Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has raised £360 million in the UK capital markets through the issuances of an 18-year bond which attracted interest from blue-chip UK investors. The bond, issued at a rate of 6.125%, was four times oversubscribed, totalling around £1.4 billion at its peak, … [Read more...]
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Manchester Airport marks 20 years since last Concorde flight
Manchester Airport will host a gala dinner at its Runway Visitor Park to mark the 20th anniversary of the final Concorde flight to depart the Northern hub. Thousands of aviation fans lined the roads around the airport to catch a glimpse of the supersonic aircraft’s first flight into Manchester in … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport responds to Which? airport survey results
Manchester Airport has issued a response after being named as ‘the UK’s worst airport’ following a survey by consumer magazine, Which?. The Which? survey, based on the recollections of 4,000 travellers to have used UK airports in the 12 months to June 2023, scored Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3 … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council submits petition against latest HS2 amendments
Cheshire East Council has submitted its petition against the second additional provision to the HS2 Phase 2b Hybrid Bill, which sets out the route and impact the high-speed rail link's construction will have on the borough. The council submitted its petition against the second additional … [Read more...]
£1.6 million upgrade complete at Wilmslow Station
£1.6 million worth of restoration work to Wilmslow Station's Victorian platform canopies has now completed after work began in February 2022. Network Rail teams have been undertaking the upgrades across all four platforms at the station, which first opened in 1842. When repair work began at the … [Read more...]
3 million passengers travel through Manchester Airport in July
Manchester Airport saw nearly three million passengers travel through the hub in July, with 100,000 daily travellers expected during the August peak of the summer holiday season. July’s passenger numbers reveal the airport saw nearly 15% more people travelling from Manchester Airport compared to … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport reveals its 85th anniversary competition winners
Manchester Airport has given away 85 prizes worth more than £20,000 as it continues to celebrate its 85th birthday this year. Among the winners is Andrew Taylor who has been given a three-night stay at Las Vegas Strip Hotel and two tickets to Cirque du Soleil provided by Las Vegas Tourist Board … [Read more...]
MAG funds local bus link for communities around Manchester Airport
Funding from Manchester Airports Group (MAG) will support an additional bus for communities local to the Airport. Funding will support Transport for Greater Manchester's (TfGM) Local Link bus service for communities in the city-region that are underserved by public transport. The funds from MAG … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport set to welcome millions this summer after busiest month since 2019
As the summer holiday season gets underway, Manchester Airport is preparing to welcome millions more passengers after recording its busiest month since 2019. The airport saw 2.8 million passengers pass through its terminals in June – 15% more than in June 2022, and the highest number recorded … [Read more...]
Crewe to Manchester HS2 plans progress
Plans are continuing to progress for the Crewe to Manchester leg of the HS2 high-speed rail link after the government introduced a second additional provision to the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill on 3rd July. The provisions make a number of minor changes to the route of the railway … [Read more...]
Manchester Airports Group achieves record revenues in first year of restriction-free travel
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has exceeded revenues of £1 billion for the first time, the group has revealed in its 2022/23 annual results. The 2022/23 financial year covers the airport’s first full year of restriction-free travel following the global Covid-19 pandemic, which saw flights … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport celebrates 85th birthday
Manchester Airport has kicked-off a series of celebrations to mark its 85th birthday, after first opening as Ringway Airport on 25th June 1938. The northern hub announced a special programme of activity to ring in the milestone, including a prize draw with free flights to destinations … [Read more...]