manchester airport news
July 2010
27.07.10 Icelandair add autumn and spring flights
23.07.10 Row over airport's carbon neutral plans
20.07.10 Naked scanners backed by airport boss
16.07.10 Mini city development at airport 'will happen'
15.07.10 Airport agrees runway compensation
15.07.10 Manchester Airport targets parking ‘tailgate cheats’
14.07.10 Airport boss to leave
13.07.10 Finnair to use airport lounge
12.07.10 Two arrested as plane about to take off
08.07.10 easyJet announce new winter routes
06.07.10 Thomas Cook sign travel deal with Man Utd
02.07.10 New airport lounge opened
June 2010
30.06.10 Hanging basked courses reduce sickness and beat stress !
22.06.10 Long sentences for drug gang
22.06.10 Famous names on Manchester Airport art wall
20.06.10 Airport wins industry award
20.06.10 Manchester Airport spotters park becomes ‘world cup free zone’
19.06.10 Software means only suspicious images from ‘naked’ scanners viewed
19.06.10 Airparks Manchester Airport car park closes
18.06.10 Airport supports Gay radio stration launch and Pride event
17.06.10 New MAG boss confirmed
16.06.10 American launch New York service
16.06.10 Etihad launch Boeing 777 service from Manchester
14.06.10 Singapore flights return to daily
09.06.10 ‘Naked’ scanner moves to Terminal 1
09.06.10 Jet2 summer 2011 flights from Manchester Airport on sale
06.06.10 Airport allotments have no fruit rule
03.06.10 New name for spotters area
May 2010
30.05.10 Flybe Bournemouth flights take off
29.05.10 Newspaper names new MAG boss
28.05.10 Jet2 announce new winter sun route
28.05.10 Flybe announce Manchester – Kent flights
27.05.10 Ash chaos cost £10m
27.05.10 Jet2 free bags offer
25.05.10 Climate protest at freight area
25.05.10 Flybe Manchester – Rennes flights take off
23.05.10 Report on Flybe flight emergency
22.05.10 Airport launches free iPhone app
21.05.10 Protesters take 9ft elephant to council meeting
21.05.10 New ‘smart’ security gates at Manchester Airport
17.05.10 Ash cloud grounds WW2 bomber
14.05.10 Which? says airport parking charges 'rediculously high'
13.05.10 Trains boost
13.05.10 Successful bag track trial at Manchester Airport
07.05.10 Private jet use booming
06.05.10 Cargo picking up, passengers to follow?
05.05.10 Jet2 launch Madeira flights
04.05.10 Top 5 Manchester Airport car parks
03.05.10 Aer Arann scrap Derry flight plans
02.05.10 Etihad to open airport lounge
April 2010
29.04.10 Airport to launch online ‘travel extras’ store
29.04.10 New Manchester Airport lounge
28.04.10 Road naming to celebrate 100 years of local flight
27.04.10 Pegasus Turkey flights take off next week
23.04.10 Newspaper banned for second day over flight scare story
22.04.10 Flight emergency; ash to blame?
18.04.10 Five year celebrations for Jet2
17.04.10 Thomson Aruba flights upgraded to weekly
15.04.10 Jet2 celebrate 20 millionth passenger
14.04.10 Passengers down 6.95%, but trend improving
13.04.10 Jet2 announce ski flight
09.04.10 Flybe's summer routes take off
08.04.10 Naked scanners at all terminals
08.04.10 Virgin announce Manchester – Las Vegas flights
04.04.10 bmibaby to focus on citybreak destinations
March 2010
31.03.10 Emirates superjumbo coming to Manchester
29.03.10 Airport runway work to begin
29.03.10 Campaigners urge Manchester Airport expansion rethink
28.03.10 Plane diverts over irregular smell
14.03.10 Airport campaigners abandon legal fight
11.03.10 Passengers down 10.5% in February
09.03.10 Manchester 'to be as busy as Heathrow'
07.03.10 Airport seeks photos for new 'arrivals experience'
04.03.10 Women banned from flight after refusing body scan
02.03.10 Two new Irish routes for Aer Arann
February 2010
27.02.10 Private jet travel booming
24.02.10 Passengers sue over airport gate injuries
21.02.10 Snow closes airport
18.02.10 Etihad increase capacity on Abu Dhabi route
13.02.10 Thomas Cook add Florida flights
12.02.10 Airport acts after plane collisions
12.02.10 Flybe announce Manchester – Bournemouth flights
08.02.10 Manchester and Heathrow airport campaigners hold joint tea party
January 2010
31.01.10 MAG boss to retire
27.01.10 Flybe plane makes emergency landing
25.01.10 Government pays anthropologist to study passengers and staff
24.01.10 Chemical incident sees airport closed
22.01.10 Airport picks up another award - briefly
19.01.10 Pegasus add summer sun flights
16.01.10 Manchester Airport Parking TV ads
13.01.10 25-fold increase in laser incidents
05.01.10 Airport closed by snow
December 2009
25.12.09 FedEx to rent airport building
24.12.09 Police called after easyJet cancel flight
20.12.09 Snow closes airport for 1½ hours
19.12.09 Air traffic control staff to move north
18.12.09 MAG profits down 18%
17.12.09 Flybe flight emergency
15.12.09 Airport axe free plastic bags
11.12.09 easyJet add three routes and fifth plane
06.12.09 Jet2 to double Tel Aviv flights
06.12.09 Award for Manchester Airport loos
03.12.09 Go-Ahead sell airport firms (but not parking)
November 2009
30.11.09 Monarch launch onboard recycling
21.11.09 Homes to be bulldozed for airport hangar
18.11.09 Old control tower to become a bar
16.11.09 Six charged over airport fight
15.11.09 Finnair launch mobile boarding passes
11.11.09 Runway refurbishment could take a year
10.11.09 Passengers down 11.1 percent
09.11.09 MAG accuse environmental group of ‘eco-snobbery’
09.11.09 easyJet Manchester flight grounded by football fans fight
08.11.09 Freight company expands
08.11.09 Award for Manchester Airport
06.11.09 Flybe sign Etihad codeshare
05.11.09 Purple Parking open new airport car park
04.11.09 Two emergency landings
04.11.09 bmibaby axe two Manchester routes
October 2009
29.10.09 Airport road closed today
26.10.09 English train companies could block Welsh rail link
23.10.09 Aer Arann plane incident
20.10.09 Delta to resume New York flights next summer
19.10.09 'Naked' scans on children stopped
17.10.09 bmibaby and Germanwings marketing alliance
14.10.09 MEP slams 'peep show' scanner trial
13.10.09 Airport trials ‘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
06.10.09 Six years for drug smuggling pregnant woman
September 2009
30.09.09 Man arrested over airport chemical leak
30.09.09 Manchester Airport drug smuggler jailed
29.09.09 Flypast by vintage bomber
24.09.09 Manchester is airport of the year
23.09.09 Jet2 boss warned by police for shouting at own staff
23.09.09 Swiss to operate Manchester – Geneva flights this winter
18.09.09 American announce New York flights
17.09.09 Airport up for three awards
16.09.09 Manchester Airport faces big compensation bill
12.09.09 16 injured in minibus crash
10.09.09 Jet2 announce Madeira flights
08.09.09 Delta axe New York flights
04.09.09 Passengers evacuated after fire alarm
03.09.09 bmibaby announce summer Lourdes flights
01.09.09 Strike does not hit flights
August 2009
31.08.09 New children's play area at Terminal 1
30.08.09 Airport refueller strike to go ahead
30.08.09 Almost 300,000 fly out from Manchester Airport
28.08.09 Airport road closure on Thursday
21.08.00 Live flight data and offers on Twitter
20.08.09 Airport faces Bank Holiday strike
19.08.09 Two charged over drugs find
19.08.09 Manchester Airport in talks to replace Ryanair routes
18.08.09 Ryanair axe 9 out of 10 routes in charges row
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 Airport launch new passenger guides
13.08.09 Campaigner wants compensation for night flights change
12.08.09 Passengers down 10%
11.08.09 Airport faces bank holiday strike
11.08.09 Manchester Airport police on hooligan watch
08.08.09 BMI shuffle Heathrow flights this winter
08.08.09 Emergency landing for Jet2 Manchester bound plane
01.08.09 MAG appoint new advertising agency
July 2009
31.07.09 Scare as flight hit by lightening
31.07.09 Jet2 to increase Manchester – Egypt flights
30.07.09 Airport expects busiest weekend
28.07.09 Jet2 to expand Tel Aviv service
22.07.09 New freight tenant announced
18.07.09 Hospital radio broadcast on Manchester flights
16.07.09 Noise consultation launched
15.07.09 Drug smuggler's story 'below par'
14.07.09 Big drop in profits at MAG
13.07.09 Airport check-in staff abuse passengers on Facebook
11.07.09 Icelandair to increase Manchester flights
09.07.09 EYE release airport advertising audit results
08.07.09 SockShop to open at Manchester Airport
07.07.09 Monarch add Canary Islands flights
06.07.09 Food outlets for Concorde Centre
05.07.09 Rare tortoises seized
03.07.09 Terminal 1 makeover completed
02.07.09 easyJet announce Copenhagen flights
01.07.09 Airport seeks India flights
June 2009
30.06.09 Winter flights boost from Manchester Airport?
30.06.09 Jet2 double Manchester – Tel Aviv flights
29.06.09 Airport owner faces debt downgrade
29.06.09 Corporate jet usage down 80% at Manchester Airport
28.09.09 Road closure warning
27.09.09 easyJet announce 3 new winter routes
26.09.09 Director warns on long haul flights
22.09.09 Germanwings announce Cologne/Bonn flights
17.09.09 New Premier Inn hotel set to open
14.09.09 Airports to launch emissions reduction scheme
10.09.09 Credit crunch saves historic cottage
08.09.09 Runway work could shift night noise
04.09.09 Manchester Airport installs recycle zones
03.06.09 U-turn on ID card trial
May 2009
30.05.09 Another plane and 60 jobs at for easyJet
30.05.09 Bmibaby add Manchester – Faro flights next Easter
23.05.09 Prayer talk at Manchester Airport hotel
19.05.09 Airline execs to attend long haul summit
18.05.09 Plane diverted after woman gives birth on Manchester bound flight
17.05.09 Bmibaby celebrate six years at Manchester Airport
15.05.09 VLM axe London City route
14.05.09 Airport buys new hi-tech scanner
13.05.09 Airport trials electric Smart car to cut emissions
12.05.09 Passengers down 5.9 percent; summer capacity down 8 percent
07.05.09 Manchester Airport upgrades landing systems
05.05.09 Pilots will refuse to take part in ID trial
04.05.09 Beatles fans told to 'get back'
April 2009
27.04.09 Protest over planned bird cull
21.04.09 Climate change summit at airport
16.04.09 Airport adds to sales team
10.04.09 Terror suspects worked for airport cargo firm
09.04.09 Easter test for new security areas
09.04.09 Three injured in mass brawl at Manchester Airport
06.04.09 bmibaby announce Grenoble flights
06.04.09 Manchester Airport release autism guide
03.04.09 Face scanners 'rigged'
02.04.09 New buses for airport route
01.04.09 bmibaby launch two new routes
March 2009
28.03.09 MAG launch carbon offset scheme
25.03.09 60 drunk soldiers kicked off flight
24.03.09 Drug smuggler jailed for 4 years
23.03.09 easyJet bring forward expansion
21.03.09 Coin slot luggage trolleys lead to job losses
19.03.09 Ryanair target 1 million passengers
18.03.09 MAG 'interested in Scottish airport'
16.03.09 Big drop in passengers and freight
15.03.09 Airport reveals big drop in noise complaints
12.03.09 Strike ballot suspended
11.03.09 Airport faces Easter strike threat
10.03.09 Massive airport business park planned
08.03.09 Most passengers happy with UK airports
05.03.09 Air rage drunk gets suspended sentence
03.03.09 Emergency landing for Jet2 Manchester flight
03.03.09 The unluckiest good luck card
02.03.09 Passengers unhappy after 25 hour delay
February 2009
28.02.09 Airport accused of cashing in on terror measures
26.02.09 Up to 90 jobs axed
25.02.09 Concorde gets new home
21.02.09 Carbon Trust mark achieved
20.02.09 Airport worker spared jail over passenger thefts
18.02.09 Singapore Airlines cuts flights again
17.02.09 Pilots object to being ID card guinea pigs
16.02.09 New 'otter hotel' near Manchester Airport
14.02.09 50 years for drug smuggling gang
13.02.09 Ryanair cut Dublin flights
06.02.09 Emergency landing for Emirates flight
January 2009
29.01.09 Flybe offers free airport lounge access
29.01.09 Group 4 could lose security role
19.01.09 London City and Manchester Airport owners bid for Gatwick
17.01.09 Monarch most punctual in November
16.01.09 Monarch announce Volos flights
16.01.09 Jet2 announce Manchester – Tel Aviv flights
13.01.09 £900 for two weeks car parking
13.01.09 Deal saves Manchester Airport hotel
09.01.09 New rail platform official opening
02.01.09 Emergency landing after fight on flight
December 2008
10.12.08 Lufthansa to launch mobile boarding pass
09.12.08 Virgin add flights next summer
03.12.08 Airport hotel operator calls in administrator
01.12.08 Ryanair criticise airport award
November 2008
27.11.08 Suspended sentence over gun in bag
26.11.08 Profit down 42% at Manchester Airports Group
26.11.08 £165m roads boost for Manchester Airport
24.11.08 MAG to join Virgin's Gatwick bid
23.11.08 Tea party protest to airport expansion
21.11.08 Airport announce new retail outlets
19.11.08 Pilots union threatens strike vote on airport ID card trial
18.11.08 Eastern axe Stansted service
14.11.08 Engineer maimed in plane blast
14.11.08 Turtles seized at Manchester Airport
12.11.08 Viral campaign promotes airport shops
11.11.08 Jet2 announce Crete flights
10.11.08 New train platform passes test
09.11.08 Airport wins award
08.11.08 VLM appoint new base commander
07.11.08 Russian pilots fined over alcohol breach
07.11.08 Jet2 expands at Manchester Airport
06.11.08 Big drop in flights and passengers
05.11.08 bmi axe US flights
05.11.08 Airport ID card test scaled back
05.11.08 Air Sylhet to fly to Jeddah
October 2008
29.10.08 New shops open
27.10.08 Concorde on the move
26.10.08 Freight expansion threatens 400 year old cottage
24.10.08 BA to operate last long haul flight
22.10.08 New educational website launched
19.10.08 Successful crash test held
17.10.08 MAG chairman quits
15.10.08 Jet2 add Dalaman flights
10.10.08 Major extension for Manchester Airport hotel
05.10.08 Security scanner concerns raised
04.10.08 easyJet to launch Sofia flights
03.10.08 Ryanair delay Dusseldorf route launch
03.10.08 Jet2 announce new routes from Newcastle and Manchester
September 2008
30.09.08 Freight expansion plans backed
25.09.08 Wheelchair burst in to flames just after removed from plane
25.09.08 MAG wants trustee to oversee Gatwick sale
25.09.08 Flash mob protest at Labour conference over Manchester Airport
23.09.08 Airlines cut capacity this winter
23.09.08 Final push for Manchester Airport train station upgrade
22.09.08 Guernsey minister to question Flybe over Manchester flights
20.09.08 Jet2 increase capacity on Ibiza route
17.09.08 Passengers down 4.5%
17.09.08 Drunk passenger jailed for crew attack
16.09.08 New airport scanner to help with terrorism threat
14.09.08 Couple in court over heroine find
10.09.08 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 ground handling firm
09.09.08 Flybe restores axed Manchester flights
08.09.08 MAG approach Virgin about Gatwick bid
07.09.08 New floor laid in a weekend
05.09.08 Taxi drivers hold wildcat strike
04.09.08 Passenger makes airport broadcast after 24 hour delay
01.09.08 Manchester Airport installs computers on airside buses
August 2008
29.08.08 Passport control rated worst for delays
26.08.08 Airport handling jobs threat
26.08.08 Jet2 announce Manchester – Sardinia route
25.08.08 Airport announce fireworks ban
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 MAG ‘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 Airport to get new border control centre
19.08.08 Machines 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 Airport owner confirms Gatwick approach
18.08.08 Manchester Airport launch trade microsites
17.08.08 Thales announce Manchester Airports Group contract
16.08.08 Two arrested at airport on terror charges
11.08.08 Airport backs congestion charge
10.08.08 Smugglers tricks revealed
08.08.08 Eye add record advertising screen
08.08.08 New recruit at Manchester Airport
07.08.08 Surge in US passengers
07.08.08 Jet2 apologise for ‘flight from hell’
05.08.08 Planes collide
04.08.08 Airport executives get pay rises but no bonus
04.08.08 Singapore Airlines cuts Manchester flights; focuses on Heathrow
02.08.08 Flybe Belfast flight makes emergency landing
July 2008
30.07.08 Ryanair announce Dusseldorf flights
30.07.08 Profits up at Manchester Airport
29.07.08 Security Alert at Manchester Airport
29.07.08 Etihad to launch Melbourne link from Heathrow and Manchester
28.07.08 Engineering work delays for airport rail link
26.07.08 Flight emergency after women try to open plane door
25.07.08 Trial over £1.6m heroin in carpets
24.07.08 Light aircraft crash at City of Manchester
23.07.08 Passenger passes through two airports with wrong passport
21.07.08 SATS crisis a £100,000 bonus for Manchester airport hotel
21.07.08 Praise for Manchester Airport car park manager
20.07.08 Arrest after airport gun find
19.07.08 Manchester avoids Ryanair cuts
18.07.08 Airport prepares for busiest weekend
18.07.08 Fuel protest near Manchester airport
17.07.08 Airport strike cancelled
17.07.08 Illegal immigrant’s pizza photo error
16.07.08 Virgin Holidays launch Manchester brochure
11.07.08 Meeting over Manchester Airport cleaners strike
10.07.08 Drunk causes bomb scare on Dubai flight
10.07.08 Emergency landing for Manchester bound flight
09.07.08 bmibaby announce Barcelona flights
08.07.08 easyJet announce two new Manchester routes
08.07.08 Superjumbo to visit Manchester Airport
07.07.08 Passengers down 2.8%
06.07.08 Sugar crash lands plane
02.07.08 Major roadworks near Manchester Airport for 9 months
01.07.08 Light aircraft makes emergency landing
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