About Us & Our Airports
The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is the UK’s largest British-owned airport operator. Our four airports - Manchester, East Midlands, Humberside and Bournemouth – currently serve a total of over 29 million passengers every year.
The Group also runs thriving businesses in property development and management, car parking, airport security, fire fighting, engineering and motor transport. MAG is publicly owned by the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester and is privately managed on their behalf.
In 2007, MAG’s airports held the majority of the major industry awards including Best UK Airport for East Midlands and Manchester Airports.
What do we do?
For passengers, MAG offers online-booking, car parking, check-in, lounge and boarding facilities. More than a dozen airlines have aircraft based at MAG airports and in excess of 100 airlines serve more than 345 routes from the Group’s airports.
Retailers, caterers and car hire companies occupy 208,000 square feet of space offering a range of products to 29 million passengers a year who use our airports.
East Midlands is the busiest UK airport for pure freight and mail (“pure freight” is carried in dedicated freighter aircraft.) It is home to the UK’s largest express freight operation with flights by three of the four integrated carriers, DHL, UPS and TNT as well as a Royal Mail hub.
Manchester Airport offers more routes than any other UK airport serving 225 destinations across the World. With two runways, three terminals and a World Freight Centre, Manchester Airport handles more than 22 million passengers a year.
Bournemouth Airport, the fastest growing in the UK, is a key national and international gateway to Southern England, connecting over 900,000 passengers to over 60 destinations every year. Around 125 people are directly employed on-site with regular flights by scheduled and charter services operated by some of Europe’s leading airlines.
Around half a million people from across Northern and Eastern England travel through Humberside Airport to 30 destinations every year. Humberside Airport is also home to the UK’s second largest heliport, serving the offshore industry in the North Sea, as well as four flying schools and specialist freight handling facilities.
Manchester Airport Developments (MADL) is a wholly-owned business specialising in managing and developing a portfolio of high quality hotels, offices, and managing airport infrastructure projects..
MAG supports the UK Government's commitment to the principles of sustainable development in the aviation industry, striking a balance between economic, social and environmental considerations.
Regional airports. National impact.
We’re more just a regional success story. As the largest British-owned airport operator, we play a major role in UK aviation, contributing £3.2 billion to the UK economy and supporting over 130,000 jobs. According to independent analysis by York Aviation, our businesses could grow still further to generate £6.3 billion in value and support 260,000 jobs by 2015.
MAG is publicly owned by the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester and is privately managed on their behalf, gives us a unique insight into the value our business brings to the regions of the UK.