Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has released a video outlining the measures its taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep passengers safe as more and more airlines start to resume flights. The UK’s third-largest airport has been trialling the measures of the last few weeks and now has a comprehensive [read more]
Iranian flag carrier Iran Air (IR/IRA) has confirmed that it is starting a weekly flight from Tehran (IKA/OIIE) to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) from 4th July. The weekly flight will operate on a Saturday using one of the airlines two Airbus A330-200. The route will be the airlines second destination in [read more]
United Airlines (UA/UAL) has confirmed it will not be restarting flights from Manchester Airport in 2020. The Chicago, Illinois based airline previously operated a flight between Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) and New York Liberty (EWR/KEWR) and had been due to restart operations on the 24th October after a spring and summer [read more]
Emirates (EK/UAE) has officially resumed flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) today with the arrival of this mornings flight from Dubai (DXB/OMDB). EK17, a Boeing 777-300ER, touched down at 11:42 local time this morning for the first time since travel restrictions were imposed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Jason [read more]
Lufthansa Group has become the latest group of airlines to announce it will be resuming flights from the UK & Ireland to Germany from next month. The German airline will resume flights from Birmingham, Edinburgh & Manchester in the UK, as well as increasing its Heathrow flights. In Ireland, the [read more]
Manchester Airport Group, which owns Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has secured a funding package worth £250m from local councils surrounding the northern airport. The group is part-owned by Manchester City Council will be giving the group £143m while 9 other local councils will £13m per authority. The money will be used [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has taken the decision to close Terminal 2 & 3 following the reduction in flights caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The airport said that the fall-off in flights, and the expectation it will further decline, prompted it to make the decision to change to single terminal operations. [read more]
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has said that it will be consulting with staff and Unions over the next few days over measures including temporary lay-offs as passenger numbers drop. In a statement from Group CEO, Charlie Cornish said: “The COVID-19 outbreak has led to a rapid and unprecedented reduction in [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has announced new routes from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) starting this Winter season. Manchester Airport Manchester sees a new route to Delhi (DEL/VIDP) from 26th October 2020 and coincides with the airlines 20th year of flying to Delhi from the UK. The three-times-per-week service [read more]
Concorde is by far the most iconic airliner ever built and the worlds only supersonic airliner to enter service so why not treat your Mum to the ultimate Concorde experience this mothers day. Of course, Concorde doesn’t fly any more and even if it did, the price of a ticket [read more]
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