Manchester Airport news blog

  US pre clearance at Manchester. A missed opportunity? US pre clearance isn’t a new idea for Europe, Dublin and Shannon have had it for a long time. But, back in 2015, Manchester was one of 10 airports selected by the USA for the next phase of its US pre border clearance (USPBC). This was seen as a big coup for MAN, putting it in a list of peers such as Heathrow and Brussels. Now, out of the context of Covid-19, Manchester actually had a reasonably robust offering to the USA for a regional, non capital, non hub airport. Destinations included Boston, New York JFK, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Sanford, Atlanta,Las Vegas and Houston. Before that, Chicago, Dallas, Charlotte, San Fransisco and Miami also featured. Therefore, one could argue, the facility was warranted off that alone. The approval for USPBC came at a perfect time for Manchester, it was just about to announce a complete redevelopment of Terminal 2, and USPBC was going to be a crowning feature of this. Ma

Juneyao Airlines adds Manchester charters From October 10th, Juneyao Airlines will operate 4 student charters from Nantong to Manchester. Schedule as follows. HO1643 NTG 0625 MAN 1130 10/10/20 HO1644 MAN 1430 NTG 0800 10/10/20 HO1643 NTG 1325 MAN 1830 11/10/20 HO1644 MAN 2130 NTG 1525 11/10/20 HO1643 NTG 0830 MAN 1330 13/10/20 HO1644 MAN 1630 NTG 1005 13/10/20 HO1643 NTG 1520 MAN 2030 14/10/20 HO1644 MAN 2330 NTG 1725 14/10/20 B787-9 used, flights subject to change.

What does the future hold for the London Air market. London has always been a constrained market, yet fragmented by the fact it has 6 ‘major’ entry points. Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City And Southend have all been vying for their share of the lucrative market. But is all this about to change? As well know, covid has turned the aviation industry into a spin, and London has been no exception. Where Gatwick was previously the second busiest airport, this has recently been pushed down to 4th behind Stansted and Luton (even further then 4th if we look at the U.K. as a whole). So, what does the big picture look like? Heathrow Heathrow has managed to retain the top spot, but even they are operating 2 out of 4 terminals. One attribute that has played in Heathrow’s favour is the fact that many London services have migrated to Heathrow. BA shorthaul has decamped from Gatwick, Virgin have consolidated its London flying to Heathrow and carriers such as Vistara seized the opportu

TUI adds cruise charters for winter 2021/2022 Starting December 2021,TUI will add 2 new charter destinations from Manchester, as well as 2  flights to Colombo. Colombo: TOM201 MAN 1630 CMB 0835+1 2nd Dec/7th Apr TOM202 CMB 1035 MAN 1635 3rd Dec/8th Apr Singapore: TOM203 MAN 1500 SIN 1200+1Thursday’s, bi-weekly from 24th Feb 2022 TOM204 SIN 1430 MAN 2040 Friday’s bi weekly from 25th Feb 2022 Hong Kong: TOM205 MAN 1500 HKG 1155+1 Thursday’s bi-weekly from 17th Feb 2022 TOM206 HKG 1425 MAN 2020 Friday’s bi-weekly from 18th Feb 2022. These are cruise charters for Marella Cruises. It’s unlikely these will be available for flight only, and join Utapao, Aqaba, Langkawi and Muscat in the cruise charter destinations in Asia. Phuket is also served for TUI holidays.

Virgin adds Islamabad  Starting 10th December 2020, Virgin will add a 4 weekly, year round service from Manchester to Islamabad. VS362 MAN 1235 ISB 0100 Tue, Thu, fri, Sun VS363 ISB 0330 MAN 0700 Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat.  B789 used.  PIA serves the route daily, but currently suspended, and Serene Air also plan to serve the route.