Airports

Pilot Amy inspires female aviators of tomorrow on International Women’s Day

A group of pupils from three Greater Manchester schools learned how their career prospects could take off in the years ahead, as they heard from women in a range of leading aviation roles in a special...

Thousands set to lift post-Christmas gloom by booking a flight from Manchester this month, as airport reveals top holiday hotspots for summer 2023

Manchester Airport is expecting to see a spike in bookings for the summer over the coming weeks, with travellers keen to cast off the post-Christmas blues and plan their next getaway. January is a par...

Explore the Emerald Isle – seven Irish airports you can fly to from Manchester

No matter where you’re from, on March 17th everyone becomes a little (or very!) Irish, and the North West is no different. The Irish diaspora has left its mark on the region over the centuries and tho...

Direct flights from Manchester to the US West Coast return as Virgin Atlantic announces Las Vegas route

Flights from Manchester to the bright lights of Las Vegas are returning from next year as Virgin Atlantic announces the latest route from its home in the North. Passengers will be able to choose from ...

North of England boosted by fourfold increase in direct flights from Manchester to mainland China

Passengers will once again be able to choose from four flights a week between Manchester and mainland China, it has been confirmed. Hainan Airlines launched its route to Beijing in 2016, which deliver...

EGYPTAIR to commence direct flights to Cairo from Manchester this summer

Travellers from Manchester looking for an adventurous getaway will soon have the chance to tick off a bucket list item, after EGYPTAIR announced it would offer a new direct service to Cairo from Satur...

Manchester Airport lights up red, white and blue as thousands jet off to US for Fourth of July celebrations

Manchester Airport’s Terminal Two will be lit up in red, white and blue this weekend as thousands of passengers jet off to the United States ahead of Independence Day on Tuesday. More than 100,000 peo...

USA destination focus – Houston and Atlanta

Manchester Airport is the only English airport outside London serving the USA. Last year hundreds of thousands of passengers from the North took advantage of having flights to destinations like New Yo...

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner: Mexico’s Controversial Presidential Airplane

  The José María Morelos y Pavón, Mexico’s Presidential Airplane, has garnered significant attention due to its lavishness and subsequent transformation. In this extensive article, we explo...