Here at SkyParkSecure we have a variety of different cheap airport parking options available at some of the UK's busiest airports. We have a large selection of different Manchester Airport parking options, all of which offer great value for money.
Due to the number of terminals and size of Manchester Airport, we have an array of different options suited to each of the three terminals. Our Manchester Chauffeur Parking option is popular for families, business travellers and those travelling alone; as travellers are picked up and dropped off at the terminal. Alternatively, our Manchester Airport VIP Valet T2 is favoured by those embarking on long distance journeys.
If you'd like to find out more information on any of our car parks or Manchester Airport parking services then contact one of our friendly team to find out which is most suitable for your journey. We guarantee optimum security when booking with SkyParkSecure, along with the most varied parking options at unbeatable prices.
About Manchester Airport
The largest airport in the north, Manchester Airport, is located 8.6 miles south of Manchester city centre. It is the busiest non-London airport by passenger volume and was the third busiest in the UK in 2011.
In 2011 Manchester Airport saw just shy of 19 million passengers pass through the airport to their intended destinations. 65 airlines operate from Manchester Airport to over 190 domestic and international destinations worldwide. Budget airlines include 'Airline' stars EasyJet, Flybe, Jet2 and Ryanair to mention a few. Other airlines offering scheduled and charter flights include; Thomas Cook Airlines and Monarch Airlines whose engineering bases are located at Manchester Airport.
Manchester Airport is owned by the Manchester Airports Group PLC who also own East Midlands Airport, Bournemouth Airport and Humberside Airport. Manchester Airport is by far the busiest UK airport of the four.
Getting to Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is easily accessible from Junction 5 of the M56 motorway.
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Simply put, you park your car in a car park near to Manchester airport and hop in a shuttle bus to the terminal. All car parks on SkyParkSecure are checked to ensure that the sites are suitably secure and that your car is going to be properly looked after while you’re away.
BEST FOR: Convenience and the easiest possible arrival at Manchester airport
Simply drive to the airport terminal and your car will be looked after by a fully insured chauffeur who will take it to a secure parking facility near the airport. Most of our Manchester airport Meet & Greet and Valet parking services ask you to give them a buzz shortly before you arrive at the terminal to let them know you’re on your way.
When you arrive back in the country give them another call and they’ll bring your car to the airport. Seriously, couldn’t be easier.
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These services are closest to Manchester airport and are often run by the airports themselves. SkyparkSecure are officially accredited suppliers to Manchester airport and we can provide excellent deals on their official car parks. More often than not you don’t even need to take a shuttle bus to the airport as the car parks are so close by.
Very easy to use, shuttle very frequent even during the early hours, easy to find would recommend and use again.
Michael Grimes, March 20, 2012
Easy and great value fro money! Just turn up, park, wait (for us 1 minute) at bus stop 25 metres from the car, inside Terminal in 10 minutes. Coming back, just as easy - would recommend to anyone and will definitely use whenever I fly from Manchester.
Ken Fraser, March 8, 2012
Very good value and locality - transfer time to airport excellent
Paul Dixon, March 8, 2012
17th April 2012
News from Boeing that its 787 Dreamliner is visiting Manchester in a fortnight has got Manchester Airport's Runway Visitor Park bosses busy with thousands of people expected to descend on the park to witness the historic flight.
The historic day is all thanks to Thomson Airways, Boeing's first UK customer for the 787 aircraft, which will use the visit as an opportunity to give some of its staff an opportunity to get up close to the aircraft for the first time.
With the visit just around the corner, preparations are now in full swing at the park for the aircraft's visit with everything from how to give enthusiasts a great view to how to manage the extra traffic on local roads being considered.
The special aircraft will be making a flying visit to the region arriving in the evening on Monday 23 April as part of the sixth leg of the Boeing Dream World Tour. On Tuesday 24 April, the aircraft will depart for a short demo flight around mid-morning returning at lunchtime to thousands of spectators.
Andrew Harrison, Chief Operating Officer for the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), said: "The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the next generation aircraft and we're delighted that Thomson, one of our largest customers, has chosen to bring it to Manchester. It will be really exciting to finally see it touchdown on our runway and we're planning to pull out all the stops to give her thousands of local fans the chance to see her.
"The Runway Visitor Park is used to historic flights that attract large crowds. In 2003, over 25,000 people came to see the final arrival of Concorde and more recently in 2010 when Manchester became the first regional airport to get daily A380 flights, over 10,000 people flocked to the park for its inaugural flight.
The Runway Visitor Park team are also creating a special exhibition with aviation experts on hand to give visitors information about the 787 Dreamliner and what makes it a truly unique aircraft. The park will also be staying open late to accommodate the expected crowds.
The Park, which attracts around 300,000 visitors every year has been voted one of the top tourist attractions for the North West and more recently been granted approval from VisitEngland, and now displays the recognised stamp of approval, the VisitEngland's red rose logo quality plaque.
On the day of its arrival, additional catering facilities will be provided to support the Ringway Restaurant that is located inside the Concorde Conference Centre. Concorde tours, viewing mounds, the Nimrod and the other historical aircraft will also remain on show throughout the day.
The Runway Visitor Park is located next to Manchester Airport's runways, two minutes from Junction 6 of the M56 motorway, off the A538 on Louis Paulhan Way.
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For more information - or further hi-res images - please contact Manchester Airport press office on 0161 489 2700 or press.office@manairport.co.uk
4th April 2012
Summer is officially here for airlines and airports with Manchester Airport once again leading the way with sixteen new routes - the most in the UK to launch this Summer.
Manchester has enjoyed 12 months of successive passenger growth that has seen it become the 3rd largest airport in the UK again after it overtook Stansted Airport earlier this year. Passenger numbers have risen over the 19 million mark for the first time since the recession hit and Manchester has high hopes for a busy Summer ahead.
It's expected to be a busy Easter with over 810,000 passengers using the airport during the Easter school holiday period from 1st April to 16th April. Over a quarter of a million (260,000) travellers have chosen the Easter weekend of Thursday 5th to Monday 9th April to make their getaway.
There are several new routes on offer this year across a range of low-cost, scheduled and long-haul carriers, boosting the destination offering for passengers flying from the North. Ryanair's return to set up their 45th base has seen over 27 routes made available since the end of 2011 and services commencing for the Summer include Biarritz, Beziers, Ibiza, Murcia, Barcelona Reus, Tallinn, Tours and Valencia.
Jet2.com continue a rapid expansion from Manchester with an additional based aircraft to take their contingent up to ten with routes to the likes of Barcelona, Pula in Croatia and Toulouse in France. Easyjet also have routes to city destinations such as Berlin and Madrid and are joined by Lufthansa who have added a service to the new Berlin gateway at Brandenburg.
Following their move to Terminal 2, Monarch Airlines are making themselves a regular flier to the Italian market with new routes to Milan, Venice and Verona in Italy.
On long haul routes, carriers such as Turkish Airlines, the airline sponsor of Manchester United, are increasing from seven to ten services per week through their Istanbul hub helping passengers to access more routes to Asia and Australasia. While flying to the West, United Airlines will start a new service to Washington Dulles from the beginning of May.
Andrew Harrison, Chief Operating Officer for Manchester Airport, said: "With 12 months of consistent passenger growth behind us, we enter our traditional busiest period with lots of optimism and a belief that we can carry even more passengers to the destinations they require; while also encouraging more airlines to set up base here in the North West. The Summer schedule looks impressive and many of our airlines have witnessed the continuing passenger growth here and commenced new services as a result, so we're looking at a initial busy period over Easter and lots more to look forward to as we enter the Summer months."
On its route network, Manchester is already well served to the Middle and Far East by major carriers of the likes of Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Finnair, Pakistan International, Turkish Airlines and Biman Bangladesh. North American routes are also on offer with a variety of airlines that include US Airways, Delta, United, American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
While the European network continues to flourish with the likes of Flybe, easyJet, Air Nostrum, Icelandair, Lufthansa, Swiss, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Norwegian, SAS, Air France and KLM. Thomas Cook remains an important part of the network at Manchester with similarly strong operations from the likes of Monarch and Thomson.
Additional car parking has been introduced for the peak season to accommodate the additional levels of traffic and the airport is encouraging users to pre-book via the website to ensure a space is available.
The airport's Escape Lounges in terminals 1 and 2 are open between 5am and 8.30pm for leisure and business passengers looking to start their holidays in style. Priority Pass holders and Airport Angels are also welcome in the Escape Lounges. Passengers looking to pre-book car parking, lounge access or fast track services can do so on the website at www.manchesterairport.co.uk
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For further information please contact the Manchester Airport press office via email at press.office@manairport.co.uk or on 0161 489 2700.
08/03/2012
Manchester Airports Group (M.A.G.) has today unveiled its plans for the development of a £650million 'Airport City' at Manchester Airport at the international property conference, MIPIM.
A new film launched at MIPIM by M.A.G. Chief Executive Charlie Cornish, sets out the vision to transform Manchester Airport from a transport hub into an international business destination in its own right:
Working with the in-house team at Manchester Airports Group the video was delivered by Matt Leigh Industries and Assembly Studios.
Matt Fairman, CEO of Assembly Studios, said: "I am from Manchester and have strong links with the city, so I'm absolutely delighted to be involved in this fantastic project. The video was developed in response to M.A.G.'s need to showcase this complex, large-scale development in an effective, progressive and engaging way, to an international audience at MIPIM."
Matt Leigh added: "We've been working hard lately on helping M.A.G launch Airport City to a wider audience and MIPIM's always a great springboard for new digital communications such as this. We're all really pleased with the film we've created, which not only looks good but concisely delivers the key USP's of Airport City. We've also spent a great deal of time ensuring it integrates perfectly with all of the other key collateral we've developed recently, most notably the interactive iPad models and our brand new marketing suite."
Building on the global connectivity offered by the airport location, the 150-acre regeneration scheme will deliver over four-million square feet of new high-quality business premises over the next 15 years, with the aim of attracting international companies that would not previously have located in the region, or even the UK.
Speaking at MIPIM, Charlie Cornish, Chief Executive of Manchester Airports Group (M.A.G.), said: "Undoubtedly, the connectivity Manchester Airport brings to the region positively drives its economic and social prosperity. Airport City is a once in a lifetime opportunity to expand on this, creating an international business destination linked to the global connectivity of the North's major international airport and driven by the region's global offer in terms of academic, scientific and technological credentials, supported by its communications and transport infrastructure.
"Airport City is one of the most important projects for the economy of the UK and will elevate Manchester on an international scale enabling it to compete with other European airport cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona and Frankfurt."
The Airport City project will be a focal point of the Manchester Enterprise Zone proposition, alongside a MediPark development at University Hospital South Manchester and Wythenshawe town centre - sites all linked by a new Metrolink tramline currently under construction - and complemented by a series of smaller opportunity sites in across South Manchester. Becoming fully operational from April 2012, it is estimated that the wider 116-hectare Manchester Enterprise Zone will create up to 20,000 new jobs over the next 15-years.
MIPIM brings together the most influential decision-makers in the property industry and provides access to the largest showcase of development opportunities during four days of uninterrupted activity in Cannes.
The Manchester at MIPIM Partnership is led by Marketing Manchester and is supported by Manchester City Council.
For more information or to register an interest in locating at Airport City, visit: www.airportcity.co.uk
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07/03/2012
Over 16,000 football fans are set to travel through Manchester Airport over the next three days - on 74 flights, as Manchester United welcome Athletic Club Bilbao to Old Trafford and Man City fly out to play Sporting Lisbon, in the UEFA Europa League.
31 arriving flights from Spanish airports Bilbao and Vitoria are due to touch down at Manchester carrying a total of around 6,500 Athletic Bilbao fans. Following their team's Europa League tie against United, 31 flights will depart after the match on Thursday night and into Friday - accounting for a total of around 13,000 passenger movements.
Over the same period, 12 flights between Manchester and Lisbon will carry a total, in the region of 3,000 passengers, as Manchester City fly out to play in the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon.
Manchester Airport's Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Harrison, said: "It's set to be one of the busiest periods of football flights we've seen for quite some time and with passenger volumes having show growth for 12 consecutive months now, this is certainly another timely boost.
"I'm actually a Huddersfield Town fan, so I am totally neutral when it comes to the two Manchester teams - the ideal scenario for us an airport would be for City and United to continue all the way through the competition, until they meet each other in this year's final. It's possibly that Sir Alex and Mr Mancini would perhaps disagree, but with both teams out of the Champions League, the Europa League competition is still great news for the airport and the city of Manchester generally.
"Sport is huge economic generator for the region. Football fans spend a significant amount of money on air transport and accommodation, so along with the airport and the football clubs, the city's hospitality and retail industries are the main beneficiaries of the increased economic activity."
Ticket sales have been high for the visiting Athletic Club Bilbao fans - with the club's initial allocation selling out, an additional 2,000 tickets have gone on sale, resulting in a sudden increase in operations. Scheduled services run throughout the year between Manchester and both Lisbon and Bilbao - operated by TAP Portugal and easyJet, respectively - however due to the increased demand additional charter flights have been put on to carry fans from to and from Manchester.
The airport has also drafted in extra members of staff to ensure it can cope with the additional passengers - with retail outlets in the terminals also stocking up on extra supplies.
Spanish posters will also be positioned around terminals and fans will also be given handouts, written in Spanish, welcoming them to Manchester and advising them of how to travel between the airport and the city, along with suggestions of tourist attractions to visit.
Coach, bus and train operators are also making additional preparations to help the fans make the eight-mile trip from the airport into central Manchester.
In 2008, the City of Manchester Stadium hosted the UEFA Cup Final between Zenit St Petersburg and Glasgow Rangers on May 14th. On the 21st May, over 25,000 Manchester United fans flew out to Moscow to see their team beat Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League Final. An estimated 60,000 football fans travelled through the airport during this period, generating an estimated £4 million for the city's economy.
When Old Trafford hosted the UEFA Champions League Final on 28th May 2003 it contributed to the busiest day in Manchester Airport's history. Over the 28th and 29th May an additional 242 commercial flights operated via Manchester Airport, carrying an additional 43,438 extra passengers in and out of the airport.
Manchester Airport's Runway Visitor Park is also gearing up for an influx of additional aviation enthusiasts, who will be keen to see some of the aircraft chartered to carry the football fans, make a first visit to Manchester.
01.02.2012
Manchester Airport is to invest over £1 million in replacing its ageing luggage trolleys, a change that, from April, will see passengers insert £1 or €2 coin to access them, which will be non-refundable.
The new trolleys are lighter, easier to manoeuvre and GPS-enabled allowing 'hot spot' areas to be adequately stocked so there is a trolley available when passengers need one. The current fleet has been in service since the 1990's and were due to be scrapped at the end of the year.
Julie Armstrong, Customer Services Director for Manchester Airport, said: "Since 2007, we've invested over £100 million in creating a modern airport by refurbishing our terminals and upgrading our airfield which is why we are consistently voted as the best in the UK by our passengers. It's also important to get the basics right which is why we are also investing over £1 million in new luggage trolleys.
"But we have to acknowledge that to continue making multi-million pound investments in the airport when the cost of air fares are reducing, means that airports can't continue to provide services like trolleys for free. We know that charging for trolleys will not be a popular decision, which is why we are following the advice of consumer groups and informing passengers before they get to the airport. With around 5% of passengers using trolleys at the moment, this method ensures that only the user pays rather than spread the cost across everyone."
To ensure that passengers know about the new arrangements before they arrive at the airport - as best practice recommends - Manchester Airport will include information on its website, inform airlines and travel agents for bookings and via social media channels so the new charges are well publicised.
All of the trolley vend machines have a change facility, as well as the current change machines located across the airport. You will be able to pay by credit card in all three international arrivals at Manchester Airport. The new trolleys will be introduced on 10 April 2012. Wanzl will provide the new trolleys and Manchester Airport will continue to run the trolley service in-house.
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For further information please contact Manchester Airport press office on 0161 489 2700 or email press.office@manairport.co.uk
26th January 2012
Manchester Airport has been honored at the annual Travel Weekly Globe Awards where it was named Best UK Airport last night beating stiff competition from Heathrow and Gatwick to get the gong.
The awards, which are voted for by travel agents across the UK, are a highlight of the travel industry calendar because Travel Weekly is seen by many as the bible of Britain's travel business.
The glittering event held at the Grosvenor House hotel in London last night (Wednesday 25th January) attracts the best of the UK travel industry competing for its influential awards.
Andrew Harrison, Chief Operating Officer, Manchester Airports Group (MAG), said: "We continue to invest in improving the airport experience for our passengers and despite the difficult economic situation, continue to deliver services to new destinations and additional capacity on existing routes providing increased choice and flexibility for travellers in the North of England. To receive this award is an accomplishment for Manchester Airport as it recognises the hard work of our staff; the successful relationships we maintain with our airline partners - and demonstrates that the travel industry which votes for these awards advocates our approach."
This is the fourth time that Manchester has picked up the best UK Airport award, which remains one of the few award ceremonies where the winners are voted solely by the industry.
Manchester Airport Group's Marketing Director, Caroline Plant, accepted the award on behalf of the airport. The airport was praised by judges for its commitment to customer services, investment in its facilities and security process. The lengths that the airport has gone to reach out to the business travel market and events such as the Diwali celebrations in particular, have not gone unnoticed either.
Travel Weekly Group editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley and comedian Jack Whitehall presented the awards before the 1,000 strong audience were entertained by Manchester X-Factor star Misha B.
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For further information please contact the Manchester Airport Press Office on 0161 489 2700 or email press.office@manairport.co.uk
12th January 2012
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today unveiled plans for the development of a £659million 'Airport City' - the first of its kind in the UK - at Manchester Airport in the North West of England.
Designated as one of the UK Government's new Enterprise Zones last March, the Airport City project has received a substantial amount of interest and the detailed masterplan created by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), sets out the vision to transform Manchester Airport from a transport hub into an international business destination in its own right.
Building on the global connectivity offered by the airport location, the 150-acre regeneration scheme will deliver over five-million square feet of new high-quality business premises, with the aim of attracting international companies that would not previously have located in the region, or even the UK.
Becoming fully operational from April 2012, it is estimated that the wider 116-hectare Manchester Enterprise Zone will create up to 20,000 new jobs over the next 15-years. The Airport City project will be a focal point of the Manchester Enterprise Zone proposition, alongside a MediPark development at University Hospital South Manchester and Wythenshawe town centre - sites all linked by a new Metrolink tramline currently under construction - and complemented by a series of smaller opportunity sites in across South Manchester.
Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, said: "Airport City will fill the gap in the market that currently exists for a high quality and well-connected environment for businesses that need access to a major British city and to a global marketplace. Airport City will provide an innovative and complementary offer to Greater Manchester's existing assets, rather than competing against them, adding new capacity to the city's existing dynamic economy. Manchester is well placed with an international offer based on established academic research and technology, innovative businesses, communications and transport infrastructure."
The detailed 'stage two' Masterplan for Airport City, unveiled today, identifies the creation of two core Airport City zones. The first is a development area adjacent to the airport's existing railway station and to north of the M56, which will focus on hotel, office, retail and advanced manufacturing uses - whilst a second area adjacent to the existing cargo centre at Junction 6 of the M56, will focus on freight and logistics uses. In total, over the next 12-15 years, Airport City will deliver:
This stage of the Masterplanning has focused on reviewing the concept for Airport City and how Manchester can interpret elements of existing Airport Cities across the world in its own unique fashion, including what it looks like, how the infrastructure works and how the development integrates with both the existing airport campus itself, and surrounding neighbourhoods such as Wythenshawe.
Sustainability and connectivity are identified in the Masterplan as the key elements in the design - the main central business district of Airport City to the north of the M56 will be linked to the airport terminals and The Station by a series of wide, landscaped 'green bridges' based on New York's elevated urban park, the Highline. This will ensure that every part of the northern Airport City zone is within an eight-minute walk from the airport's coach, bus and rail hub. A new Metrolink line to the airport and Wythenshawe is now under-construction and will also serve Airport City when it opens 2016.
A landscaped 'Central Park' area of over 800m long, featuring a number of pavilions and a large-scale event space, will form the centrepiece of Airport City, along with traditional components of a conventional city centre such as retail outlets, coffee houses, bars and restaurants. The Central Park will also integrate with the existing green space at Painswick Park in order to provide greater connectivity from Wythenshawe's Woodhouse Park housing estate so that Painswick Park benefits from a series of regenerative enhancements as a result.
Airport City's commercial property offering will accommodate a mix of uses and will provide bespoke, high quality environments designed to appeal to graduates, entrepreneurs, global businesses and creating a highly skilled local workforce operating in sectors including: Advanced Manufacturing; Research & Development; Pharmaceuticals & Health; Professional Services; Science & Research; IT & Telecommunications; Retail & Leisure; Hotel & Conferencing, as well as aviation and cargo-related businesses. The architectural approach will be to create high quality, distinctive, contemporary new buildings, all designed and constructed to the highest possible BREEAM and LEED environmental standards.
Charlie Cornish, Chief Executive of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), said: "Airport City is a concept we have been developing for a number of years and we are now at a critical stage in the project's life as we bring it to the market and commence phase one. We were enthused by the Government's recognition of Airport City's potential when it was named as the focal point of their new Enterprise Zone, as we feel that this project presents a generational opportunity not only for the wider region, but nationally in order to attract new investment to the UK during the economic downturn."
Manchester Airports Group is currently preparing to undertake the first stage delivery of the project, which will involve the creation of key road elements, landscaping, infrastructure and utility provision, all of which will help enable the first phase of development plots. Planning permission for the main site link road is due to be submitted within the next few weeks and upon approval could see work start in spring, with completion within 12-15months. The new spine road opens up the site for development and whilst demand will drive the initial phases, the design is such that several plots and areas can be developed at the same time, giving maximum flexibility of location to occupiers.
Since the enterprise zone designation in March 2011, there has been a huge amount of interest in this project - of the hundreds received, around 60 are considered to be potential occupiers - and around a quarter of those are currently progressing and in discussion with MAG about locating at Airport City.
The first phase delivery area is anticipated to create up to 1.85 million square feet of new business space. An 'Expression of Interest Document' detailing the Airport City opportunity will be officially released through an open competitive process in February 2012, as Manchester Airports Group seeks to engage potential development partners to assist in the delivery of the project.
The University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM), a world-class research hospital and centre of clinical excellence, is also at the centre of a number of initiatives that can take advantage of sites for the creation of a medical and related services complex within the Enterprise Zone, building on its academic support by the University of Manchester. The successful development of the Airport City and MediPark concepts will greatly expand the current local role of Wythenshawe town centre as it supports and takes advantage of the economic energy generated by these two core initiatives, buoyed by the additional connectivity created by the new Metrolink line.
For more information or to register an interest in locating at Airport City, please see: www.airportcity.co.uk
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For more information please contact the Manchester Airports Group press office on +44 (0) 161 489 2700 or email: press.office@manairport.co.uk
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14th December 2011
It's not often that people put the words bargains and airports in the same sentence but Manchester Airport is trying to change that with its Christmas retail campaign.
The airport has invested heavily in its retail offering over the last two years with the final improvements being unveiled this year in Terminal 3. Following in the footsteps of Terminals 1 and 2, Terminal 3 was given a makeover with passengers deciding what improvements were needed. Over £2 million was invested in Terminal 3's redesign in addition to the £100 million investment in redeveloping Terminals 1 and 2 since the start of the project.
Over the Christmas period, over 670,000 passengers will use Manchester Airport's facilities and retailers on site are welcoming them by offering up to 20% off on fashion labels including in Terminal 1 in outlets like TM Lewin, Fat Face, Kurt Geiger, Biza (T2 also), Attitude, Temptation (T2 also), JD Sports (T2 also), Mango, Timberland, Next and Alpha in Terminal 3. Many of the outlets stock recognized brands including Superdry, Diesel, White Stuff & Hugo Boss.
There will also be offers of up to 40% off certain fragrances including Chanel to Dolce & Gabanna. New outlets on site include Jo Malone and Next to ensure that a wide range of options are available for those looking to shop before a flight.
Caroline Plant, Marketing Director for Manchester Airport, said: "We often find that passengers are surprised by the range of the retail offer at Manchester Airport but it's an important of what we offer our customers. There's a strong roster of brand names here that often provide a wide selection of savings against the High Street, and that's important at this time of year as Christmas approaches and there's lots of presents to buy. We want to help passengers hence why there are options to pick up products on the way home and these services can make Christmas shopping a bit easier for many of our customers."
Just some of the savings that can be made are outlined below with products taken from Biza as a guide:
High street Airport Saving
CK In2u Him (100ml) £36.37 £29.10 £7.27
Burberry Touch For Women (100ml) £62.00 £37.20 £24.80
Davidoff Cool Water For Men (125ml) £44.95 £34.95 £10
Estee Lauder Beautiful (75 ml) £57.96 £40.55 £17.41
Clinique Aramatics Elixir (100 ml) £61.27 £42.85 £18.42
Paul Smith Woman (100 ml) £50.03 £30.00 £20.03
Ghost Deep Night (75 ml) £44.50 £29.55 £14.95
Lacoste Pour Homme (100 ml) £45.30 £30.45 £14.85
The airport also offers a totally free 'Collect on Return' service that allows you to get bags of tax free shopping and exclusive airport discounts without gathering any extra baggage. This service is available throughout all terminals; so wherever you're going within the UK and EU, always travel light. Duty free spirits & tobacco are not included in the collect on return service.
The airport's own Escape lounges in Terminals 1 and 2 will also be ready to welcome passengers over the Christmas period with plenty of offers available for passengers looking to enjoy themselves this Christmas. Since investing over £100 million in the terminal offering since 2009, the airport has keen to provide more for travellers who are escaping the bleak weather for sunnier climes or for people returning home for the holidays. For more information about entry into the lounges, see www.manchesterairport.co.uk/escape
A competition has also been launched to win an Ipad2 today on the airport's social media channels at www.twitter.com/manairport and www.facebook.com/manairport to support the Christmas drive at Manchester Airport.
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For more information, contact the Manchester Airport press office on 0161 489 2700 or via email at press.office@manairport.co.uk
6th December 2011
Manchester Airport is hoping to become part of the airport elite by growing its share of the corporate travel and business tourism market. Manchester has predominantly been recognised as a leisure airport but its growing range of airline services has seen a deliberate shift towards passengers looking to access business sectors from their local airport.
Approximately a third of the UK population resides within two hours drive of Manchester and the airport has been growing its route network over recent years, with large scale additions such as the Emirates A380 alongside a programme of upgrading the lounge offer with additions from the likes of Emirates, Etihad, Virgin Holidays and the airport's own Escape brand. This has all resulted in a growing interest from the corporate market in Manchester's offer.
Manchester's split of leisure and business traffic currently sees about 18% travelling for business travel, which amounts to around 3 million passenger journeys. According to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data, the top 12 UK airports currently carry an estimated 37 million business travellers out of 165 million passengers and the business tourism market is continuing to grow.
Paul Simpson, Managing Director of Visit Manchester, said: "Business tourism is incredibly important to the city and Manchester Airport plays an integral role in this sector. Each year it contributes over £570m a year to the local economy and helps to raise Manchester's profile on the world stage. We know from our Conference Value & Volume Study that on average the city welcomes around 4.2m delegates each year - attending one of almost 57,000 business events."
International business visitors are believed to contribute around £3.5 billion to the British economy and the overall size of the market is estimated to be worth well over £20 billion in terms of its wider economic impact. To evaluate that figure even further, the value of business transacted at trade events is estimated to generate £100 billion a year and the airport has acknowledged that the sector is a valuable asset for the UK; even more so in the current economic climate.
Manchester recently housed a new Corporate Travel event in the Concorde Conference Centre at Manchester Airport. The event was open exclusively for buyers of business travel within corporate organisations, travel managers, procurement officers, finance directors and also personal assistant's and travel bookers within companies.
Caroline Plant, Marketing Director for Manchester Airport, said: "This was the first event of its kind at this airport and one we are very keen to repeat so we can cement the relationships between corporate buyers and our airlines. We are very aware of the strength of the airline offering here at Manchester and we are keen for more of the country to feel the benefits of travelling from our airport.
"We are already well served to the Middle and Far East by the likes of Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, Singapore, Finnair, Pakistan, Turkish and Biman. We also remain strong on our North American routes with US Airways, Delta, Continental, American and Virgin Atlantic. While our European network continues to flourish with the likes of Flybe, easyJet, Air Nostrum, Icelandair, Lufthansa, Swiss, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Norwegian, SAS, Air France and KLM using our airport. While Thomas Cook remains an important part of the network at Manchester and we retain strong operations from the likes of Monarch and Thomson."
Over 200 attendees were invited to meet the airlines currently flying from Manchester and over 19 of the major business airlines attended with airlines like American Airlines bringing flat beds for potential customers to trial.
Speakers included Manchester Airport's Marketing Director Caroline Plant, Paul Simpson, Chief Executive of Visit Manchester and Simone Buckley, the chair of the Institute of Travel and Meetings (ITM). The event's sponsors included the North West Regional Development Agency, the inward investment agency - MIDAS and the tourist association - Marketing Manchester.
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For more information, contact the Manchester Airport press office on 0161 489 2700 or via email at press.office@manairport.co.uk
01.12.11
The first section of ground has been broken in preparation for Manchester Airport's new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. To capture the construction from start to finish a time lapse camera has been installed to show every moment that goes on during the build, which will be made available for the public to view.
Work has now started at the site and the 60 metre high tower is expected to be completed by Spring 2013. Construction, design and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall, the contractor for the £16m project, was present at the sod cutting ceremony.
NATS, the UK's leading air traffic control company, and Manchester Airport have teamed up and launched a time-lapse camera that is located on the roof of the current tower over looking the new tower site. It will take a picture every 15 minutes over the course of the project and there will be a weekly one-minute video produced of the works to date that will also be broadcast on the airport's Youtube channel.
Andrew Harrison, Manchester Airport's Managing Director, said: "Now the contractors have been announced and work has commenced, this film will be a great way to monitor the progress of the new tower build. It's a large construction project for Manchester that will create jobs in the process and we are keen to show the benefits of the project to a wider audience across our region. I know that it will be an iconic addition to the Manchester skyline."
James Morgan, area director at Morgan Sindall, said: "Securing the contract for the new air traffic control tower is testament to the expertise we've developed in the UK aviation sector and our ability to consistently deliver on time and to budget. We are working closely with Manchester Airport's in-house team as well as architects CPMG and engineers URS Scott Wilson to deliver this project and are delighted to start work on site."
Paul Jones, NATS' General Manager at Manchester, said: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with Manchester Airport Group on the fitting out of their new tower. From our vantage point in the current air traffic control tower we will be able to see progress on the new tower every day, and it promises to be an exciting new addition to the airport landscape. We are already planning ahead to next November when we will be able to start fitting out the tower with the 70 different systems that we require - from radar processors to communications equipment, Electronic Flight Progress System (EFPS) and plasma touch displays."
The control tower, located adjacent to the north fire station, will house a new visual control room, alongside an approach radar section and navigation, surveillance and communication equipment to ensure ATC can effectively service the long-term investment and future growth of the airport.
The new tower will be a standalone, purpose built building, with the base of the building housing a new equipment centre and offices for the Air Traffic Control company, NATS.
With 360-degree panoramic views, it will provide unrivalled views of the entire airfield operation. At present, cameras are used by controllers to assist with the view to the furthest runway end.
NATS will manage the equipment and run the tower's 24-hour operation while Manchester Airport will own and maintain the building. The current air traffic control centre, located on top of the tower block, is 40 years old and is being reviewed as part of the renovating process.
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For further information please contact the Manchester Airport press office on 0161 489 2700 or email press.office@manairport.co.uk
Notes to editors:
To access the time lapse footage please visit www.lobstervision.tv and use username: atc and password: atc
About Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall is a UK construction, infrastructure and design business with a network of local offices. The company works for private and public sector customers on projects from £50,000 to over £500 million. Activities range from small works and repair and maintenance, to the design and delivery of complex construction and engineering projects where it is able to provide specialist design, tunnelling, utilities, building, civil engineering and mechanical and electrical services. The company operates across the commercial, defence, education, energy, healthcare, industrial, leisure, retail, transport, waste and water sectors. Morgan Sindall is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group with revenue of over £2 billion and which operates through five divisions of construction and infrastructure, affordable housing, fit out, urban regeneration and investments.
About NATS
NATS provides air traffic control from its centres at Swanwick, Hampshire and Prestwick, Ayrshire. NATS also provides air traffic control services at 15 of the nation's major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow, together with air traffic services at Gibraltar Airport. NATS handled 2.1 million flights in the 2010 calendar year, covering the UK and eastern North Atlantic, and carried more than 200 million passengers safely through some of the busiest and most complex airspace in the world.
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