Kuwait Airways is to begin flying from Manchester Airport for the first time in welcome news for the 49,000 people each year who already travel from the airport's catchment to the Middle Eastern nation. The direct flight to Kuwait from Manchester will launch on 1st May 2022, improving connections … [Read more...]
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Air Canada resumes seasonal Manchester to Toronto service
Canadian flag carrier, Air Canada, has confirmed its non-stop seasonal service between Manchester Airport and Toronto will resume this summer. Flights will operate five-times weekly from 1st June to 30th September, reconnecting the North with Canada's main financial hub and with flights planned … [Read more...]
Terminal Three to fully reopen at Manchester Airport
Terminal Three is set to reopen fully at Manchester Airport from 22nd April, as the easing of coronavirus restrictions worldwide continues to drive demand for air travel. The terminal partially reopened on 27th March for arrivals and some departures for select airlines, after first closing at the … [Read more...]
Cheshire East misses out on Bus Back Better funding
Cheshire East Council has missed out on securing government funding for improving local bus services in the borough. 31 local authorities were selected to receive the Bus Back Better funding, and, along with many other more rural areas, Cheshire East Council has expressed its disappointment at … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport MD announces departure
Karen Smart, MD of Manchester Airport, has stood down from her role after two years; the announcement comes amid ongoing passenger disruption due to staffing challenges at the airport. A Manchester Airports Group (MAG) statement said that Smart, who had previously held positions at MAG’s East … [Read more...]
Plans submitted for 235,000 sq ft warehouse space at airport’s World Freight Terminal
Investors, Columbia Threadneedle, have submitted plans to develop 235,000 sq ft new logistics and warehouse units at the World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport. Proposals form part of the developer's three-year programme to double the floorspace at the site. In January 2021, planning … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport to reopen Terminal Three and demand for travel grows
Manchester Airport will begin a gradual reopening of Terminal Three from Sunday 27th March as the passenger demand continues to grow after Covid-19 restrictions. Furthermore, the airport is to reopen its second runway from 5th April to accommodate the movements of increased numbers of … [Read more...]
Cheshire East plans £19 million investment in borough’s roads
Cheshire East Council has approved plans to increase road maintenance spending in the borough by £19 million over the next three years. The council's decision is part of an 'invest to save' strategy for the 2,700 km of highways managed by the local authority, and seeks to make up for a shortfall … [Read more...]
MAG sees demand for travel grow after busy half term
The latest passenger data released by the airport operator have shown that February 2022 was the busiest month for travel from Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) three airports since the pandemic began. The Group served 2.4 million passengers in the last month at Manchester, London Stansted and … [Read more...]
North-west awarded £84 million for rail network upgrades
North-west England's rail network is to get a reliability boost following the government's announcement of £84 million of infrastructure investment in the region. Investment aims to help tackle congestion on the rail network, which is largely due to a bottleneck in Manchester city centre (the … [Read more...]
Poynton Relief Road hits latest milestone
The final bridge beams have been lifted into place for the new Chester Road bridge as work progresses on the £53 million Poynton Relief Road. A 500-tonne crane was used to lift the final five 22.5 metre-long beams into position: each beam weighs 37.8 tonnes. The operation was completed within a … [Read more...]
Electricity North West prepares for 1 million extra electric vehicles in the region by 2030
Stockport and Warrington based Electricity North West is predicting that the region can expect 1.2 million electric vehicles to be on its roads by 2030, up from 200,000 currently. With battery costs for electric cars decreasing, the region's power grid operator has increased its forecast by 20% … [Read more...]