Digital at Manchester

"The international gateway for the North"

As the largest UK airport outside of London and the fourth busiest in the UK, Manchester Airport handles over 18 million passengers annually and predictions suggest this figure will grow to 50 million by 2030. With three terminals, it hosts over 100 airlines flying to 225 worldwide destinations, more than any other UK airport.

Passenger Profile

• 74% ABC1
• 48% aged 35-54
• Over 3 million business travellers (18%)
• Over 15 million leisure travellers (82%)
• High proportion of scheduled flights – over 10 million
• 46% earn over £40k per annum (25% earn over £57.5k)

Interesting Info

• Strong transport links - railway station connecting to major Northern cities including Newcastle, Sheffield and Leeds
• Future plans to extend the Manchester Metrolink to connect to the Airport
• Generates over £1 million per year for the North West economy
• Passengers drink on average of one million pints of beer, eat 300,000 breakfasts, and more than 3 million hot drinks every year
• More than 250,000 people visit the Airport’s Aviation Viewing Park each year
• Airport within a two hour drive time of a third of the UK population
• One of the UK’s largest art sponsors. More than £8 million donated
• It's most popular International routes are Mallorca and Dublin

Awards

• Winner of Travel Globe Weekly's 'Best UK Airport' in 2008
• Winner of The British Travel Awards 'UK Airport of the Year' in 2009
• Winner of The Business Travel Awards 'Best UK Airport' in 2010

(Sources: www.manchesterairport.co.uk, CAA 2009, Air4casts, Manchester Airport Group 2010)