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'''Manchester International Airport ''' {{Airport codes|MAN|EGCC}} is an [[airport]] in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]]. It is the busiest airport in England outside of London, in terms of passengers per year. In 2005, the airport handled just over 22 million passengers. The airport is set to accommodate 42 million |
'''Manchester International Airport ''' {{Airport codes|MAN|EGCC}} is an [[airport]] in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]]. It is the busiest airport in [[England]] outside of [[London]], in terms of passengers per year. In 2005, the airport handled just over 22 million passengers. The airport is set to accommodate 42 million passengers per year by 2015 and all three of its terminals will undergo vigorous expansion to increase airport capacity. Terminal 2 is currently being expanded from its annual capacity of 7 million passengers to 18 million passengers. In the year 2015 it is hoped that Manchester Airport will overtake [[London Gatwick]] and hold the title of the UK's 2nd busiest airport.[http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_data_prov/200512/December_2005_Provisional_Airport_Statistics.pdf] Manchester International Airport provides direct flights to over 200 destinations worldwide by over 95 airlines. It is owned by the [[Manchester Airport Group]] who own several other UK airports including [[Nottingham East Midlands Airport|Nottingham East Midlands]], [[Bournemouth Airport|Bournemouth]] and [[Humberside Airport|Humberside]]. |
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Located on the boundary between [[Cheshire]] and Manchester in [[Greater Manchester]], the airport, formerly known as Ringway, is the transatlantic hub for [[Bmi (airline)|bmi]], as well as a hub for [[British Airways]] and the charter airline [[MyTravel Airways|MyTravel]] as well as many other British carriers. It has two parallel runways, three adjacent terminals and a railway station. It was |
Located on the boundary between [[Cheshire]] and Manchester in [[Greater Manchester]], the airport, formerly known as Ringway, is the transatlantic hub for [[Bmi (airline)|bmi]], as well as a hub for [[British Airways]] and the charter airline [[MyTravel Airways|MyTravel]] as well as many other British carriers. It has two parallel runways, three adjacent terminals, and a railway station. It was at one time the centre of operations of [[Cargolux]]'s [[charter airline]] venture, [[Lion Air]]. |
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One of the [[British Airways]] [[Concorde]] supersonic airliners taken out of service |
One of the [[British Airways]] [[Concorde]] supersonic airliners taken out of service arrived at Manchester Airport on [[31 October]] [[2003]] for use as a static display. |
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Because of the length of its runways, the airport is able to handle large jets, including the [[Airbus]] [[A340]] and the [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 747|747]]. For this reason, Manchester |
Because of the length of its runways, the airport is able to handle large jets, including the [[Airbus]] [[A340]] and the [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 747|747]]. For this reason, Manchester International Airport was frequently used as a diversion airport for the [[Concorde]] if [[London Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] and [[London Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] were fogbound. |
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==Security== |
==Security== |
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Manchester Airport is policed and secured by [[Greater Manchester Police]]. |
Manchester Airport is policed and secured by the [[Greater Manchester Police]]. |
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In 2002, a security firm successfully smuggled fake explosives, detonators and genuine firearms onto a flight. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1810345.stm] |
In 2002, a security firm successfully smuggled fake explosives, detonators and genuine firearms onto a flight. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1810345.stm] |
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In 2004, the [[BBC]]'s Whistleblower program revealed a series of security failures at the airport, including faulty metal detectors and a lack of regular random baggage checks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3629336.stm] |
In 2004, the [[BBC]]'s Whistleblower program revealed a series of security failures at the airport, including faulty metal detectors and a lack of regular random baggage checks. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3629336.stm] |
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In 2005, after |
In 2005, after spotted acting suspiciously, police used a [[taser]] to shoot a man on the apron, after he appeared to resist arrest. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4274516.stm] |
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On the 6th June 2006, Aabid Hussain Khan, 21, of West Yorkshire and a 16 year old boy were arrested at the |
On the 6th June 2006, [[Aabid Hussain Khan]], 21, of [[West Yorkshire]] and a 16 year old boy were arrested at the airport and later charged under Section 57 of the [[Terrorism Act]], for conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause public nuisance by using poisons or explosives. |
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==Terminals== |
==Terminals== |
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Terminal 3 -2.3 million passengers |
Terminal 3 -2.3 million passengers |
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In June 2006 it was overtaken by London's [[Stansted Airport]] which handled 22 million passengers a year, thus making Manchester International Airport the UK's fourth busiest airport. However the airport |
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will probably overtake [[Stansted]] again next year as new routes are opened up from [[Manchester]] and |
will probably overtake [[Stansted]] again next year as new routes are opened up from [[Manchester]] and |
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as [[Ryanair]] |
as [[Ryanair]] starts to cut routes from [[Stansted]] (Ryanair accounts for 40% of Stansted's passenger traffic). |
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===Terminal 1=== |
===Terminal 1=== |
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Terminal One is mostly used by non |
Terminal One is mostly used by non-[[British Airways|BA]] international traffic. It is also the terminal used as the base for [[MyTravel Airways|MyTravel]] and [[Jet2.com]] who each have a separate [[check-in]] on the lower level. It has 24 stands, 18 of which have airbridges (Gates refer to those accessible from the piers). It opened in 1952 although has undergone many renovations since opening. |
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Current projects that are being undertaken in Terminal 1 are apron modifications, therefore more planes can be accommodated at the terminal. There is also a £25 million retail refurbishment taking place that should be open before the summer 2007 season. |
Current projects that are being undertaken in Terminal 1 are apron modifications, therefore more planes can be accommodated at the terminal. There is also a £25 million retail refurbishment taking place that should be open before the summer 2007 season. |
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===Terminal 3=== |
===Terminal 3=== |
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Terminal 3 was formerly known as |
Terminal 3 was formerly known as Terminal 1 Domestic and was opened by the late [[Princess Diana]] before being revamped and renamed in the late 1990s when BA decided Manchester should be one of the [[Airline hub|hubs]] for their [[BA Connect]] service. The terminal is primarily used for [[British Airways]], [[Oneworld (airlines)|oneworld]], bmi/bmibaby and domestic traffic. It has 18 gates, 14 of which have airbridges (Gates refer to those accessible from the piers). The ongoing projects involved at Terminal 3 is to expand capacity from 3 million to 5 million passengers per year. |
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'''Scheduled Airlines & Destinationas''' |
'''Scheduled Airlines & Destinationas''' |
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Revision as of 03:07, 23 June 2006
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Template:Airport frame Template:Airport title Template:Airport image Template:Airport infobox Template:Runway title Template:Runway Template:Runway Template:Airport end frame Manchester International Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an airport in Manchester, England. It is the busiest airport in England outside of London, in terms of passengers per year. In 2005, the airport handled just over 22 million passengers. The airport is set to accommodate 42 million passengers per year by 2015 and all three of its terminals will undergo vigorous expansion to increase airport capacity. Terminal 2 is currently being expanded from its annual capacity of 7 million passengers to 18 million passengers. In the year 2015 it is hoped that Manchester Airport will overtake London Gatwick and hold the title of the UK's 2nd busiest airport.[1] Manchester International Airport provides direct flights to over 200 destinations worldwide by over 95 airlines. It is owned by the Manchester Airport Group who own several other UK airports including Nottingham East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside.
Located on the boundary between Cheshire and Manchester in Greater Manchester, the airport, formerly known as Ringway, is the transatlantic hub for bmi, as well as a hub for British Airways and the charter airline MyTravel as well as many other British carriers. It has two parallel runways, three adjacent terminals, and a railway station. It was at one time the centre of operations of Cargolux's charter airline venture, Lion Air.
One of the British Airways Concorde supersonic airliners taken out of service arrived at Manchester Airport on 31 October 2003 for use as a static display.
Because of the length of its runways, the airport is able to handle large jets, including the Airbus A340 and the Boeing 747. For this reason, Manchester International Airport was frequently used as a diversion airport for the Concorde if Heathrow and Gatwick were fogbound.
Security
Manchester Airport is policed and secured by the Greater Manchester Police.
In 2002, a security firm successfully smuggled fake explosives, detonators and genuine firearms onto a flight. [2]
In 2004, the BBC's Whistleblower program revealed a series of security failures at the airport, including faulty metal detectors and a lack of regular random baggage checks. [3]
In 2005, after spotted acting suspiciously, police used a taser to shoot a man on the apron, after he appeared to resist arrest. [4]
On the 6th June 2006, Aabid Hussain Khan, 21, of West Yorkshire and a 16 year old boy were arrested at the airport and later charged under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act, for conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause public nuisance by using poisons or explosives.
Terminals
Manchester International Airport has 3 terminals.
In 2005 nearly 22,000,000 passengers used the airport and was the UK's 3rd busiest airport (in terms of passengers) after London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Terminal 1 -12.5 million passengers Terminal 2 -7.1 million passengers Terminal 3 -2.3 million passengers
In June 2006 it was overtaken by London's Stansted Airport which handled 22 million passengers a year, thus making Manchester International Airport the UK's fourth busiest airport. However the airport will probably overtake Stansted again next year as new routes are opened up from Manchester and as Ryanair starts to cut routes from Stansted (Ryanair accounts for 40% of Stansted's passenger traffic).
Future Route so terminal not decided:
- Flyglobespan (Cape Town, Toronto) From November
Terminal 1
Terminal One is mostly used by non-BA international traffic. It is also the terminal used as the base for MyTravel and Jet2.com who each have a separate check-in on the lower level. It has 24 stands, 18 of which have airbridges (Gates refer to those accessible from the piers). It opened in 1952 although has undergone many renovations since opening. Current projects that are being undertaken in Terminal 1 are apron modifications, therefore more planes can be accommodated at the terminal. There is also a £25 million retail refurbishment taking place that should be open before the summer 2007 season.
Scheduled Airlines & Destinations
- Aer Arann (Angers, Galway, Kerry, Nantes, Waterford)
- Aer Lingus (Dublin)
- Air Baltic (Riga)
- Air Berlin (Hamburg, London-Stansted, Paderborn)
- Air Blue (Islamabad) From December 2006
- Air Canada (Toronto)
- Air Transat (Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver)
- Aurigny Air Services (Guernsey)
- City Airline (Gothenburg)
- Cyprus Airways (Larnaca, Paphos)
- Estonian Air (Tallinn)
- Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
- Euromanx (Isle Of Man)
- Flybe (Belfast City, Exeter, Norwich, Southampton)
- Hapag Lloyd Express (Cologne-Bonn, Hanover, Stuttgart)
- Icelandair (Reykjavik)
- Jet2.com (Alicante, Amsterdam, Budapest, Chambery, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Ibiza, London-Gatwick, Malaga, Murcia, Nice, Palma, Pisa, Rome-FCO, Tenerife [Starts October 31], Valencia)
- Kıbrıs Türk Hava Yolları (Dalaman)
- Libyan Arab Airlines (Tripoli)
- LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
- Lufthansa (Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich)
- Luxair (Dublin, Luxembourg)
- Monarch Airlines (Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Faro, Gibraltar, Mahon, Malaga, Palma, Tenerife)
- Norwegian Air Shuttle (Bergen)
- Olympic Airlines (Athens)
- Ryanair (Dublin, Shannon)
- SAS Braathens (Oslo)
- Scandinavian Airlines (Copenhagen, Stockholm)
- SkyEurope (Bratislava, Krakow, Salzburg)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
- Turkish Airlines (Istanbul)
Charter Airliners & Destinations
- A Jet (Larnaca, Paphos)
- Air Atlanta (Orlando-Sanford, Sharm-El-Sheik, Tenerife
- Austrian Airlines (Bolzano, Innsbruck)
- AviaJet (Faro, Kefaffinia, Naples, Palma, Reus, Zakynthos)
- Balkan Holiday Air (Burgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna)
- Channel Express (Alicante, Malaga)
- Eurocypria (Heraklion, Larnaca, Paphos)
- European Aviation Air Charter (Brescia, Lourdes-Tarbes)
- Flightline LTD ( London-Luton)
- Fly Jet LTD (Arrecife, Corfu, Dalaman, Heraklion, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Ovda, Paphos, Rhodes, Sharm-El-Sheik, Tenerife, Thessalonika)
- Futura (Alicante, Arrecife, Dalaman, Glasgow, Ibiza, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Mahon, Palma, Reus, Tenerife)
- Greece Airways (Alicante, Barcelona, Gerona, Malaga, Palma)
- Monarch Airlines (Arrecife, Calgray, Cancun, Catania, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Goa, Grenoble, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kittila, Kos, Las Palmas, Lisbon, London-Gatwick, Luxor, Mahon, Male, Naples, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Preveza, Punta Cana, Rhodes, Salzburg, Shram-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Sofia, Tenerife, Thessalonika, Venice, Zakynthos)
- My Travel (Agadir, Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Bergamo, Bodrum, Bucharest, Burgas, Cancun, Corfu, Dalaman, Djerba, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Goa, Grenoble, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kalamata, Kefallinia, Kos, La romana, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Las Vegas, London-Gatwick, Luxor, Mahon, Malaga, Male, Malta, Monastir, Montego Bay, Naples, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Puerto Plata, Reus, Rhodes, Rimini, Salvador- Dois De Julho, Salzburg, Sharm-El-Sheik, Tenerife, Toronto, Turin, Vancouver, Varadero, Zakynthos)
- NouvelAir (Djerba)
- PrivatAir (Istanbul)
- Spanair (Mahon)
- Thomas Cook Airlines (Acapulco, Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Banjul-Yundum, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Calgray, Cancun, Catania, Cayo Coco, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Fuchal, Gerona, Glasgow, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Izmir, Jerez, Kefallinia, Kos, Larnaca, Las Palmas, London-Gatwick, Lyon, Mahon, Malaga, Malta, Monastir, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Preveza, Puerto Plata, Reus, Rohdes, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Shram-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Sofia, Split, Teneirfe, Thessalonika, Toronto, Toulouse, Turin, Vancouver, Verona, Zakynthos)
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is used mostly by long haul and charter traffic. A few European Airlines such as KLM and Air Malta also operate flights out of the Terminal. It opened in 1993. It has 15 gates, of which 14 have airbridges (Gates refer to those accessible from the piers). Terminal 2 is being extensively modified so it can accommodate 18 million passengers per annum instead of the current 7 million. This is an ongoing project that will be completed within the next 2 years.
Scheduled Airlines & Destinations
- Adria Airways (Ljubljana)
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Malta (Malta)
- Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
- Astraeus (Sal (Starts 02 November 2006) , Sharm-El-Sheik)
- Biman Bangladesh (Dhaka, Dubai, London-Heathrow)
- Belavia (Minsk)
- Bulgaria Air (Sofia)
- Continental Airlines (Newark)
- Croatia Airlines (Dubrovnik, Pula, Split)
- Czech Airlines (Prague)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, New York-JFK)
- Emirates (Dubai)
- First Choice Airways (Larnaca, Paphos)
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
- Mahan Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
- Pakistan International Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, New York-JFK)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore, Zurich)
- Syrian Arab Airlines (Damascus, London-Heathrow)
- US Airways (Philadelphia)
- Virgin Atlantic Airways (Bridgetown, Orlando, St Lucia (starts 16 November 2006))
- Zoom Airlines (Calgary, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Toronto, Vancouver)
Charter Airlines & Destinations
- Air Europa (Arrecife, Paris-CDG, Teneirfe)
- Astraeus (Agadir, Banjul-Yundum, Brescia, Calvi, Chambery, Dalaman, Innsbruck, Izmir, Kefallinia, Kos, Lourdes-Tarbes, Lyon, Olbia, Palma, Paphos, Pula, Salzburg, Skiathos, Taba, Teneirfe, Varna, Verona, Zakynthos)
- BritishJet (Malta)
- Excel Airways (Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Chambery, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Grenoble, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ivalo, Kalamata, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kos, Larnaca, Las Palmas, London-Gatwick, Mahon, Malaga, Mikonos, Mitilini-Lesbos, Monastir, Murcia, Orlando-Sanford, Ovda, Palma, Paphos, Plovdiv, Preveza, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Tel Aviv, Teneirfe, Volos, Zakynthos)
- First Choice Airways (Agadir, Alicante, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Banjul-Yundum, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Chania, Colombo, Corfu, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Goa, Grenoble, Heraklion, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Kefallinia, Kittila, Kos, Las Palmas, Lisbon, Mahon, Malaga, Male, Malta, Mitilini-Lesbos, Mombasa, Monastir, Montego Bay, Naples, Nassau, Oporto, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Porlamar, Preveza, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Reus, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salvador (Dois De Julho), Salzburg, Santorini, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Taba, Tenerife, Thessalonika, Toulouse, Turin, Varadero, Varna, Verona, Zakynthos)
- Freebird Airlines (Dalaman)
- LTE International Airways (Arrecife, Palma, Tenerife)
- Luxor Air LTD (Sharm-El-Sheik)
- Onur Air (Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Ercan)
- Pegasus Airlines (Bodrum, Dalaman)
- Thomsonfly (Agadir, Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barbados, Bodrum, Burgas, Cancun, Cardiff, Chania, Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, F. Lauderdale, Faro, Figari, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Gerona, Glasgow, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Kavala, Kefallinia, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Luxor, Lyon, Mahon, Malaga, Male, Malta, Monastir, Montego Bay, Naples, Orlando-Sanford, Palma, Paphos, Pisa, Puerto Plata, Pula, Punta Cana, Reus, Rhodes, Rovaniemi, Salzburg, Samos, Santorini, Sharm-El-Sheik, Skiathos, Sofia, Taba, Tenerife, Tenerife North, Thessalonika, Toulouse, Turin, Varadero, Varna, Venice, Verona, Zakynthos)
- Viking Airlines (Heraklion, Ivalo, Kuusamo)
Terminal 3
Terminal 3 was formerly known as Terminal 1 Domestic and was opened by the late Princess Diana before being revamped and renamed in the late 1990s when BA decided Manchester should be one of the hubs for their BA Connect service. The terminal is primarily used for British Airways, oneworld, bmi/bmibaby and domestic traffic. It has 18 gates, 14 of which have airbridges (Gates refer to those accessible from the piers). The ongoing projects involved at Terminal 3 is to expand capacity from 3 million to 5 million passengers per year.
Scheduled Airlines & Destinationas
- Air Southwest (Bristol, Cardiff, Newquay, Plymouth)
- American Airlines (Boston [Summer only], Chicago-O'Hare, Miami [Winter only])
- bmi (Aberdeen, Antigua, Barbados, Chicago-O'Hare, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Toulouse)
- bmibaby (Alicante, Belfast Intl, Bordeaux, Cork, Geneva, Knock, Jersey, Malaga, Newquay, Palma, Perpignan, Prague)
- British Airways (London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, New York-JFK)
- BA Connect (Aberdeen, Belfast-City, Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Hanover, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lyon, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Southampton, Vienna)
- British Airways operated by GB Airways (Arrecife, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Las Palmas, Malaga, Malta, Paphos, Tenerife South)
- British Airways operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia (Billund)
- Eastern Airways (Inverness)
- Finnair (Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda)
- SN Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
- VLM (London-City)
Charter Airliners & Destinations
- bmi (Cagliari, Dalaman, Fuerteventura, Lyon, Malaga, Rhodes, Venice)
Cargo Airlines
As well as a key passenger airport, MAN is also used for cargo traffic, at the cargo centre on the other side of the apron from Terminal 2.
Ground Transportation
The airport is about 20 minutes drive from central Manchester on the M56 motorway with a dedicated link road from the motorway at junction 5. Taxi ranks are situated by arrivals at all three terminals. For long-distance travel by road, it is more cost effective to hire a chauffeur-driven car on the Internet. If driving to the airport passengers can use the drop off and pick up areas or choose from a range of both short and long stay car parks situated on site and off airport. The best way to pay for the short stay car park is by using a credit or debit card at the exit barrier. This saves waiting at the machines inside the terminal.
National Express runs coaches from all over the UK to terminals one and two. If travelling from terminal 3 the bus stop at terminal one should be used, there are also urban bus links to the Manchester Urban Cornubation. The airport has its own train station, Manchester Airport railway station in the heart of the airport complex. The Skylink moving walkway links the station and the three terminal buildings. There are regular trains running between the airport station to Manchester Piccadilly Station, and stations all over northern England. Trains are operated either by Northern Rail or First Transpennine Express.
There are also plans in place to build a Metrolink light rail extension to the airport from Manchester Piccadilly.
Protest
Between 1997 and 1999 three protest camps were set up to oppose the building of the second runway, the felling of nearby trees on land owned by the National Trust and air transportation in general. Three different camps were set up Flywood, Authur's Wood[5] and Cedar's Wood. One protester spent 3 weeks in an underground tunnel during eviction others stayed in treehouses, Swampy was among many protestors.[6][7][8][9]
More than 1000 acres of greenbelt land with 43 ponds, ancient woodland, 15 km of hedgerows, 21 buildings including four 17th Century Grade II listed buildings were destroyed in the building of Manchester Airport's second runway. However the Grade II listed buildings were carefully knocked down piece by piece and were re-constructed to their same glory nearby.