manchester airport news stories
Manchester Airport is the UK's busiest regional (i.e. non London) airport and the 12th busiest in Europe, handling just under 24 million passengers in 2008. 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 that 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:
February 2010
08.02.10 Airport campaigners hold joint tea party
January 2010
31.01.10 Manchester Airports Group chairman to retire
27.01.10 Emergency landing for Flybe plane at Manchester Airport
25.01.10 Anthropologist studying passengers at Manchester Airport
24.01.10 Chemical incident shuts Manchester Airport
22.01.10 Manchester Airport wins award – but loses trophy
19.01.10 Pegasus increase summer Turkey flights
16.01.10 Manchester Airport TV ads for car parking
13.01.10 Twenty-five fold increase in laser incidents
05.01.10 Weather closes Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds Bradford Airports
December 2009
25.12.09 FedEx rent Manchester Airport building
24.12.09 Police called after easyJet axe Manchester – Spain flight
20.12.09 Snow closes Manchester Airport for 1½ hours
19.12.09 Manchester air traffic control staff to move north
18.12.09 Manchester Airports Group profits fall
17.12.09 Flybe plane emergency at Manchester Airport
15.12.09 Manchester Airport roll out plastic bag charges
11.12.09 easyJet add three routes and 5th plane at Manchester Airport
06.12.09 Jet2 double Manchester – Tel Aviv flights
06.12.09 Award for Manchester Airport loos
03.12.09 Go-Ahead to sell airport firms (but not airport parking)
November 2009
30.11.09 Monarch launch full onboard recycling at Manchester Airport
21.11.09 Homes to be bulldozed to make way for Manchester Airport hangar
17.11.09 Manchester Airport to convert old control tower in to bar
16.11.09 Six charged over Manchester Airport fight
15.11.09 Finnair launch mobile boarding passes at Manchester Airport
11.11.09 Manchester Airport runway refurbishment could take a year
10.11.09 Passengers down 11.1 percent
09.11.09 Manchester Airport accuse environmental group of ‘eco-snobbery’
09.11.09 easyJet Manchester flight grounded by football fans fight
08.11.09 Freight company expands at Manchester Airport
08.11.09 Award for Manchester Airport
06.11.09 Etihad sign Flybe codeshare
05.11.09 Purple open new Manchester Airport car park
04.11.09 Two emergency landings at Manchester Airport
04.11.09 bmibaby axe two Manchester routes
October 2009
26.10.09 Road closed at Manchester Airport
26.10.09 English train companies could block Welsh Manchester Airport link
23.10.09 Aer Arann Manchester Airport incident
22.10.09 Delta to resume Manchester – NY flights next summer
19.10.09 Manchester Airport stops ‘naked’ scans of children
17.10.09 bmibaby and Germanwings seal digital marketing link
14.10.09 MEP slams Manchester Airport ‘peep show’ scanners
13.10.09 Manchester Airport trial ‘naked’ scanner
13.10.09 Manchester Airport passengers down 9.4%
13.10.09 Government asset sales could include local authority owned airports
06.10.09 Jet2 add four new routes from Manchester Airport
06.10.09 Six years for drug smuggling pregnant woman
September 2009
30.09.09 Man arrested over Manchester Airport chemical leak
30.09.09 Manchester Airport drug smuggler jailed
29.09.09 Vulcan flypast for Manchester Airport
24.09.09 Manchester named airport of the year
23.09.09 Jet2 boss warned by police – after shouting at own staff
23.09.09 Swiss to operate Manchester – Geneva flights this winter
18.09.09 American to operate Manchester – New York flights next summer
17.09.09 Manchester Airport up for three awards
16.09.09 Manchester Airport faces £multi-million claim from residents
12.09.09 16 injured in Manchester Airport bound minibus crash
10.09.09 Jet2 announce Manchester – Madeira flights
08.09.09 Delta axe Manchester – New York flights
04.09.09 Manchester Airport passengers evacuated
03.09.09 bmibaby announce Manchester – Lourdes flights
01.09.09 ‘Minimal disruption’ from Manchester Airport strike
August 2009
31.08.09 New play area at Manchester Airport
30.08.09 Manchester Airport refueller strike goes ahead
30.08.09 Almost 300,000 fly out from Manchester Airport
28.08.09 Manchester Airport road closure
21.08.09 Manchester Airport put live flight data and offers on twitter
20.08.09 Manchester Airport Bank Holiday strike
19.08.09 Two charged over Manchester Airport drugs find
19.08.09 Manchester Airport in talks to replace Ryanair routes
18.08.09 Ryanair cut all but one Manchester route
18.08.09 Manchester Airport will not ‘prostitute’ itself for Ryanair
18.08.09 Jet2 expand from Manchester after Ryanair pull out
18.08.09 Flights diverted after emergency repairs at Manchester Airport
16.08.09 Manchester Airport launch new online guide
13.08.09 Campaigner wants compensation for Manchester Airport flights change
12.08.09 Manchester Airport passengers down 10%
11.08.09 Manchester Airport faces bank holiday strike
11.08.09 Manchester Airport police on hooligan watch
08.08.09 BMI shuffle Heathrow – Manchester flights
08.08.09 Emergency landing for Jet2 Manchester bound plane
01.08.09 Manchester Airport appoint new advertising agency
July 2009
31.07.09 Scare as Manchester flight hit my lightening
31.07.09 Jet2 to increase Manchester – Egypt flights
30.07.09 Manchester Airport prepares for busiest weekend
28.07.09 Jet2 boosts Manchester – Tel Aviv service
22.07.09 New freight tenant at Manchester Airport
18.07.09 Hospital radio broadcast on Manchester Airport planes
16.07.09 Manchester Airport launch noise consultation
15.07.09 Drugs mule jailed after golfing mix up
14.07.09 Big profits drop at Manchester Airports Group
13.07.09 Airport staff abuse passengers on Facebook
11.07.09 Icelandair to increase Glasgow and Manchester flights
09.07.09 EYE release Manchester Airport advertising audit results
08.07.09 Sockshop ‘rebirth’ starts at Manchester Airport
07.07.09 Monarch add Canary Island flights from several UK airports
06.07.09 Food outlets for Manchester Airport Concorde Centre
05.07.09 Rare tortoises seized at Manchester Airport
03.07.09 Manchester Airport £50m overhaul complete
02.07.09 easyJet announce Manchester – Copenhagen flights
01.07.09 Manchester Airport seeks India flights
June 2009
30.06.09 Big winter flights boost from Manchester Airport?
30.06.09 Jet2 double Manchester – Tel Aviv flights
29.06.09 Manchester Airport owner faces debt downgrade
29.06.09 Corporate jet usage down 80% at Manchester Airport
28.06.09 Manchester Airport road closure
27.06.09 easyJet announce 3 new Manchester routes
26.06.09 Manchester long haul flights ‘use them or lose them’
23.06.09 Germanwings add Manchester – Cologne/Bonn flights
17.06.09 New Manchester Airport hotel set to open
14.06.09 European Airports to launch carbon reduction scheme
12.06.09 Historic cottage near Manchester Airport saved by credit crunch
08.06.09 Manchester Airport runway work could shift night flight noise
04.06.09 Manchester first airport to install passenger ‘recycle zones’
03.06.09 U-turn on airport ID cards trial
May 2009
30.05.09 Another plane and 60 jobs at Manchester Airport for easyJet
30.05.09 Bmibaby add Manchester – Faro flights next Easter
23.05.09 Solving economic problems by prayer talk at Manchester Airport hotel
19.05.09 Airline execs to attend Manchester Airport long haul summit
18.05.09 Woman gives birth on Manchester bound flight
17.05.09 Bmibaby celebrates 6 years at Manchester Airport
15.05.09 VLM axe Manchester – London City Airport flights
14.05.09 Manchester Airport buys new hi-tech scanner
13.05.09 Manchester Airport trial electric cars to cut emissions
12.05.09 Manchester Airport passengers down 5.9%
07.05.09 Manchester Airport upgrades landing systems
05.05.09 Pilots won’t take part in ID trial
04.05.09 Beatles fans told to ‘get back’ at Manchester Airport
April 2009
27.04.09 Protest over planned Manchester Airport bird cull
21.04.09 Manchester Airport to host climate change summit
16.04.09 Manchester Airport strengthens sales team
10.04.09 Terror suspects worked for Manchester Airport cargo firm
09.04.09 Easter test for new Manchester Airport security
09.04.09 Three injured in mass brawl at Manchester Airport
06.04.09 bmibaby announce Manchester – Grenoble flights
06.04.09 Manchester Airport release autism guide
03.04.09 Security risk from ‘rigged face scans’
02.04.09 New buses for Manchester Airport route
01.04.09 bmibaby launch two new Manchester routes
March 2009
28.03.09 Manchester Airport launch carbon offset scheme
25.03.09 60 drunk soldiers kicked off Manchester flight
24.03.09 Manchester Airport drug smuggler jailed
23.03.09 easyJet bring forward Manchester Airport expansion
21.03.09 Coin slot trolleys cost jobs at Manchester Airport
19.03.09 Ryanair target 1m Manchester passengers
18.03.09 MAG to bid for Scottish Airport
16.03.09 Big passenger and cargo falls at Manchester Airport
15.03.09 Noise complaints down at Manchester Airport
12.03.09 Manchester Airport strike ballot suspended
11.03.09 Strike threat at Manchester Airport
10.03.09 Manchester Airport plans business park
08.03.09 Most passengers happy with airports
05.03.09 Suspended sentence for air rage drunk
03.03.09 Emergency landing for Manchester flight
03.03.09 The unluckiest good luck card
02.03.09 Anger over 25 hour delay at Manchester Airport
February 2009
28.02.09 Manchester Airport ‘cashing in on terror checks’
26.02.09 90 jobs to go at Manchester Airport
25.02.09 Concorde gets new home at Manchester Airport
21.02.09 Manchester Airport gets Carbon Trust award
20.02.09 Manchester Airport worker not jailed over thefts
18.02.09 Singapore Airlines cuts Manchester flights
18.02.09 bmibaby adds flights from Manchester, East Midlands and Birmingham
17.02.09 Pilots object to ID ‘guinea pig’ plan
16.02.09 New otter hotel at Manchester Airport
14.02.09 50 years for Manchester Airport drugs gang
13.02.09 Ryanair cut Manchester – Dublin flights
06.02.09 Emergency landing for Emirates Manchester flight
January 2009
29.01.09 Flybe offers free airport lounges
29.01.09 Group 4 could lose Manchester Airport security role
17.01.09 Monarch most punctual at Manchester Airport
16.01.09 Monarch announce Manchester – Volos flights
16.01.09 Jet2 announce Manchester – Tel Aviv flights
13.01.09 £900 for two weeks parking at Manchester Airport
13.01.09 Deal saves Manchester Airport hotel
13.01.09 £900 for two weeks parking at Manchester Airport
09.01.09 New rail platform at Manchester Airport open
02.01.09 Emergency landing after fight on Manchester flight
December 2008
10.12.08 Lufthansa mobile boarding pass for Manchester Airport
09.12.08 Virgin add long haul Manchester flights
03.12.08 Manchester Airport hotel operator fails
01.12.08 Ryanair criticises Manchester Airport award
November 2008
27.11.08 Suspended sentence for gun in bag at Manchester Airport
26.11.08 Profits down 42% at Manchester Airports Group
26.11.08 £165m roads boost for Manchester Airport
24.11.08 Manchester airport join Virgin for Gatwick bid
23.11.08 Tea party protest at Manchester Airport plans
21.11.08 Manchester Airport announce new retail outlets
19.11.08 Pilots could strike over ID cards
18.11.08 Eastern axe Manchester – Stansted route
14.11.08 Engineer maimed in Manchester Airport blast
14.11.08 Turtles seized at Manchester Airport
12.11.08 Manchester Airport runs online game to promote shops
11.11.08 Jet2 announce Manchester – Crete flights
10.11.08 New Manchester Airport train platform passes test
09.11.08 Manchester is airport of the year
08.11.08 BA cuts Gatwick and Heathrow routes; including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester shuttles
08.11.08 New boss for VLM at Manchester Airport
07.11.08 Russian pilots fined over alcohol breach at Manchester Airport
07.11.08 Jet2 expands at Manchester Airport
06.11.08 Big flights drop at Manchester Airport
05.11.08 bmi axe US flights from Manchester Airport
05.11.08 Airport ID card test scales back
05.11.08 Air Sylhet to fly to Jeddah
October 2008
30.10.08 New airline plans Dubai – Manchester / Stansted flights
29.10.08 New shops open at Manchester Airport
26.10.08 Manchester Airport expansion threatens 400 year old cottage
24.10.08 BA ends long haul flights from Manchester
22.10.08 New educational website for Manchester Airport
19.10.08 Successful crash test at Manchester Airport
17.10.08 Manchester Airport boss quits
15.10.08 Jet2 add Manchester – Dalaman flights
13.10.08 SAS offer links to Delhi via Heathrow, Manchester and Birmingham
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
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