About Us
Manchester Airport, part of the Manchester Airports Group, is the largest airport outside of London with more than 60 airlines serving over 200 destinations. Winner of Best UK Airport in 2010 Manchester has also been presented with the IATA Eagle Award for its commitment to offering value for money and customer service for airlines. We are committed to developing enduring business partnerships, providing airlines and tour operators with the opportunity to plan for success - and grow with confidence. With solid plans for future growth and a rapidly developing national and international route network, Manchester Airport’s airline partners and tour operators are in the best place to grow.
Key Facts
• Around 24.5 million passengers a year travel through the 3 international terminals
• We’ve recently invested more than £85 million in redeveloping the terminals and now have state of the art security across the facilities.
• Located 9 miles south of the city centre, Manchester Airport’s catchments area covers the whole of the North of England and offers excellent connections to the rest of the UK via rail, road and domestic flights.
• 20 million potential customers live within a 2 hour drive time providing airlines with a large scale opportunity to grow at Manchester Airport.
• More than 60 of the top 100 UK businesses are located in Manchester and 40% of the North West of England’s top 500 companies are also based in the city.
• There’s a working population of 1.7 million in the Greater Manchester area and a further 5.2 million within an hour’s drive.
• Manchester is one of the UK’s science cities with 5 large universities offering world class education to over 100,000 students at any one time.
• Manchester’s universities have multi lingual speakers from a wide range of sources, including over 5,000 foreign language students, approximately 26,000 international students and 50,000 foreign professionals throughout the North West.
World Class Sport
Manchester is also famous for its world class sports teams such as Manchester United and Manchester City football clubs. It’s not just football that entertains the sports fans. Manchester can also claim to be the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, which hosts the Twenty20 internationals, the Velodrome and has also recently hosted the Fina World Swimming Championships at the Manchester Evening News Arena.
Arts and Music
Manchester prides itself on its landmark galleries and venues including Imperial War Musuem North and the Museum of Science and Industry. For the theatre enthusiasts, there’s plenty to choose from with Manchester boasting more theatres than any other regional city in England. There is also a very busy calendar of music and cultural events with Manchester most recently hosting its 2nd bi annual International Festival. Conferences & Exhibitions There are more than 250 top class conference venues in the city allowing events and businesses from all over the world to host their events in Manchester. Most recently, Manchester has announced that it will be home to the Soccerex European Forum for the next 4 years from 2010.