Manchester Airport (MAN)

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,…

25 February 2020

Six hours delay after inadvertent emergency slide deployment on Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747

On 15 February, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 (G-VAST) was about to be catered for flight VS75 from Manchester, United…

16 February 2020

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,…

21 January 2020

EasyJet’s new Manchester−Rovaniemi route is now open

The new route was celebrated on Thursday, 21th of November when the first flight arrived in Rovaniemi. “The new route…

24 November 2019

Norwegian’s new route from Manchester to Bergen takes off

Airline commences twice-weekly service with fares from £43.90 one-way Norwegian’s newest route to Scandinavian has taken off today with a…

28 October 2019

airBaltic announces new flights to Manchester, Yerevan and the Norwegian cities of Bergen and Trondheim

Latvian airline airBaltic announces that as of summer season 2020 it will launch new flights from Riga to Manchester (United Kingdom), Yerevan…

9 October 2019

easyJet flight towards Tenerife South diverts to Faro after on-board brawl

On 3 October, an easyJet Airbus A320neo (G-UZHI) operated flight U21903 between Manchester, United Kingdom and Tenerife South Airport, Spain.…

7 October 2019

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…

4 September 2019

SAS is starting a direct service from Stavanger to Manchester

SAS is responding to the great interest in English football by introducing a new direct service from Stavanger to Manchester.…

16 August 2019

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…

31 July 2019

The enchantment of Lapland can be experienced in the winter by EasyJet’s new direct flights between Manchester and Rovaniemi

The new Manchester-Rovaniemi route will be operated with A320 aircraft two times a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, from November…

14 July 2019

Norwegian announces new route from Manchester to Bergen

Airline expands Scandinavian network Norwegian is expanding its Scandinavian network at Manchester Airport with the addition of a new non-stop…

19 June 2019

PIA passenger wants to go to the bathroom but inadvertently deploys emergency slide

On 7 June, Pakistan International Airlines' evening flight PK 702 from Manchester, U.K. to Islamabad, Pakistan departed more than six…

8 June 2019

British Airways cancels Boeing 747 domestic upgrades, originally scheduled on 25 August

What should have been a highlight for plane spotters and other aviation enthusiasts has now turned into a major fiasco.…

7 June 2019

Manchester Airport (MAN)

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…

20 May 2019

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks expand Iceland programme for Winter 2019/2020

Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have announced more once-in-a-lifetime trips to Iceland for Winter 19/20, with additional trips going on sale today from Birmingham, East Midlands and Newcastle. These additional trips…

18 May 2019