Swissport luggage handlers at Manchester Airport filmed while throwing luggage from a Ryanair aircraft
On 20 September, Swissport luggage handlers at Manchester Airport were filmed while one handler was "throwing" luggage from a Ryanair flight from Malaga into...
Virgin Atlantic targets a bigger share of the UK-India market with new Manchester-Delhi service from October
A new route will see Virgin Atlantic fly to Delhi from Manchester for the first time. Starting on 26th October, the airline will operate...
Eurowings enters the British leisure market with flights from Birmingham and Manchester to Mallorca
Lufthansa Group airline connects holiday island Mallorca with Birmingham and Manchester for the first time
Eurowings increases its international business at its base...
Ethiopian Airlines expands Brussels service to a daily flight in Winter 2019/2020
Ethiopian Airlines will fly daily to Brussels, instead of 6 times per week, as from 27 October 2019.As from end October, Ethiopian Airlines change...
Manchester Airport Terminal 3 evacuated, suspicious package found
Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport has been evacuated after a suspicious package has been found. Passengers were requested to go onto the runway.
Passengers through...
Jet2.com will return to Vienna Airport in 2023 with flights to Manchester and to Birmingham
Jet2.com will return to Vienna Airport in 2023: Flights to Manchester starting in September and also to Birmingham as of November
The British carrier Jet2.com...
Singapore Airlines to fly non-stop to Manchester
• Seasonal Sapporo flights to be operated in December
• Adelaide, Christchurch & Kolkata services to increase during peak periodsSingapore Airlines will fly non-stop between Singapore and...
Ryanair launches new Manchester route to Kyiv (from April 2019)
Ryanair today (20 November) announced a new route from Manchester to Kyiv, with a twice-weekly service commencing in April 2019 as part of our...
Aer Lingus launches four new direct, non-stop transatlantic flights from Manchester creating up to 120 jobs
New services mark the airline’s first direct connections from the UK to the US and the Caribbean
Non-stop services from Manchester to New...
Six unruly passengers offloaded from Ryanair Manchester-Faro flight after diversion to Nantes
On 16 May 2022, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (registered EI-EVE) operated flight FR9130 from Manchester, United Kingdom, to Faro, Portugal, but diverted to Nantes,...
Aer Lingus’ first non-stop transatlantic flight from Manchester to Barbados takes off
Aer Lingus’ first transatlantic service from the UK took to the skies this morning with the departure of the airline’s first-ever non-stop direct flight...
Jet2.com flight between Manchester and Rhodes diverts to Munich over “unruly granny”
On 25 August, Jet2.com flight LS819 between Manchester, United Kingdom, and Rhodes, Greece, was forced to divert to Munich, Germany, over an unruly passenger....
Aer Lingus Regional’s new service from Manchester to Belfast City takes off
Stobart Air, operator of Aer Lingus Regional, to service Manchester route from a new base at Belfast City Airport from today
Airline to...
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 diverts to Brest, France after unidentified smell in cabin
On 3 January, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (EI-EFY) operated flight FR4052 between Manchester, United Kingdom, and Faro, Portugal. The aircraft, however, was forced to...
Eight (!) unruly passengers compel easyJet flight bound to Tenerife to divert to Lanzarote – Similar problem with another easyJet flight to Fuerteventura
The easyJet flight came from Manchester and had to make an emergency landing in Lanzarote
Emergency situation in the air on easyJet flight U22011 from...
Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200 flight #MT2652 turned back to Manchester after an engine oil leak, unrelated to the wing tip
Airbus A330-200 reg. OY-VKF flying from Manchester to Holguin (HOG) turned back to Manchester for an emergency landing with a broken wing tip. ...
Emirates Airline Airbus A380 goes around at Manchester, declares fuel emergency and diverts to London Heathrow
On 4 September, an Emirates Airline Airbus A380 (A6-EVA) operated flight EK19 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Manchester, United Kingdom. The aircraft performed...
Norwegian launches flights between Manchester, UK, and Trondheim, Norway
From 15th August, Norwegian will add a twice weekly direct flight between Manchester and Trondheim in Norway.There has never been a better time to...
Ryanair launches new Kerry route to Manchester for Summer 2020
Ryanair today (21 Jan) announced a new Kerry route to Manchester which will operate twice weekly commencing in March 2020, as part of Ryanair’s...
Easter getaways see Manchester Airport’s passenger numbers continue to grow (+8% in April)
Manchester Airport has seen another month of growth, with an 8% year on year increase in its passenger numbers in April. It sees the...