New Routes and Services
New services are constantly being added at Manchester airport. Among the additional services are:
New Irish Services from Manchester Airport March 3 2010
Irish carrier Aer Arann has launched direct services from Manchester Airport to Kerry and the city of Derry.
The Derry service will operate seven days per while the Kerry service will operate four days per week. Both services will begin operating from May 20. The move sees the expansion of Aer Arann's presence in Manchester, adding to its Galway and Waterford routes.
Aer Arann corporate affairs director Andrew Kelly said: “We are delighted to introduce these new links from Manchester to Kerry and City of Derry. Combined with our Galway and Waterford routes, Aer Arann customers now have direct access to all four provinces on the island of Ireland. The new routes are proof of our commitment to serving these regions as well as a sign of our growth in the Irish and UK markets.”
Andrew Harrison, commercial director for Manchester Airport, said: “Aer Arann's connections to Manchester have been performing strongly and we're delighted they're adding more with routes from Derry and Kerry today.”
New Canary Island services from Manchester Airport October 21 2009
Monarch has announced new services from the UK to the Canary Islands of Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria.
Beginning today (October 20th), the airline will operate routes from Birmingham Airport, London Gatwick and Manchester airport, while Fuerteventura will also be served by Luton.
The move takes the carrier to a total number of 15 routes from the UK.
Liz Savage, managing director of Monarch flights and holidays, said that the new flights "will operate in addition to our existing routes to Tenerife and Lanzarote" and that the airline has been "overwhelmed with how well these new services have been received, with 35,000 advanced bookings already taken".
Monarch has recorded a rise in popularity of its mid-haul destinations this year, taking 61 per cent more holidaymakers to Lanzarote last month than in September 2008.
Its new routes to Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura will run on Mondays and Wednesdays respectively.
Jet2.com launches more Manchester Airport services October 13 2009
As part of their 2010 expansion, Jet2.com are going to start offering flights from Manchester Airport to Venice during the summer months.
Venice is likely to be an extremely popular destination for people from the region, particularly for city breaks. With St Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace, Basilica di San Marco, Rialto Bridge and the Bridge of Sighs, world-renowned sights are ten-a-penny. But more than that, with its canals and waterways, Venice is a place with a vibe all of its own.
As well as Venice, Jet2 are also going to be offering flights to Gran Canaria and Kos from Manchester Airport.
New Jet2.com services from Manchester Airport October 6 2009
Jet2 has announced it will be adding nine new destinations from Manchester Airport next year. The airline will fly to leisure destinations like Prague, Split, Dubrovnik and Reus beginning in the summer of 2010.
This will be Manchester Airport’s first link to Reus (Costa Dorada). The introduction of the new links will take the total number of routes Jet2 operates from Manchester airport to 28. This means Jet2 will now be providing budget links to the widest range of leisure destinations offered from Manchester Airport.
Jet2 will bump up the seat capacity on its fleet from Manchester Airport to serve the new routes. In summer 2010, 140,000 new seats will be added, a 20% increase on current seat capacity. As Jet2’s boss Philip Meeson says, the airline is in fact bucking the trend and increasing its services where other airlines are making cutbacks. Meeson says the airline will now lead the pack at Manchester Airport, offering the largest number of scheduled connections to leisure destinations.
The airline boss has said that timings and schedules for Jet2 flights have carefully been planned to suit travellers’ needs. The Jet2 schedules offer travellers the option of taking short breaks or longer trips as desired, says Meeson.
Manchester Airport Managing Director, Andrew Cornish said he welcomed the addition of the new routes from Jet2, adding that the new links would provide passengers with a greater choice starting next summer. He says Jet2 has grown from strength to strength since beginning its operations at Manchester Airport in 2005, and has emerged a popular carrier with both leisure and business travellers.
More Icelandair flights from Manchester Airport September 23 2009
ICELANDAIR is increasing its service from Manchester Airport to Reykjavik from two to four flights a week.The airline will fly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will now stop off at Glasgow before flying on to the capital city.
Jet2.com launches Madeira service from Manchester Airport September 18 2009
Leading low fare airline, Jet2.com, has launched the North West region’s first low cost service to the beautiful island of Madeira from Manchester Airport. The announcement marks the fifth new summer 2010 route for Manchester Airport and Jet2.com, with brand new services to Tunisia, Kos, Gran Canaria and Venice launched in recent weeks and 250 extra jobs created from the airlines expansion. Flights start from 3rd May 2010, departing on Mondays throughout the summer season.
An archipelago off the coast of Portugal, Madeira offers year-round sunshine as well as beautiful natural beaches, rugged coastlines, volcanic caves and breathtaking views. Ideal for water sport enthusiasts, the island’s Atlantic location offers the perfect spot for diving, fishing, surfing, whale and dolphin spotting as well as one of Europe's first underwater nature reserves on the Garajau coast line. Holidaymakers can also take advantage of Madeira’s capital, Funchal, which provides a host of shopping opportunities as well as bustling squares and streets with an abundance of great restaurants with fantastic local cuisine.
Ian Doubtfire, Managing Director at Jet2.com said, “Madeira is a stunning island and an absolutely fantastic summer holiday destination which I am sure will be extremely popular with our customers in the North West and beyond.
“We are the only airline to offer direct scheduled services to Madeira from Manchester meaning that this service will benefit people from across the north.
“At Jet2.com we are committed to offering our customers a wide range of holiday destinations, at friendly flight times from their local airport. We believe that this approach is why we have continued to see a great demand for our flights from Manchester while other airlines are pulling routes from the airport.”
Andrew Harrison, Manchester Airport Commercial Director, said: “Jet2.com is going from strength to strength at Manchester Airport as they continue to expand their range of destinations with Maderia being the latest to go on sale. Madeira is an extremely popular holiday destination and will be a welcome addition to our summer schedule.”
Duarte Ferreira, Director at Madeira Airport, said: “The launch of this new scheduled route is extremely positive news for Madeira and will open up this beautiful region to many more visitors. The creation of this brand new link, especially at a time when other operators are looking to cut costs and services, plays such an important role for tourism in the region, benefiting the local economy and people working and living on the island. We hope that this partnership with Jet2.com will result in the opening of several new routes from the UK in the near future.”
American Airlines to fly to New York from Manchester Airport September 17 2009
American Airlines has announced it will operate a summer service from Manchester Airport to New York JFK
The service will run from May 16 to 30 September 2010.
Andrew Cornish, managing director at Manchester Airport, said he was "delighted" with the second long-haul service from the airline.
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New Service to Madeira from Manchester Airport September 10 2009
Jet2.com is to start a new service to Madeira from Manchester Airport.
It said the flights to Funchal would operate every Monday during summer 2010 with fares starting at £49.99 one way including taxes.
Jet2 said this this and other new services to Tunisia, Kos, Gran Canaria and Venice announced in recent weeks would create an extra 250 jobs.
Ian Doubtfire, the airline's managing director, said, “Madeira is a stunning island and an absolutely fantastic summer holiday destination which I am sure will be extremely popular with our customers in the North West and beyond.
“We are the only airline to offer direct scheduled services to Madeira from Manchester meaning that this service will benefit people from across the north."
Andrew Harrison, Manchester Airport Commercial Director, said: “Jet2.com is going from strength to strength at Manchester Airport as they continue to expand their range of destinations with Maderia being the latest to go on sale. Madeira is an extremely popular holiday destination and will be a welcome addition to our summer schedule.”
bmibaby to launch a new service from Manchester Airport to Lourdes September 3 2009
The new route will commence on April 30, 2010.Flights will depart from Manchester Airport at 10.20am on Monday and Friday, carrying more than 9,000 passengers on the summer route until October 1, 2010.
Commenting on the new link, bmibaby Managing Director Crawford Rix said: "We are the only low cost carrier to offer flights from Manchester to Lourdes, so we are pleased we can offer the people of Manchester the chance to travel to an exciting new destination."
Jet2.Com announces new Manchester Airport schedules for 2010 August 18 2009
Manchester Airport announced its summer 2010 schedule today. The company has also reported busiest ever bookings in August and the creation of 250 new jobs
Jet2.com will launch three new routes for summer 2010 direct from Manchester Airport to Kos, Venice and Gran Canaria with Kos and Venice being brand new scheduled services not currently served by the North West base. The new routes also means the creation of 250 new jobs and the announcement comes as the airline revealed August has been its busiest ever month for bookings since it started flying over six years ago.
Further increasing its commitment to holidaymakers in the North West, Jet2.com has also increased its frequency of its summer 2010 services to Lanzarote, Dalaman, Sharm el Sheikh and Tel Aviv. As a result of this expansion a new 737 aircraft will now be based at the airport taking the total number of Jet2.com aircraft at Manchester to 7 with 100,000 extra seats created for the summer period. Destinations and starting fares for summer 2010 now on sale from Manchester include:
- Venice from £29.99 one way including taxes departing from 3rd March 2010
- Kos from £69.99 one way including taxes departing from 26th May 2010
- Gran Canaria from £59.99 departing from 1st May 2010
- Budapest from £29.99 departing from 28th March 2010
- Rome from £29.99 departing from 28th March 2010
- Nice from £29.99 departing from 13th May 2010
- Pisa from £29.99 departing from 27th May 2010
Philip Meeson, boss at Jet2.com said,
“Manchester Airport is an extremely important base for us and we are committed to providing people in the North West with unrivalled choice when it comes to their holiday destination.
“It is fantastic to be able to offer people flying from Manchester a number of brand new holiday destinations direct from the region. No other airline currently operates a scheduled service to Kos and Venice and we are confident that these will be extremely popular routes.
“We have a great understanding of what the people of Manchester want from their holidays - fantastic leisure destinations, low fares and a friendly service. This is proving to be a winning formula which seems to be working this summer with August being a bumper month for bookings. With the new routes we have just announced, we will continue giving people what they want.”
Andrew Cornish, Managing Director of Manchester Airport commented: “This news is a real boost to holidaymakers travelling from the North West. Manchester Airport is renowned for serving a wide range of destinations and the additions of these scheduled services to Kos, and Venice mean that we are continuing to offer people in the region and further afield an unprecedented choice when it comes to their holiday destination. The fact that Jet2.com is continuing to expand its services from Manchester is extremely encouraging to the airport and the region as a whole.”
Jet2.com announces twice weekly flights from Manchester Airport for 2010. July 31 2009
Jet2.com, the only airline to fly Sharm El Sheikh out of Manchester has today announced it is increasing flights to the popular Egyptian hotspot throughout 2010.
Flights will depart twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays allowing customers to choose seven, ten and fourteen night holidays.
easyJet announced yesterday ( July 8) that it will open new routes from Manchester Airport to the Danish capital of Copenhagen.The carrier is hoping to double its number of weekly flights between the two travel hubs from three to six this autumn.
EasyJet will operate new services to Corfu, Athens, Bastia and Dalaman from 22 May 2009
Virgin Atlantic will increase the frequency of flights to Orlando and Barbados in the summer of 2009
Charter company Thomsonfly is opening up a number of new holiday routes in summer 2009.
Jet2.com is adding an additional service to Tel Aviv as a result of increased demand.
EasyJet has announced new winter routes from Manchester Airport to Munich and Marrakech.
Jet2.com are now taking bookings for their Summer 2010 services from Manchester Airport to Alicante,Malaga and Murcia in Spain, Lanzarote and Tenerife in the Canary Islands and Faro in Portugal.
Prices start from an amazing £29.99.
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