manchester airport news
July 2008
02.07.08 Major roadworks near Manchester Airport for 9 months
01.07.08 Light aircraft makes emergency landing
June 2008
27.06.08 Airport cleaners vote to strike
27.06.08 Study reveals safest seats on flights
26.06.08 Passengers up, flights down at regional airports
25.06.08 Airport cleaners 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 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 a year
21.06.08 Barclays add Manchester Airport advertising
19.06.08 Two new bmibaby flights take off
17.06.08 Private pilot has lucky escape ar City Airport
13.06.08 Airblue celebrate one year of Islamabad service
13.06.08 Manchester Airport to celebrate 70th birthday
12.06.08 Eight fumes incidents on Manchester flights
07.06.08 Maintenance boost for private jet firm
06.06.08 Ryanair announce 12 new UK routes
03.06.08 New luxury airline still planning Manchester launch
03.06.08 JAL add Heathrow flight to codeshare deal
May 2008
30.05.08 Two alerts yesterday
29.05.08 Manchester Airports Group considering Belfast City bid
29.05.08 Manchester Airport hotel worker rewarded for 30 years service
25.05.08 New planes increase XL capacity at Manchester Airport
24.05.08 Aircraft cleaning business sold
23.05.08 Flight delay after passengers see sparks
21.05.08 bmibaby plan Manchester Airport growth
21.05.08 18 hour delay after plane hit by air bridge
21.05.08 Football fans stranded at the airport
20.05.08 Airport prepares to launch new T1 check in area
20.05.08 Former Manchester Airport manager wins employment case
19.05.08 Airport targets China flights
18.05.08 Virgin and Swissport sign load planning deal
17.05.08 CAA report near miss
16.05.08 Flight diverted over drunken rowing couple
15.05.08 Flybe add IOM flights
15.05.08 Spotters at Manchester Airport for Russian planes
14.05.08 easyJet planes arrive
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
12.05.08 Airport gets £1m football flights boost
11.05.08 Man arrested at Manchester Airport by anti-terror police
10.05.08 Flybe Inverness flights launched
07.05.08 Probe in to Air France flight
05.05.08 Alpha unveil new 'Biza' airport shopping brand
03.05.08 Manchester Airport car park adds direct transfer to Terminal 3
02.05.08 easyJet launch two new routes
01.05.08 Monarch and Thomas Cook add flights
April 2008
30.04.08 MP says veiled women causing security delays
29.04.08 easyJet announce Alicante flights
28.04.08 Airlines have no plans to replace BA's axed New York flights
24.04.08 Thomsonfly launch winter flights
23.04.08 Monarch announce Gibraltar flights
22.04.08 Staff travel habits threaten carbon neutral goal
20.04.08 Airport confident of replacing BA New York flights
18.04.08 BA announce Gatwick – New York flights; scrap Manchester service
16.04.08 bmi to operate Venice charter this summer
13.04.08 Training award for airport fire service
13.04.08 New iris recognition security at Manchester Airport
10.04.08 Eastern add extra Stansted flight
08.04.08 Manchester Airports Group boss expects no growth
05.04.08 Fuel problems resolved
01.04.08 EuroManx switch terminals
March 2008
31.03.08 easyJet launch flights from Manchester
28.03.08 Technical problem for Flybe Isle of Man flight
26.03.08 Four new Ryanair routes announced
22.03.08 Muslim preacher claims discrimination at Manchester Airport
20.03.08 bmibaby announce Newquay flights
18.03.08 MAG ‘plans Gatwick raid’
18.03.08 Former Manchester Airport boss slams BAA
17.03.08 Cargo award for Manchester Airport
16.03.08 Delays website predicts Easter holiday hell
15.03.08 Couple married on concorde
15.03.08 New short haul premium airline for Manchester Airport
14.03.08 SATA International adds summer Azores flight
14.03.08 New Premier Inn opens at Manchester Airport
13.03.08 Soldiers kept on plane for six hours over uniforms
11.03.08 Airports getting better at handling passenger trauma
09.03.08 Passenger fingerprinting coming to Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester
08.03.08 Air crew 'off duty' after crash last weekend
05.03.08 Peel plan business jet hub at Aerodrome
04.03.08 Protest over expansion of Manchester Airport detention centre
03.03.08 Airport spent £1m on newts
01.03.08 Gate Aviation buys airline caterer
February 2008
28.02.08 Eastern increase Stansted flights
28.02.08 Manchester Airport access road reopened
27.02.08 Cargo up 10.3% in 2007
26.02.08 bmibaby announce three new routes
25.02.08 GB Airways flight diverts after co-pilot dies
25.02.08 327 baggage handling jobs to go at Manchester Airport
24.02.08 Emergency landing closes runway
19.02.08 Stars attend fundraiser at airport hotel
17.02.08 School near Manchester Airport uses technology to cut noise
15.02.08 Cigarette smuggler jailed
14.02.08 Drunken airport 'terrorist' jailed
13.02.08 Human sat nav to launch Edinburgh coach link
12.02.08 Airport to get 30 extra passport staff
09.02.08 Flybe increase Isle of Man flights
08.02.08 LOT and Centralwings codeshare on Poland flights
07.02.08 Roadworks warning
05.02.08 Airport runway closed
04.02.08 New digital display screens in Terminal 2
03.02.08 Airport boss talks about environmental campaign
02.02.08 Parents slam airport's treatment of injured child
01.02.08 Gales cause flight diversion
January 2008
31.01.08 Property company plans hotels, offices and houses on former airport car park
30.01.08 Passengers complain about passport check delays
29.01.08 327 jobs lost at airport baggage handling company
28.01.08 Air Malta announce additional summer flight
25.01.08 New Manchester Airport parking option launched
23.01.08 Emergency landing for plane after pilot gets with Deli belly
21.01.08 UK's largest illegal coral seizure
20.01.08 New all weather home for Concorde
19.01.08 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 airport pick up Globe Travel awards
15.01.08 DfT says Manchester Airport can set own fees
15.01.08 Gatwick and Manchester Airport hotels voted among the dirtiest in Britain
13.01.08 New Iris scanning system for Manchester Airport staff
12.01.08 Thirty more staff face redundancy threat
09.01.08 Website error causes major problems at airport car park
08.01.08 Hi-tech tool helps Manchester Airport lift one bag rule
08.01.08 Monarch adds routes from Manchester and Gatwick
07.01.08 Airport parking garage closes its doors
06.01.08 Flybe suspend Guernsey flights
04.01.08 VLM London City flights get 'unexpected boost' from train problems
04.01.08 bmi to double Heathrow – Moscow flights and adjust domestic routes
03.01.08 Airport prepared for hand baggage rule change
December 2007
30.12.07 Residents still waiting for second runway compensation
30.12.07 Manchester Airport trains to Lakes cut
29.12.07 Jet2 puts summer routes from Manchester on sale
23.12.07 Olly the airport cat looking forward to a turkey Christmas dinner
21.12.07 Manchester Airport noise map released
20.12.07 Airport prepares for Christmas rush
19.12.07 Ryanair announce new Manchester Airport 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 Scottish rail links launched
15.12.07 Airport launch runway nature trail
12.12.07 Air rage incidents drop at Manchester Airport
11.12.07 Runaway toddler 'almost beheaded by conveyor belt'
06.12.07 bmi adds third weekly Barbados flight
05.12.07 Swiss offers Geneva flights for £99 return
04.12.07 MP wants all Manchester - London flights scrapped
04.12.07 Moran buys Bewleys, including Manchester Airport hotel
03.12.07 Airport to apply to relax one bag rule
01.12.07 Emergency landing for football flight
November 2007
30.11.07 Almost 60% of baggage handlers face redundancy
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 after eight crew members accused of drinking
23.11.07 Manchester Airport opens new T3 security area
22.11.07 Drama for Manchester bound flight
21.11.07 Road closed near terminal 2 car parks today
18.11.07 Environmental campaigners dismiss airports green plans
16.11.07 UK regional airports pass 100m passenger mark
14.11.07 BA paid Flybe over £140m to take over BA Connect
10.11.07 Profits up at Manchester Airport Group
01.11.07 VLM celebrate a successful year of 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 airport duty free theft
30.10.07 New Terminal 1 food and drinks area opens
29.10.07 Eastern launch Stansted flights
25.10.07 Footballer ban from driving over airport crash
24.10.07 Flybe open new Manchester Airport lounge
24.10.07 Etihad to boost flights from Manchester and Heathrow to UAE
23.10.07 Swiss add extra Basel flight this winter
18.10.07 Weather problems hit Manchester and Liverpool Airport
17.10.07 Manchester 'has worst airport queues'
16.10.07 Airport police target football hooligans
15.10.07 New uniforms for boarder control officers
10.10.07 Airport parking supervisor suspended over Jesus picture
09.10.07 Flybe unhappy over climate change protesters
09.10.07 Pilot sacked after letting footballer into cockpit
08.10.07 Protesters block terminal 3 lounge access
08.10.07 Thomsonfly gets ready to launch budget Manchester - Israel flights
08.10.07 Residents want representative on Manchester Airport committee
06.10.07 Airport parking attendants banned from helping motorists
05.10.07 Low cost Malaysia flights from Manchester?
03.10.07 Airport changes drop off and pick up car parking arrangements
02.10.07 bmi increase Manchester - Edinburgh flights
September 2007
30.09.07 Airport expects record half term getaway
28.09.07 Swiss announce winter Geneva flights
26.09.07 Flyglobespan to close Manchester and Liverpool Airport bases
25.09.07 Flyglobespan scrap Cape Town flights
19.09.07 Eastern takes over Stansted route
19.09.07 Flight diverts to Birmingham Airport over smoke alert
13.09.07 Air trouble sees flight diverted to Irish airport
11.09.07 All night bus links city with airport
10.09.07 Manchester Airport seeks to boost retail spending
09.09.07 Survey says 6% of air travellers have experienced an emergency
08.09.07 Manchester Airport targets more freight traffic
07.09.07 Aviation helps John Menzies results
06.09.07 Technical problem jet returns to airport
05.09.07 Baggage handling company fined over health and safety breaches
04.09.07 Monarch plan Murcia flights next summer
04.09.07 Pilot on holiday jet 'takes evasive action to avoid hitting plane'
03.09.07 Over 20 agencies bid for advertising account
August 2007
30.08.07 Liquids information campaign launched
30.08.07 bmi to increase Aberdeen - Manchester flights
29.08.07 Airport location almost as important as flights cost
29.08.07 FedEx Express introduce Manchester Airport - Memphis cargo flight
28.08.07 Airport train station to close September 9 / 10
24.08.07 Thomsonfly has best on time performance at Manchester Airport
22.08.07 So many delayed passengers that Manchester Airport hotels are full
21.08.07 Councillor gives 6 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 Emirates loose wedding guests bags - on three separate flights
16.08.07 Plans for new control tower revealed
16.08.07 Ryanair increases Dublin flights to UK airports
13.08.07 Old photos found in office clearout
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 Manchester Airport flights cancelled after power cut
07.08.07 Air traffic control problems hit Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool Airport flights
05.08.07 Persistent thief banned from Airport
04.08.07 Website highlights airport delays and bottlenecks
03.08.07 Flybe and Brussels Airlines announce codeshare on UK - Belgium routes
02.08.07 bmi Las Vegas flight diverted after air rage incident
01.08.07 Ocean Sky buy Manchester corporate jet business
July 2007
31.07.07 Airport hotel opens after £2m upgrade
29.07.07 PIA passengers suffer as two third of flights 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 delay for two Manchester Airport 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 Manchester Airport drugs find
14.07.07 Jett8 touches down at Manchester Airport
13.07.07 Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester Airport
16.06.07 Green Concorde for Manchester Airport
13.06.07 Flybe add Southampton - Manchester flights
13.06.07 Air rage incident on Manchester Airport 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 Manchester Airport runway change
07.06.07 Smugglers caught after Manchester 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 Airport
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 Manchester Airport
11.05.07 Go-ahead land BA handling contract
09.05.07 Airport goes smoke free early
08.05.07 Airport launches disabled passenger changes
07.05.07 New bomb tests at Manchester Airport
01.05.07 Manchester 'to be UK's second biggest airport in 15 years'
01.05.07 Flybe announces BA 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 22 more self service check-in kiosks
27.04.07 Thomsonfly announce new Mexico flights from Manchester and Gatwick
26.04.07 Passengers get free flight updates by text
26.04.07 Bronze age settlement near the runway
25.04.07 BA boss rules out Manchester Airport expansion
25.04.07 Malaysian budget airline will fly to Manchester or Stansted Airport
12.04.07 Manchester Airport passengers in radio tag trials
03.04.07 Zoom to increase Manchester Airport - Canada flights
01.04.07 Manchester Airport unveils vintage Trident plane
March 2007
31.03.07 Conman tricked woman out of £5000 at Manchester Airport
29.03.07 Flight cancelled as pilot's wife gives birth
29.03.07 Emergency landing at Manchester Airport
29.03.07 Liquids security alert at Manchester Airport
28.03.07 bmi announce Lyon flights
24.03.07 Airport wins award
23.03.07 Man in flight arrested after disturbance on flight
23.03.07 Air Blue announce Islamabad flights
22.03.07 Thomsonfly announces 15 new routes
22.03.07 Pilot cleared of drunk flying charges
21.03.07 Airport prepares for record Easter getaway
20.03.07 Pilot more than 6 times over alcohol limit
16.03.07 Salford Aerodrome renamed City Airport Manchester
10.03.07 PIA jets banned from Europe over safety concerns
09.03.07 EuroManx add Isle of Man flight
07.03.07 Air rage passenger fined
06.03.07 Flybe cancels 14 BA Connect routes and launches another 11
06.03.07 Passenger in court over upgrade air rage
06.03.07 BA Ground crew jobs threatened by sale of regional arm
03.03.07 Legal loophole allows sex offender to drive airport bus
01.03.07 New pick up airport parking rules introduced at Terminal 2
February 2007
28.02.07 Red nose day plane takes off
24.02.07 Monarch announce Murcia flights
24.02.07 Airline plans Bangladesh flights
19.02.07 South African authorities unhappy at 26 hour delay for flyglobespan flight
17.02.07 Investigation launched after planes collide
15.02.07 VLM adds another daily London City flight
14.02.07 'Valanatine' password for security screeners
11.02.07 Manchester Airport reveal ways passengers try to beat fluids ban
07.02.07 Fog delays at Manchester Airport
02.02.07 Fares won't rise if price controls lifted, airport promises
01.02.07 Flybe takeover of BA Connect delayed again
January 2007
27.01.07 Airblue plan Islamabad flights
24.01.07 Airport targets long-haul routes
23.01.07 Holiday company collapses
20.01.07 BA Connect staff to be balloted on new terms
20.01.07 Security fears over foreign airport workers
19.01.07 Storms hit flights
18.01.07 Manchester Airports Group planning bid for BAA airport
16.01.07 Passengers up 3.9 percent in December
13.01.07 Flybe celebrates first anniversary of Belfast route
12.01.07 Suspicious fire at Manchester airport
11.01.07 Flybe plane has runway mishap
10.01.07 Animal rights activists to hold protest this weekend
06.01.07 Father and daughter pilot holiday flight
03.01.07 Holiday jet is struck by lightning
03.01.07 Two arrested over Pakistan murder
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