising screen at Manchester Airport
08.08.08 New recruit at Manchester Airport
07.08.08 Manchester Airport report surge in US passengers
07.08.08 Jet2 apologise for ‘flight from hell’
05.08.08 Two planes collide at Manchester Airport
04.08.08 Manchester Airport executives' pay rises, but no bonus
04.08.08 Singapore Airlines cuts Manchester flights; focuses on Heathrow
02.08.08 Emergency landing for Flybe Manchester – Belfast flight
July 2008
30.07.08 Profits up at Manchester Airport
30.07.08 Zoom add extra flights for summer 2008
30.07.08 Ryanair announce Dusseldorf flights from Manchester and Birmingham
29.07.08 Security Alert at Manchester Airport
29.07.08 Etihad to launch Melbourne link from Heathrow and Manchester
28.07.08 Manchester Airport rail link closed for maintenance
27.07.08 Emergency after women try to open cabin door mid flight
25.07.08 Trial over £1.6m heroin smuggled in carpets
24.07.08 Light aircraft crash at Manchester Airport
23.07.08 Passenger travels through Manchester Airport on wrong passport
21.07.08 SATS crisis £100,000 bonus for Manchester airport hotel
21.07.08 Praise for Manchester Airport car park manager
20.07.08 Manchester Airport gun find
19.07.08 Manchester escapes Ryanair cuts
18.07.08 Manchester Airport prepares for busiest weekend
18.07.08 Fuel protest near Manchester airport
17.07.08 Manchester Airport strike cancelled
17.07.08 Illegal immigrant’s pizza photo error
16.07.08 Virgin Holidays launch brochure for Manchester departures
11.07.08 Meeting over Manchester Airport strike
10.07.08 Drunk causes bomb scare on Manchester - Dubai flight
10.07.08 Emergency landing for Manchester bound flight
09.07.08 bmibaby add Manchester route
08.07.08 easyJet announce new Manchester routes
08.07.08 Superjumbo to visit Manchester Airport
07.07.08 Passengers down 2.8% at Manchester airport
06.07.08 Sugar crash lands plane at Manchester airport
05.07.08 Cadogan plan business class Canaries flights
02.07.08 Roadworks near Manchester Airport
01.07.08 Light aircraft emergency at Manchester Airport
June 2008
30.06.08 easyJet launch winter flights from four UK airports
27.06.08 Manchester Airport cleaners vote to strike
27.06.08 Study reveals safest seats on flights
26.06.08 Passengers up but flights down at regional airports
25.06.08 Manchester Airport strike threat
25.06.08 Award for Manchester Airport
25.06.08 First Choice winter Aruba flights from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham
23.06.08 Manchester Airport ‘must grow or die’
22.06.08 Bmi offer Manchester Airport – Caribbean flight discounts
22.06.08 Independent wins petrol contract at Manchester Airport
22.06.08 Reader slates Manchester Airport food
21.06.08 SITA says mobile phones could save aviation industry $600m
21.06.08 Barclays add Manchester Airport advertising
19.06.08 bmibaby launch Manchester Airport routes
17.06.08 Pilot’s lucky escape at Manchester Airport
13.06.08 Airblue celebrate one year of Islamabad - Manchester service
13.06.08 Manchester Airport to celebrate 70th birthday
13.06.08 Thomsonfly Tel Aviv winter flights from Luton and Manchester on sale
12.06.08 Eight fumes incidents on Manchester Airport flights
07.06.08 New deal for Manchester Airport maintenance business
06.06.08 Ryanair announce 12 new UK routes
03.06.08 New luxury airline still planning Manchester Airport launch
03.06.08 JAL add Heathrow - Manchester flight to codeshare deal
May 2008
30.05.08 Two alerts at Manchester Airport
29.05.08 Manchester Airports Group consider Belfast City bid
29.05.08 Manchester Airport hotel worker rewarded for 30 years service
25.05.08 XL base new planes at Manchester Airport
24.05.08 Manchester Airport plane cleaning firm sold
23.05.08 Passengers on Manchester Airport flight see sparks
21.05.08 bmibaby plans Manchester Airport growth
21.05.08 18 hour delay after plane hit by air bridge at Manchester Airport
21.05.08 Football fans stranded at Manchester Airport
21.05.08 Flybe double capacity on Inverness – Manchester / Southampton routes
20.05.08 Manchester Airport to launch new check in area
20.05.08 Former Manchester Airport manager wins employment case
19.05.08 Manchester Airport seeks China flights
18.05.08 Virgin sign Swissport deal
17.05.08 CAA report Manchester Airport near miss
16.05.08 Manchester flight diverted over drunken rowing couple
15.05.08 Flybe add Manchester – IOM flights
15.05.08 Spotters at Manchester Airport for Russian planes
14.05.08 easyJet planes arrive at Manchester Airport
14.05.08 Flybe thanks Manchester Airport for EuroManx help
14.05.08 Ryanair announce Manchester – Frankfurt route
13.05.08 New security area opened at Manchester Airport
12.05.08 Manchester Airport £1m football fan boost
12.05.08 MAG ‘will recoup Humberside investment’
11.05.08 Man arrested at Manchester Airport over terrorism offences
10.05.08 Flybe Inverness flights take off
07.05.08 Probe into Manchester Airport flight problem
06.05.08 Council head backs MAG Gatwick bid
05.05.08 Alpha unveils Biza airport shopping concept
05.05.08 MAG ‘interested in Gatwick’
05.05.08 Newspaper speculates that MAG could lose money on Humberside Airport
03.05.08 Manchester Airport car park add Terminal 3 link
02.05.08 easyJet launch new routes from Gatwick and Manchester
01.05.08 Monarch and Thomas Cook add Manchester Airport flights
April 2008
30.04.08 MP says veiled women causing airport security queue delays
29.04.08 easyJet announce Manchester – Alicante route
28.04.08 Airlines have no plans to increase Manchester – New York capacity
24.04.08 Thomsonfly launch winter 2008/09 schedule
23.04.08 Monarch announce Manchester – Gibraltar flights
22.04.08 Manchester Airport staff travel threatens carbon neutral goal
20.04.08 Manchester Airport in talks to replace scrapped BA New York flights
18.04.08 BA announce Gatwick – New York flights; scrap Manchester service
16.04.08 bmi announce Manchester - Venice charter flight
13.04.08 Award for Manchester Airport fire service
13.04.08 New iris recognition security at Manchester Airport
10.04.08 More Manchester – Stansted flights
08.04.08 Manchester Airport boss expects ‘no growth’ in 2008
05.04.08 Manchester Airport fuel problems resolved
01.04.08 EuroManx moves terminals at Manchester Airport
March 2008
31.03.08 easyJet launch from Manchester Airport
28.03.08 Flybe Manchester Airport flight problem
26.03.08 Manchester Airport gains four new Ryanair routes
22.03.08 Muslim chaplain slams Manchester Airport ‘discrimination’
20.03.08 bmibaby add Manchester – Newquay route
18.03.08 Manchester Airport ‘plans Gatwick raid’
18.03.08 Former Manchester Airport boss slams BAA
17.03.08 Manchester Airport wins award
16.03.08 Website predicts ‘Easter delay hell’
15.03.08 Couple married on Concorde at Manchester Airport
15.03.08 New short haul premium airline for Manchester Luton Airport
14.03.08 SATA International adds Manchester - Azores flight
14.03.08 New Premier Inn opens at Manchester Airport
13.03.08 Soldiers kept on plane at Manchester Airport for 6 hours over uniforms
11.03.08 Airports ‘getting better at handling emergencies’
09.03.08 Fingerprinting at Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester Airport from next month
08.03.08 Air crew ‘off duty’ over crash landing at Manchester Airport
05.03.08 Peel plan business jet hub at Manchester Airport
04.03.08 Protest over Manchester Airport detention centre expansion
03.03.08 Manchester Airport spent £1m to save newts
01.03.08 Gate Aviation buys manchester Airport caterer
February 2008
28.02.08 Eastern increases Manchester – Stansted flights
28.02.08 Manchester Airport access road reopened
27.02.08 Cargo up 10.3% at Manchester Airport
26.02.08 bmibaby announce new Manchester routes
25.02.08 GB Airways Manchester flight diverts after co-pilot dies
25.02.08 327 baggage handling jobs to go at Manchester Airport
24.02.08 Emergency landing at Manchester Airport
19.02.08 Stars attend fundraiser at Manchester Airport hotel
17.02.08 School near Manchester Airport uses technology to silence planes
15.02.08 Manchester Airport cigarette bootlegger jailed
14.02.08 Drunken Manchester Airport ‘terrorist’ jailed
13.02.08 ‘Human sat nav’ to launch Edinburgh – Manchester Airport link
12.02.08 Manchester Airport to get more passport staff
09.02.08 Flybe increase Isle of Man flights from Manchester and Liverpool
08.02.08 LOT and Centralwings codeshare on Manchester – Poland routes
07.02.08 Manchester Airport roadworks warning
05.02.08 Manchester Airport runway closed
04.02.08 72-screen digital signage at Manchester Airport
03.02.08 Interview with Manchester Airports Group boss
02.02.08 Parents slam Manchester Airport over injured son
01.02.08 Manchester Airport flight diverted over gales
January 2008
31.01.08 Developer plans three hotels and houses on former Manchester Airport car park
30.01.08 Passengers complain about passport check delays at Manchester Airport
29.01.08 Over 300 jobs lost as Manchester Airport baggage handling company closed
28.01.08 Air Malta adds summer flights from Gatwick and Manchester
25.01.08 Manchester Airport valet parking launched
23.01.08 Pilot's upset stomach causes emergency
21.01.08 UK's largest illegal coral seizure
20.01.08 New home for Concorde
19.01.08 Manchester Airport to close runway next month
19.01.08 Manchester Airport Group debt rating unaffected by release from price regulation
18.01.08 Airlines and Manchester Airport pick up awards
15.01.08 DfT says Manchester can set own fees but Stansted will remain regulated
15.01.08 Gatwick and Manchester Airport hotels voted among the dirtiest in Britain
13.01.08 Iris scanners for airport staff
12.01.08 More staff face axe
09.01.08 Website error causes major problems for Manchester Airport car park
08.01.08 Airport gets hi-tech help to lift hand baggage rule
08.01.08 Monarch adds routes from Manchester and Gatwick
07.01.08 Airport garage closes its doors
06.01.08 Flybe to suspend Guernsey - Manchester flights
04.01.08 VLM London City - Manchester flights 'boosted by train troubles'
04.01.08 bmi to double Heathrow – Moscow flights and adjust domestic routes
03.01.08 Airport prepared for two bags changeover
December 2007
30.12.07 Residents still waiting for Manchester Airport compensation
30.12.07 Trains to Lakes cut
29.12.07 Jet2 summer routes from Manchester on sale
23.12.07 Olly the aAirport cat to get turkey Christmas dinner
21.12.07 Airport noise map released
20.12.07 Airport gets ready for the Christmas rush
19.12.07 Ryanair announce new Manchester routes
18.12.07 easyJet to launch Manchester flights
18.12.07 SAS to accept self-print boarding passes at UK airports
16.12.07 New rail link to Manchester Airport
15.12.07 Airport launch runway walk
12.12.07 Crackdown cuts air-rage at Manchester Airport
11.12.07 Toddler 'almost beheaded by conveyor belt' at Manchester Airport
06.12.07 bmi adds extra weekly Manchester - Barbados flight
05.12.07 Swiss offers £99 return fare on Manchester - Geneva flights
04.12.07 MP wants all Manchester - London flights scrapped
04.12.07 Moran buys Bewleys, including Manchester Airport hotel
03.12.07 Manchester first to apply for end to one bag rule
01.12.07 Football players flight makes emergency landing at Manchester Airport
November 2007
30.11.07 Baggage handlers face job cuts at Manchester Airport
30.11.07 bmibaby add new routes from Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester and Cardiff
30.11.07 New Etihad Beijing flights to connect to airline's Manchester and Heathrow routes
27.11.07 New Inverness routes to Birmingham, Manchester, Exeter and Southamptobn for Flybe
26.11.07 New appointment for Airport communications team
24.11.07 BA flight grounded at Manchester Airport after crew accused of drinking
23.11.07 Airport opens new T3 security area
22.11.07 Airport flight suffers engine blowout
21.11.07 Terminal 2 road closed today
18.11.07 Campaigners dismiss Manchester Airport green plans
17.11.07 UK regional airports pass 100 million passenger mark
14.11.07 BA paid Flybe £140m to take over BA Connect
10.11.07 Manchester Airport Group profits up in 'difficult' market
01.11.07 VLM celebrates one year of Manchester - Antwerp flights
October 2007
31.10.07 Thomsonfly to launch low-cost flights to Tel Aviv from Luton and Manchester tomorrow
31.10.07 Man jailed over theft from Manchester Airport
30.10.07 New food court opens at terminal 1
29.10.07 New Eastern Airways Manchester - Stansted flights take off
25.10.07 Footballer banned for airport crash
24.10.07 Flybe opens four new airport lounges
24.10.07 Etihad to boost flights from Manchester and Heathrow to UAE
23.10.07 Swiss adds extra Manchester - Basel flight this winter
18.10.07 Weather problems hit Manchester and Liverpool Airport
17.10.07 Manchester Airport 'has worst queues'
16.10.07 Airport police target football hooligans
15.10.07 Airport boarder control officers get new uniforms
10.10.07 Row over Jesus picture at Manchester Airport
09.10.07 Flybe unhappy at Manchester Airport climate change protesters
09.10.07 Pilot sacked after letting footballer into cockpit
08.10.07 Protesters block Manchester Airport lounge
08.10.07 Thomsonfly gets ready to launch budget Manchester - Israel flights
08.10.07 Residents want representative on Airport committee
06.10.07 Manchester Airport bans car park push starts
05.10.07 AirAsia X to unveil UK route plans
03.10.07 Airport change drop off and pick up parking arrangements
02.10.07 bmi add Manchester - Edinburgh flight
September 2007
30.09.07 Airport expects record half term
28.09.07 Swiss to launch Manchester - Geneva flights
26.09.07 Flyglobespan to close Manchester and Liverpool Airport bases
25.09.07 Flyglobespan scrap Manchester - South Africa flights
19.09.07 Eastern announce Manchester - Stansted flights
19.09.07 Flight diverts to Birmingham over smoke alert
13.09.07 Air trouble sees 3 flights diverted over air trouble - including one from Manchester
11.09.07 All night bus link for Airport
10.09.07 Airport using data analysis software to boost passenger retail spending
09.09.07 Survey says 6% have experienced an emergency landing
08.09.07 Manchester and East Midlands Airports target Far Eastern routes
07.09.07 Aviation business helps John Menzies limit losses
06.09.07 Jet returns to Manchester Airport over technical problem
05.09.07 Airport baggage company fined over health and safety breach
04.09.07 Monarch plan Manchester - Murcia flights next summer
04.09.07 Pilot on holiday jet 'takes evasive action to avoid hitting plane'
03.09.07 20 agencies bid for Airport advertising account
August 2007
30.08.07 Airport launch hand baggage liquids campaign
30.08.07 bmi to increase Aberdeen - Manchester flights
29.08.07 Airport location almost as important as flight cost
29.08.07 FedEx Express introduce Manchester - Memphis cargo flight
28.08.07 Airport rail work begins; line closed next weekend
24.08.07 Thomsonfly has best on time performance at Gatwick and Manchester
22.08.07 So many delays at Manchester Airport that hotels are full
21.08.07 Councillor gives six reasons not to sell Manchester Airport
21.08.07 Boy mistaken for terror suspect at three airports
21.08.07 Boeing to close training base at Luton Airport, expand at Manchester and Gatwick
19.08.07 All bags of wedding guests - on three separate flights - lost by Emirates
16.08.07 Plans for new control tower at Manchester Airport
16.08.07 Ryanair increases Dublin flights to UK airports
13.08.07 Old photo discovery at Manchester Airport
12.08.07 MP sets out case for privatising Manchester Airport
11.08.07 New transport role for former FD of Manchester Airport
07.08.07 Power cut hits Airport flights
07.08.07 Air traffic control problems hit Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool Airport flights
05.08.07 Chocolate thief banned from Manchester Airport
04.08.07 New website collects UK airport delay information
03.08.07 Brussels Airlines and Flybe launch codeshare on UK - Belgium routes
02.08.07 bmi Manchester bound flight diverted over air rage incident
01.08.07 Airport executive jet business sold for £10m
July 2007
31.07.07 Manchester Airport hotel reopens after £2m refit
29.07.07 Two thirds of PIA flights from Manchester delayed
27.07.07 Thomsonfly adds 12 new routes for summer 2008
26.07.07 CAA backs scrapping of Stansted and Manchester fee controls
26.07.07 10 hour delays for two Manchester bound flights
22.07.07 New scheme to target troublemakers at Manchester Airport
22.07.07 UK withdraws Iranian airline's operating licence
21.07.07 Family's anger as easyJet refuse to carry wheelchair
19.07.07 Experimental Simpsons advertising at Manchester Airport
16.07.07 Passengers on Manchester - London route fall by 10%
15.07.07 Two charged over Airport drugs find
14.07.07 Jett8 touches down at Manchester Airport
13.07.07 Airport updates pick-up rules
10.07.07 Manchester Airport car park plans rejected
09.07.07 Flyglobespan to offer Toronto flights from Glasgow and Manchester this winter
06.07.07 Nut causes emergency landing at Manchester Airport
05.07.07 Council leaders dismiss Airport sale
03.07.07 The latest advice for drivers heading for UK airports
June 2007
28.06.07 GB Airways announce new Manchester - Malta flights
26.06.07 Jet2 to scrap Manchester - Barcelona flights
24.06.07 Emergency landing at Manchester Airport
23.06.07 Menzies wins Great Wall contract at Manchester Airport
21.06.07 Blender causes security alert at Airport
20.06.07 Greenpeace protests at four UK Airports
19.06.07 Thomsonfly announce low-fares flights to Tel Aviv from Manchester and Luton
19.06.07 Now Manchester Airport gets lapdance advert
19.06.07 Manchester Airport in 'loo crisis'
18.06.07 Newspaper reveals lack of security at Manchester Airport
17.06.07 Developer acquires £11m site near Airport
16.06.07 Green Concorde for Airport
13.06.07 Air rage incident on Manchester bound holiday flight
12.06.07 Councillor sentenced over racial abuse and assault at Manchester Airport
10.06.07 New world record table tennis rally to celebrate Finnair flight from Manchester Airport
07.06.07 Magnetic pole shift causes Airport runway change
07.06.07 Smugglers caught after Airport error
06.06.07 American and Euromanx Manchester Airport's most punctual
05.06.07 Autogrill to buy Alpha Airports for £193.6m
03.06.07 Manchester Airport offers more destinations than Heathrow and Gatwick
03.06.07 PIA fined as noisiest airline at Manchester
02.06.07 Airline launches Manchester - Pakistan flights
02.06.07 Autogrill raises stake in Alpha Airports
01.06.07 Manchester Airport to get new railway platform
01.06.07 Autogrill takes stake in Alpha Airports
May 2007
28.05.07 bmi launch Manchester Airport - Lyon flights
23.05.07 Psychologists advise on Manchester Airport revamp
19.05.07 Airline supervisor claims 'beard got me stopped' at Manchester Airport
17.05.07 Aer Arann launch Irish flights from Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham
16.05.07 Another new hotel for Manchester Airport
12.05.07 Footballer fined after abusing staff at Airport
11.05.07 Go-ahead land BA handling contract
09.05.07 Airport leads way in early smoke ban
08.05.07 Airport launches disabled passenger changes a year early
07.05.07 New bomb tests at Manchester Airport
01.05.07 Manchester Airport 'to be UK's second biggest in 15 years'
01.05.07 Flybe announces BA codeshare flight cancellations for May 7
April 2007
30.04.07 Bird strike causes emergency landing at Manchester Airport
27.04.07 Manchester Airport Group adds more self service check-in kiosks
27.04.07 Thomsonfly announce new Mexico flights from Manchester and Gatwick
26.04.07 Airport passengers get flight updates by text
26.04.07 Bronze age settlement at Manchester Airport
25.04.07 Malaysian budget airline will fly to Manchester or Stansted
25.04.07 BA boss rules out expansion from Manchester Airport
21.04.07 CAA consults on the future approach to regulation at Manchester Airport
12.04.07 Passengers in radio tag trials
10.04.07 Aer Arann announces new routes from Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Newcastle
03.04.07 Zoom to increase Manchester - Canada flights
01.04.07 Airport unveils vintage Trident plane
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