easyJet expands its base and network at Manchester Airport
easyJet will add a 21st aircraft to its Manchester base and launch a new beach route to Murcia in South East Spain for...
Aer Lingus Airbus A330 diverts to Daytona Beach after smoke in cockpit
On 8 November, an Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330-300 (registered G-EILA) operated a flight between Orlando, United States and Manchester, United Kingdom. Just after...
“Emergency” landing in Bilbao to let passengers go to the toilets
A plane from Gran Canaria to the UK has to make an unscheduled stopover in Bilbao so that the passengers can go to the...
Ryanair flight from Manchester to Tenerife diverts to Porto Santo over unruly passengers
On 18 September, Ryanair operated a Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 (registered EI-HMT) between Manchester, United Kingdom and Tenerife South, Spain. Flight FR4332 departed with...
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....
TUI flight from Paphos to Manchester diverts to Zagreb after intoxicated passenger tries to open door in mid-flight
TUI holidaymakers feared for their lives after an intoxicated passenger was heard making threats before trying to open the plane's emergency exit mid-flight. The...
Ethiopian Airlines gets fifth freedom rights to fly passengers between Geneva and Manchester
From next winter, Ethiopian Airlines will operate a route from Addis Ababa to Manchester via Geneva by Boeing 787-9. As part of the route,...
Brussels Airlines flies Belgian Red Flames women’s team to England for European Football Championship
Today, Brussels Airlines’ Trident brings the Belgian national football team, the Red Flames and its delegation to Manchester for the European Championship in England....
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,...
TUI Airways flight returns to Manchester ‘in emergency mode’ after tail strike
A TUI Airways pilot had to burn fuel and return to Manchester Airport in emergency mode after the aircraft's tail hit the runway during...
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...
Aer Lingus beach-bound for Barbados from Manchester for winter 2022
Aer Lingus flights from Manchester to Barbados will return for takeoff this coming winter, with the non-stop route recommencing from 2 November this year.The...
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...
Aer Lingus celebrates first Manchester to Orlando direct flight
Aer Lingus has celebrated the launch of its very first direct flight, EI35, from Manchester Airport direct to Orlando, Florida.Pictured Aer Lingus passengers with...
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...
Aer Lingus to increase services from Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh
Aer Lingus and Belfast City Airport are pleased to announce that from 31 October, Aer Lingus will significantly increase its services from Belfast City...
More airlines (including Brussels Airlines) flying from Manchester Airport’s brand new terminal 2
Five more airlines are to begin flying from Manchester Airport's glitzy, revamped Terminal 2 opened to passengers for the first time on Wednesday.Etihad Airways,...
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...
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...
Brussels Airlines will resume flights to/from the UK from Wednesday
Brussels Airlines will resume its flights to and from the United Kingdom as planned from Wednesday, 23 December. These were suspended Monday and Tuesday...