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Guide to
MANCHESTER
Airport
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03 AIRPORT OVERVIEW
06 GETTING THERE AND TIPS
07 PARKING OPTIONS
08 PARKING MAP
09 WHO FLIES FROM WHICH
TERMINAL?
10 AIRPORT LOUNGES
12 DINING AND SHOPPING
CONTENTS
13 TERMINAL 1 MAPS
14 TERMINAL 2 MAPS
15 TERMINAL 3 MAPS
16 HOTELS AND MEETINGS
18 COUNTRY HOUSE HOTELS
20 AREA MAP
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MANCHESTER AIRPORT OVERVIEW
SINCE ITS INCEPTION in the thirties, writes
Jenny Southan, Manchester airport has grown
symbiotically with its city, spurring investment
and encouraging businesses to set up shop
in the north but also acting as a gateway
to the world, creating a growing stream of
passengers in and out. In time, as more people
moved to the city, so the volume of passengers
increased, creating a need for expansion that
hasn’t stopped since.
“In the early seventies there was a small
Chinese population in the centre of Manchester
and then suddenly there was direct air
service to China and the Chinese population
boomed – Manchester is small enough that
you can track certain sections of the city in
correspondence with what’s going on at the
airport,” says Russell Craig, head of external
communications at Manchester airport.
Nowadays, the three-terminal facility is
ranked the UK’s fourth-busiest in terms of
passenger numbers (about 22 million a year).
It is the only domestic airport other than
Heathrow to have two runways, and was the
world’s first regional airport to accommodate
the A380.
In a way, this is no surprise, as Manchester
has been known for embracing the future more
quickly than most – forging the way during
the Industrial Revolution to become a hub
for textile manufacturing, opening the world’s
first steam passenger railway station in 1830,
and later reinventing itself as a cultural capital
towards the end of the 20th century.
Andrew Harrison, managing director of
Manchester airport, says: “The airport has
been a key part of the development of the
north. When we started out we were very
small but since then we have been through
multiple phases of growth, and I think that
has been driven by the prosperity of the city.
We have also always been separate enough
from London to have a strong, differentiated
catchment area.”
Located about 14km southwest of
Manchester city centre, the airport is easily
accessible by public transport, and provides
travellers in a 200km radius with a convenient
alternative to departing from London, with more
than 60 carriers serving over 190 destinations in
Europe, the Middle East, the US and Asia.
All this is no doubt contributing to
Manchester being one of the fastest-growing
cities economically in the UK, with Media
City in Salford Quays (where much of the
BBC is relocating), Sportscity (claimed to
host the largest concentration of sporting
venues in Europe), science and industry
being the key drivers.
Boosting traffic
In addition, Airport City, which is expected to
create 7,000 new jobs and attract businesses
in sectors such as hospitality, freight, research,
health and logistics, will become one of the first
of the government’s new Enterprise Zones, and
work is set to start on it next year. Harrison
says: “Our job as an airport is to meet those
connectivity demands to enable the region to
grow. Equally, the job of the region is to bring
businesses in, and that extra traffic will mean
our routes are sustainable.”
He adds: “What we are looking to do is
continue to increase passenger numbers, and
we think the real growth will be in business
traffic. At the moment it is about 20 per cent
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[of total traffic] but what we have seen over
the past year is that although it has been
tough, with the ash cloud and so on, business
traffic has still gone up by 6 per cent out of
Manchester, which is pretty strong.”
Manchester airport officially opened in
1938 and, although it expanded considerably
after the Second World War, with the first
transatlantic flight (to New York) taking place
in 1953, the second terminal and integrated
railway station didn’t open until 1993. The
second runway was unveiled eight years later,
in 2001, after a £172 million investment.
So what’s been happening on the ground
in more recent times? Airport operator
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which
also owns East Midlands, Bournemouth and
Humberside airports, has overseen significant
changes. An £80 million overhaul of Terminals
1 and 2 was completed last year (see
“Northern heights”, businesstraveller.com/
archive/2010/march-2010 for more details),
and at the end of April, the final stages of the
£2 million Terminal 3 revamp were unveiled.
These include new flight information screens,
clearer signage and four new shops – Dixons
Travel, Rolling Luggage, Swatch and Tie Rack.
A new restaurant, Trattoria Milano, has also
opened on the upper level.
The terminal changes were made after
extensive research was carried out on people’s
experiences of travelling through the airport.
Harrison says: “We found that people got
stressed when they arrived in our car parks,
when they got into the check-in hall and at
security. They also got confused by landside
retail, with many wondering if that was all the
shopping there was. So the biggest thing we
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did was to take away landside
retail and bring check-in and
security back-to-back to try
to get these out of the way
as quickly as possible, so
passengers could then relax
once airside.”
Since these improvements,
Harrison says follow-up
studies have shown that
“customer satisfaction has
gone through the roof”. He
adds: “With security we
constantly innovated by trying
to make it faster, simpler and
less intrusive, which is where
we have pushed ahead with
technology such as body
scanners.” The airport now
has more than ten Rapiscan
“backscatter” scanners in place
across the three terminals.
the masterplan
In terms of infrastructure, MAG
is constructing a new 60-metre-tall control
tower to replace the current 40-year-old one,
which is to be completed within 18 months. It
is also investing £20 million in upgrading one
of the runways, and another £20 million on
security equipment for hold baggage screening.
Harrison says:” Our masterplan extends to
2030 – we have three terminals and we want
to create two larger ones so I think over the
next ten years, our focus will be on joining
Terminals 1 and 3, because that makes
geographic sense and gives more opportunity
to develop parking space around them.” By
2015, the airport could be handling some
38 million passengers a year, but this could
rise to 50 million by 2030.
In September last year, Manchester got
its first A380 flights when Emirates replaced
one of its two daily services to Dubai with the
superjumbo. This heralded a new phase for the
airport, which is now seeing more Gulf carriers
turning their attention to the city. Emirates was
set to add a third daily flight to its Manchester-
Dubai schedule in May, and on May 31, Qatar
Airways was expected to end its twice-daily
flights from Gatwick to Doha, instead launching
a second daily service from Manchester.
Harrison says: “Only Paris CDG, Heathrow
and Manchester have carriers flying more than
once a day to Qatar so that is a great signifier
for Manchester.” Etihad will also go double-
daily from Manchester to Abu Dhabi in August.
“Middle Eastern carriers are really helping to
increase capacity,” Harrison says.
Direct action
Why are the Gulf carriers so keen on the
northern airport? Harrison says: “People in
Manchester and from the region want to fly
direct. People who wanted to fly with the flag
carrier [BA] have had to fly down to London
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to connect and there has been an element
of stubbornness in doing that because in the
northwest people want to be able to fly from
their local airport – they want to get back at
a time that is reasonable, and don’t want to
do this via London or other short-haul routes.
They have therefore been looking at other
airlines to see how they can fill that gap.
The Gulf carriers have a great product and a
regional strategy.”
He adds: “The good news is that British
Airways and American Airlines have now
completed their joint business agreement
so AA transatlantic flights from Manchester
are now effectively BA flights, and our
finding is that businesses and individuals
will start to recognise that. Having had a
hiatus of about four years where BA hasn’t
flown internationally out of Manchester, it
is now back, although, ironically, [through
codesharing] with AA.”
Finnair is another example of how
Manchester is opening up the region to
places further afield. It flies via Helsinki
(which takes about two hours 40 minutes)
to cities such as Hong Kong (nine hours 45
minutes) and Seoul (eight hours 45 minutes),
with connection times of as little as 30
minutes. Consequently, other than flying
direct (Singapore Airlines is the only carrier
to offer nonstop services from the airport to
Asia), travellers from Manchester benefit from
a more convenient, and often cheaper,
alternative to flying via London (19 hours 25
minutes at best to Seoul via Hong Kong with
British Airways).
The arrival of the B787 would also give
Manchester a way of encouraging airlines to
offer direct international services out of the
northern city – this is because the Dreamliner
has fewer seats on board and is designed
for economical point-to-point routes, making
otherwise costly direct routings more financially
viable as it is easier to fill the plane.
So in the future we may, for example, see
All Nippon Airways (ANA) using the B787
direct to Tokyo (at the moment there are
no carriers operating direct flights to the
Japanese capital), which would open up
many connection possibilities for this part
of the world. ANA will be the first airline in
the world to take delivery of the Dreamliner
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and, providing there are no more delays, is
expecting to launch it in the autumn.
north anD south
Does all this mean that one day Manchester
could become a global hub? Harrison says:
“I think we are never going to compete with
Heathrow because the UK can only have one
global hub. But, that said, we are an airport that
has spare capacity. We are the only airport in the
UK other than Heathrow with two runways and
we know that the southeast is constrained from
a capacity point of view, and our catchment
area and London’s are very similar in size –
within two hours’ drive time we have 24 million
people and London has 25 million. What’s more,
the catchment areas don’t really overlap.”
He concludes: “There is the possibility of
having a north-south strategy and we could
see ourselves as a connecting point for
various aligned airlines. However, I think it would
be stretching it to say we have aspirations of
becoming a hub. We have 23 connecting points
across the UK and Ireland, and rail connectivity
was one of the reasons why Singapore Airlines
and Qatar Airways made the decisions they did,
as they see this north-south strategy working.”
■ Visit manchesterairport.co.uk
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GETTING THERE AND TOP TIPS
BY TRAIN
FIRST TRANSPENNINE
EXPRESS trains arrive into the
airport complex, with services
departing from Manchester
Piccadilly around nine times an hour. Standard
tickets start at £3.50 each way and first class
from £6. Journey times vary from between 13
and 26 minutes, with the last train departing
at 2355 and the first at 0054.
Terminals 1 and 2 are a short walk from the
station on the upper level, but for Terminal 3,
catch the free shuttle bus or take the Skylink
– the latter takes about ten minutes. If you are
travelling from outside Manchester, there are
plenty of high-speed services from major cities
straight to the airport. Trains from London
Euston start from £43 for an open return and
take two hours.
■ tpexpress.co.uk, northernrail.org
BY BUS
A SKYLINE BUS operates 24
hours between the city centre
and airport, starting from £2.40
and taking about 45 minutes.
The route runs every half-hour, but if speed
is an issue the National Express service can
take as little as 20 minutes. It costs £3.90 for
a single, with one to three departures an hour.
An airport shuttle (£4 single, £6 return) ferries
passengers to and from the nearby Premier
Inn, Holiday Inn and Marriott hotels, the
terminals and the train station.
■ nationalexpress.com
BY CAR
D
RIVING FROM
MANCHESTER, the airport is
located off the M56, then left
off the Ringway Road. Satnav
postcodes for the terminals are M90 3PY for
T1, M90 4ZY for T2 and M90 3NZ for T3.
BY TAXI
ARROW CARS recently
became Manchester airport’s
official private hire service
and desks are stationed at each of the three
terminals. Alternatively, head to the Hackney
Cab ranks. Estimated prices to the city centre
are £20.
■ manchesterairport.co.uk
CHAUFFEURS
ETIHAD AND EMIRATES
first and business class
passengers and Virgin Upper
Class travellers are all eligible for their airline’s
chauffeur service. Otherwise, the official
airport chauffeur company is Tristar – fees
start from £40 for a journey to the city centre.
Book in advance online for the best rates.
■ emirates.com, etihadairways.com,
tristarworldwide.com, virgin-atlantic.com
01. If you are flying
economy but want
lounge access, pay
£20 (or £17.50 online)
to use one of the
airport’s two Escape
lounges located in T1
and T2. They offer free
wifi, food and drink.
02. Book car parking
in advance for
cheaper rates. Visit
manchesterairport.
co.uk/car-parking
for details.
03. Make use of wifi
hotspots throughout
the airport – they
provide 30 minutes of
free usage within any
24-hour period and you
can connect with your
laptop or smartphone.
04. Take a plastic bag
for your liquids as
the airport charges
£1 for two. They
are dispensed at
check-in and security.
05. Claim back VAT on
any corporate gifts or
business purchases
made at the airport.
For example, an
iPad2 bought for your
company airside will
offer you a tax-free
equivalent reduction of
about 20 per cent – in
addition to which, you
can then claim back
the 20 per cent VAT,
saving you even more
money. (This doesn’t
apply to tax-free
purchases such as
tobacco and liquor.)
06. If you are hungry
but short of time,
tell waiting staff at
the restaurant you
choose when your
flight is and they
will be able to list all
the dishes that can
be served in under
12 minutes. You can
also ask to pre-pay.
07. The airport has
prayer rooms in T2
and T3 and smoking
areas outside each of
the three terminals.
08. Unlike many
other airports,
note that flight
information screens
at Manchester show
how many minutes
you have until your
gate opens. You can
use this to manage
your time.
09. Use twitter.com/
manairport to ask
questions or leave
comments. You can
also tweet your flight
number for live flight
information.
10. Download the
full version of our
Manchester airport
guide for free at
businesstraveller.
com/manchester
for terminal maps
and information
on parking, dining,
shopping and country
house hotels.
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PARKING OPTIONS
Valet parking
If you’re planning on leaving your car at the
airport for two days or more, you can use the
valet and VIP valet service at all three terminals.
At T1 and T2, follow the car park entrance
signs for valet parking, press the “help” button
and then give your booking reference. At
Terminal 3, pick up an entrance ticket and
follow the “meet and greet” signs on parking
level three to a barrier where you can use the
ticket and find a “meet and greet” space.
Once parked, quote your booking number
(you must book in advance) and hand over the
keys. Both spots are just a few minutes from the
check-in desks. Pre-booked tickets cost £39.99
a week or £8.75 a day for VIP. The latter includes
an additional fast-track escort through security
for you and your colleagues, although the fast-
track service is now available for everyone with a
pre-booked parking ticket for £3.50.
Business parking
Since Manchester airport no longer has a
chauffeur parking service, Holiday Car Care
offers the next best option. The company
uses the car park at the Crowne Plaza (satnav
postcode M90 3NS) for pick-ups and drop-offs,
before transferring your vehicle to its secure car
park off-site. Located within the airport complex
itself, T1 and T3 are 100 metres away and there
is a shuttle bus transfer available to Terminal 2.
When you return to the airport, call the hotel
on 4090 from courtesy phones in arrivals and
you’ll be picked up and taken to the Crowne
Plaza where the car will be waiting. Pre-booking
is available online and prices start from £3.99
a day, £31.92 for eight days and £59.85 for
15. There is, however, a minimum charge of
£23.94. Visit
holidaycarcare.com or call +44
(0)161 4980 433 for more information.
Short-stay parking
The three multi-storey short-stay car parks
are two minutes’ walk to check-in. Prices
on the day start from £2.20 for 30 minutes,
however, if you are staying for 24-hours it is
best to book in advance online (tickets cost
£7.50 a day, as opposed to the turn-up price
of £27). If you are planning on staying more
than a few days, the long-stay car park is
more cost effective.
Long-stay parking
Situated 1km from all three terminals, the
two long-stay car parks (one for T1 and T3,
one for Terminal 2) offer a free 24-hour shuttle
to the airport every 15 minutes, with transfer
time taking around five minutes. Prices start
from £29.99 a week and spots can be pre-
booked or paid on the day, although there is a
two-day stay minimum if you want to pre-book.
Turn-up prices start from £27 a day and
go up to £90 for a week. Slightly further out,
at around 2km away, the shuttle car park is
by far the most cost-efficient option at £2.99
a day if you pre-book. The number four bus
leaves every 15 minutes with journey times of
between five and 15 minutes, depending on
the terminal, and operates 24-hours a day.
There is a minimum stay of two days and
the car park is manned 24-hours a day.
Off-airport long-stay parking
One of the closest off-site locations, Jet Park’s
two car parks are under 2km from the airport,
situated opposite Terminal 2. Catch the number
five bus – operated by Manchester airport – for
a five-minute transfer, with the service running
every 15 minutes, 24-hours a day. Prices start
at £19.99 a week. Visit
jetparks.co.uk or call
+44 (0)871 2003 000.
postcoDes for car parKs
Short-stay T1 and T3 M90 3NS
Long-stay T2 M90 3N3
Shuttle park M22 5YA
Short-stay T1 M90 3PY
Short-stay T2 M90 4ZY
Short-stay T3 M90 1QX
Jet Parks 1 M90 5AZ
Jet Parks 2 M90 4EG
All advance bookings are subject to a £1.50
booking fee. Visit manchesterairport.co.uk
for more information.
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PARKING MAP
TERMINAL 3
TERMINAL 1
TERMINAL 2
T2 Short Stay
Multi Storey
T2 Long Stay
Valet Park T2
T1 Arrivals
Short Stay
T1 Short Stay
Multi Storey
Valet Park T1 & 3
T3 Short Stay
Multi Storey
Shuttle Car Park
T1 & 3 Long Stay
Manchester
Business
Park
Ringway Rd
Ringway Rd West
Thorley Lane
Palma Avenue
Outwood Lane
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WHO FLIES FROM WHICH TERMINAL?
Aer Arann
Aer Lingus
Air Berlin
Air Transat
Atlasjet
Aurigny Air Services
BH Air
Cyprus Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Eurocypria
Finnair
Germanwings
Icelandair
jet2.com
Lufthansa
Monarch Airlines (charter)
Monarch Airlines
Pegasus Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines
Sata International
Swiss International Airlines
Tap Portugal
Thomas Cook Airlines
Turkish Airlines
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AB
TS
KK
GR
BGH
CY
EK
EY
ECA
AY
4U
FI
LS
LH
MON
ZB
PGT
SK
S4
LX
TP
TCX
TK
terminal 1
Air Malta
Airblue
Belavia
Continental Airlines
KLM
Onur Air
Pakistan International Airlines
Qatar Airways
Ryanair
Singapore Airlines
Strategic Airlines
Thomson Airways
TOR Air
US Airways
Viking Hellas
Virgin Atlantic
KM
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BRU
CO
KL
OHY
PK2
QR
FR
SQ
STU
TOM
OAI
US
CO
VS
terminal 2
Adria Airways
Air France
Air Southwest
American Airlines
BMI
MBIbaby
British Airways
Brussels Airlines
Cityjet
Easyjet
Flybe
JP
AF
SZ
AA
BD
WW
BA
SN
WX
EZY
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terminal 3
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AIRPORT LOUNGES
terminal 1
Executive lounges are all located in the area
above departures – take the stairs or lift adjacent
to Dixons.
servisair Bollin anD WilmsloW
The two Servisair lounges sit side by side and
offer similar services to one another. The 120-seat
Bollin lounge is in the middle of a revamp and
offers free wifi, power points and two computers.
Snacks and drinks, including wine and beer, are
complimentary. The 120-seat Wilmslow lounge
has a TV corner and a small business centre
with four workstations and one computer. Both
facilities charge £17.95 per person for stays of up
to three hours, while Priority Pass and Leap Frog
cardholders enter for free. Bollin is open 4am-
8pm; Wilmslow is open 5am-8pm.
■ executivelounges.com
escape t1
This Escape lounge opened in July 2010 and
features free wifi and a 40-seat suite for meetings.
The lounge itself seats 100 people and comprises
a quiet zone and dining area offering cooked
breakfasts, salads, soups and sandwiches free of
charge (other hot dishes come at a price). There
is a selection of complimentary spirits and wines,
and champagne and premium liquor is available
for a fee. Spa treatments cost from £16. Priority
Pass, Airport Angels, Manchester Business
Club and Diners Club cardholders, along with
Finnair and Turkish Airlines business and first
class passengers can use the lounge for free,
otherwise it is £20 per person (£17.50 online).
Open 6am-8pm.
■ manchesterairport.co.uk
emirates
This sleek venue has a tranquil water feature,
walls lined with artworks, and runway views.
The all-day hot buffet includes options such
as rigatoni with shaved Parmesan, and herb-
crusted rack of lamb, while a cold food bar
offers dishes like seared tuna Niçoise and
smoked salmon salad. An on-site chef can
make sandwiches to order, and a selection
of complimentary red and white wine is on
hand, as well as Veuve Clicquot champagne.
A massage chair is located in a discreet
enclave that doubles as a prayer area, and
there are also showers, eight workstations,
free wifi, a printer, five PCs and a TV. The
lounge is accessible to Emirates first and
business passengers, and Skywards gold
cardholders. Open 6am-10.45pm.
■ emirates.com
etihaD
Opened in December last year by Manchester
City manager Roberto Mancini (Etihad is the
team’s sponsor), the 60-seat facility features
white high-gloss flooring and pastel-green
leather furniture. It has a small business area
with three iMacs, armchairs either side of a fine-
dining area serving free à la carte dishes, a bar
offering complimentary alcoholic drinks, and a
VIP section that can be requested for private
meetings. There are also showers, a prayer
room and a family area. The lounge is open to
first and business class Etihad passengers, as
well as Etihad Guest gold and silver cardholders,
but there is talk of offering it to economy
passengers in the future, at a price. Open Mon,
Wed, Fri and Sun 6am-9am; Tue, Thurs and
Sat 6pm-9pm.
■ etihadairways.com
Escape T1
Etihad T1 Emirates T1
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terminal 2 2
escape t2
Split into two sections, Escape T2 is fitted
with 100 seats throughout. Turn to the right
of reception and you are in the leisure area,
where there is a TV zone and a sandwich
and snack bar. All drinks, including wine and
spirits, are free of charge. Left of reception
is the unofficial business class section,
which has the same facilities (except the TV)
and a work zone with four computers and
a printer. Entry requirements are the same
as for Escape T1, although Qatar Airways
and Singapore Airlines business and first
class passengers and Qatar Privilege gold
and silver members can enter for free. Gold
Qatar Privilege members can take a guest.
Entry is £20 per person, or £17.50 online.
Open 5am-9pm.
■ manchesterairport.co.uk
servisair styal
The facilities here are similar to Servisair’s Bollin
and Wilmslow lounges in Manchester airport’s
Terminal 1, although Styal lacks runway views
and has less daylight. The 106-seat venue is
located left of the tax-free shop and features
a wraparound bar serving free food and drink,
including alcohol, a flatscreen television,
screens displaying the status of your flight, and
free newspapers and magazines. Priority Pass
and Leapfrog cardholders can enter free of
charge, while all other passengers must book
online or pay on arrival under the same terms
as Bollin and Wilmslow (£17.95 per person for
stays of up to three hours). Open 4am-8pm.
■ executivelounges.com
terminal 3
Bmi
Bmi’s Executive and Diamond lounges have
been opened up into a single 168-seat
space, with a breakfast station in each. Cold
drinks – including alcohol – are free, as are the
cereals, croissants, yoghurt and fruit laid out
each morning. Snacks are available all day.
The disposable coffee cups are a good touch
for those on-the-go, and the location is ideal
– directly below check-in with an exit straight
out to the adjacent Gate 18 (Bmi’s preferred
gate). There are four workstations with power
points, free wifi and a smaller 54-seat lounge
area can be booked in advance for meetings.
Bmi’s diamond, gold and silver cardholders and
business class passengers can enter free, along
with Star Alliance gold members. Open Mon-Fri
5am-6.30pm; Sat-Sun 5am-7.45pm.
■ flybmi.com
British airWays
The 120-seat Terraces lounge is open to
Executive Club members (gold and silver
cardholders can take a guest), Club and First
class BA passengers and business class
travellers flying on BA domestic flights or with
Oneworld partners American Airlines, Sun Air
and Air Southwest. Built for BA nearly 15 years
ago, the circular space features a domed glass
ceiling and overlooks the departure lounge, while
floor-to-ceiling windows offer runway views.
There are seven workstations, three computers,
a printer and free wifi. The self-service bar offers
free sandwiches and snacks, a counter by the TV
area is stocked with juice, and soft drinks, wine,
spirits and champagne are free. The spacious
washrooms offer two showers and Elemis
products. There are plans to refurbish the lounge
in the next six months. Open 5am-8pm.
■ ba.com
flyBe
The three-year-old, 120-seat Flybe lounge is
located next to the BA facility and features blue
and purple décor and a bar stocked with wine,
beer (no spirits), Twining’s tea and snacks. There
is free wifi, windows facing the runway and
workstations. All Rewards4all Flybe cardholders
and Economy Plus passengers enter free,
along with Flying Blue platinum, gold, and Club
2,000 members (on Air France flights and Flybe/
Air France codeshare routes) and relevant
Air France Premium and Skyteam Elite Plus
members. Open 4.30am-8.30pm.
■ flybe.com
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DINING AND SHOPPING
Terminal 1
Departures AIRSIDE
EAT The terminal has outlets ranging from fast-
food chain Burger King to elegant French bistro
Epernay. Head to Bar MCR or the Runway Bar
for cocktails and a light meal, Giraffe for world
cuisine or the Real Food Company for fresh
sandwiches and deli dishes. There are also two
coffee shops, Caffè Ritazza and Soho Coffee
Company.
SHOP Popular high-street fashion brands include
Kurt Geiger, Mango, Monsoon, Timberland,
JD Sports, Fat Face, Accessorize and Claire’s
Accessories. Sockshop, TM Lewin and Tie Rack
also have outlets. Temptation sells sunglasses,
watches and jewellery, while Attitude has a
collection of higher-end brands including Hugo
Boss and Hilfiger.
Biza is a large duty-free outlet selling high-end
fashion accessories, along with the usual skincare
and beauty brands, while Add+ and Dixons are
handy for last-minute electronics pick-ups. Stop
by WHSmith, The Body Shop or Boots for travel
essentials, Jo Malone for luxury gifts, or the Be
Relax spa for a massage, manicure, pedicure or
facial. Two ICE and two Thomas Cook branches
provide currency exchange.
arrivals
EAT There is a Spar and a Greggs, Wrapid for
healthy fast-food wraps and Joe’s Kitchen and
Coffee House for traditional English dishes such
as fish and chips.
SHOP Alpha Airport Shopping is a large duty-free
store selling everything from designer sunglasses
to champagne, and there is also a WHSmith, and
an ICE and Thomas Cook for currency exchange.
Terminal 2
Departures AIRSIDE
EAT There are plenty of coffee shops, including
Broderick’s Love Coffee, Caffè Ritazza and
Soho Coffee Company, all serving a selection of
sandwiches and snacks. Frankie and Benny’s is
an Italian-American restaurant and bar, and the
Observatory Bar is good for a leisurely drink and
some people-watching. The Real Food Company
and Burger King provide quick alternatives.
SHOP For travel essentials there is a Temptation
(sunglasses, watches and jewellery), Boots,
WHSmith, Dixons, and ICE and Thomas Cook
currency exchanges. There is also a sizeable
Biza duty-free for designer fashion accessories
and high-end skincare products, along with an
Accessorize, Monsoon and a JD Sports.
Departures LANDSIDE
EAT Named after Manchester’s waterway, which
actually runs underneath the southern runway,
Bollin River Café serves local dishes such as
Yorkshire pudding with sausages or steak and ale
pie. Sandwiches and salads are available to go.
SHOP Claire’s Accessories
arrivals
EAT A Spar and Clancy’s Coffee
SHOP WHSmith and ICE
Terminal 3
Departures AIRSIDE
EAT For quick snacks there is a Costa Coffee
and Bar O8 – the latter has a wide range of wines
and spirits. Trattoria Milano opened in April and is
a modern-looking Italian serving pizza and pasta.
There is also a small bar, the Medlock.
SHOP There is a Boots, Dixons, three WHSmith
stores, a Swatch, Tie Rack, Rolling Luggage and
the Alpha Airport Shopping for duty-free.
Departures LANDSIDE
EAT Costa Coffee
SHOP WHSmith
arrivals
EAT Spar and Delice de France
SHOP WHSmith and Thomas Cook
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Chemist
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HOTELS AND MEETINGS
raDisson Blu
The only hotel directly connected to the airport,
the Radisson is about a three-minute stroll along
the covered Skylink walkway that connects the
terminals. It opened in 1998 with 354 rooms and
six suites in a range of jazzy colours. In-room
fittings are dated and a little drab, with old tube
TVs positioned in wood-panelled “power towers”.
Standard amenities include tea and coffee-
making facilities, minibars, iron and ironing
boards, black-out curtains, triple glazing, and
combined tubs and showers. Business Class
rooms and suites have Nespresso machines,
free breakfast, robes and slippers, daily
newspaper and early check-in/late check-out.
Wifi internet is free (no wired).
In addition to a decent gym (open 6.30am-
10pm) with Precor equipment, there is a
12-metre pool, sauna, steam room, two
treatment rooms, a 24-hour business centre, the
Residential bar, Runway Brasserie serving pizzas
and burgers, and Philleas Fogg restaurant, which
has great views of the runway. Meeting space
is extensive – there are 31 rooms all offering
daylight, including a 350-capacity ballroom that is
divisible into three.
■ Chicago Avenue; tel +44 (0)161 4905 000;
radissonblu.co.uk/hotel-manchesterairport
croWne plaZa
Two minutes’ drive from the airport, this four-star
Intercontinental Hotels Group property opened in
the sixties but underwent a revamp in 2007, so
looks fresh and smart. There are 294 bedrooms
across three categories (Standard, Standard Plus
and Club), and for the corporate guest the last is
the best option.
The 36 Club rooms have light, stylish décor,
glass-topped workdesks, minibars and access
to the executive lounge. Amenities across all
bedrooms include flatscreen TVs, double-glazed
windows, air conditioning and iron/ironing boards.
Wired and wifi access is £16 for 24 hours and
there is a free courtesy bus to the terminals.
On the ground floor is an open-plan restaurant
and bar open for all-day dining, and adjacent,
Callaghan’s Irish Pub (open daily from 4.30pm-
11pm) and Sampan’s Oriental restaurant (for
dinner only). Room service operates 24 hours. A
fitness club with Precor and Life Cycle machines
and a sauna is open around the clock, there are
seven meeting rooms, although none has natural
light, parking for 200 vehicles and a free shuttle.
■ Ringway Road; tel +44 (0)871 9429 055;
ichotelsgroup.com
BeWleys hotel
This three-star hotel, part of Irish chain the Moran
Group, is located next door to the Crowne Plaza.
There is a spacious ground-floor brasserie that
serves a full breakfast for £9.50 and dinner in
the evening, a lobby lounge, and 17 meeting
rooms with simple pine furniture, brown carpeting
and natural light. The largest space holds 80
delegates theatre-style and divides into three.
Of the 65 rooms, six are suites that are
available for a £30 supplement and come with
flatscreen TVs (these are slowly being introduced
to all bedrooms), mini bottles of toiletries (lower
categories have soap dispensers only) and sofa
beds. A portion of the rooms occupy a newer
eight-floor extension but note that although
these are slightly bigger, they do not have air
conditioning. Décor is garish with red, green
and gold upholstery, and being a limited service
hotel there are no minibars. Baths and showers
are all combined, third-floor rooms are smoking,
and in-room dining is available around the clock
(though only sandwiches at night). There is free
wired and wifi internet access, a free 24-hour
airport shuttle, and parking with 320 spaces at £7
a night. Other facilities include a very small gym
open 5am-11pm.
■ Outward Lane; tel +44 (0)161 4981 390;
bewleyshotels.com/manchester_airport
premier inn
The 195-room hotel, which opened about three
years ago, is located a few minutes’ drive from
the airport and offers a decent budget option.
There is a 24-hour reception, a ground-floor
bar (open from lunchtime) and a bistro, which
serves a continental breakfast (£5.25) from 3am,
a cooked breakfast (£7.99) from 6.30am to
9.30am, and dinner in the evening.
Premier Inn
In addition, there are three meeting rooms
with natural light and space for 30 people in the
largest. Wifi is £10 for 24 hours and there are also
two PCs in reception with internet available for
£2 for 40 minutes. Bedrooms come in Double,
Twin or Family configurations and feature double-
glazed windows, black-out curtains, flatscreen
TVs, tea and coffee-making facilities, walk-in
showers and basic but fresh décor. There are no
minibars, nor room service or a gym. A second,
newer Premier Inn (Manchester Airport Freight
Terminal, tel +44 (0)871 5278 730) is opposite,
and has similar facilities. It is also a little further
away from the motorway so is quieter. A shuttle
operates 4am-10am and costs £3 each way.
■ Runger Lane; tel +44 (0)871 5278 726;
premierinn.com
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Premier Inn
Radisson Edwardian
traveloDge
Positioned across from the two Premier Inns,
the Travelodge has three self-check-in kiosks in
the lobby and quick key drop-off. Wifi internet
is free throughout (no wired), and there are two
PCs in reception that charge £1 for 20 minutes
of internet access, plus one meeting room with
natural light, accommodating 50 delegates.
The 201 bedrooms have clean, spartan
interiors fitted out with tube TVs, tea and coffee-
making facilities, double-glazed windows, and
combined baths and showers. Iron/ironing
boards are available on request. Note that there is
no air conditioning (the windows open a little) and
only minimal bathing products (bars of soap only).
The Wetherspoon-style ground-floor restaurant
is open 5am-10pm with a snack menu available
late at night and a full English breakfast for £7.65.
Although there is no room service guests can
order food from the eatery to take to their room
themselves. As well as a beer garden outside
with a few picnic benches, there is parking for
£5 per night.
■ Runger Lane; tel +44 (0)871 9846 181;
travelodge.co.uk
holiDay inn
This three-star 126-room Holiday Inn is about
3km from the airport and occupies a more rural
setting than some of the other properties in the
area. Even though it underwent a revamp six
years ago, the interiors are pretty dispiriting and
the basement meeting zone with nine rooms (four
to 20 people in each) with no natural daylight is
probably best avoided. However, there are two
further conference spaces on the ground floor
(the Cheshire suite seats 300 theatre-style), and
the carpet throughout the public areas was set
to be replaced in May.
Bedrooms are a little on the shabby side
but will get flatscreen TVs by the end of 2012.
Wifi (no wired) is £12 for 24 hours, and other
standard amenities include tea and coffee, pay-
per-view movies, double-glazed windows and
combined baths and showers. The ground-floor
restaurant serves a full English breakfast (£13.95)
until 10.30am and dinner from 6pm-9.45pm.
Snacks in the lobby bar are available all day.
The leisure club at the back of the hotel is to be
revamped over the summer and has a 20-metre
indoor pool, sauna, steam room, solarium, three
gyms, a squash court and an aerobics studio.
Outside is a garden and is free overnight parking
for 450 vehicles. A shuttle operates on-request.
■ Altricham Road; tel +44 (0)162 5889 988;
holidayinn.com
marriott
This four-star Marriott is in a leafy area of Hale
Road a few kilometres from the airport, and has a
good range of facilities – from the independently
run fine-dining Players restaurant to the
dedicated 817 sqm conference centre, which
has 12 smart meeting spaces holding up to 160
people reception-style in the largest.
The ground floor has the slick Source Grill for
breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a 24-hour
executive lounge with free wifi, snacks and
drinks, and a professional-looking fitness club
(open 6.30am-10pm) with a large swimming
pool, steam room, sauna, spa bath, four
treatment rooms, spray tan booth, relaxation
area and pumping gym with spinning bikes,
free weights and Technogym equipment.
The 207 bedrooms and eight suites are
set around planted garden courtyards and
all come with wired internet (wired only in the
lounge bar and meeting rooms) for £15 for 24
hours, 32-inch flatscreen TVs, tea and coffee.
Note that minibars are being phased out and
that Executive rooms also offer more space,
robes, slippers and additional toiletries. The
carpet throughout is in Marriott’s trademark
yellow, red and green, and interiors feature
dark wood furniture and white linens.
The on-site car park has 480 spaces.
Unfortunately, the hotel no longer offers an
airport shuttle service so guest who aren’t driving
must pay a local cab firm about £6 to get to the
terminals.
■ Hale Road; tel +44 (0)161 9040 301;
marriott.co.uk
hilton
Positioned five minutes’ drive from the airport,
the Hilton is an excellent choice for business
travellers. The décor is stylishly formal with
brown, cream, black and orange detailing in the
230 bedrooms. Standard amenities range from
good-size work areas, flatscreen TVs, pay-per-
view movies, minibars, soundproof windows, tea
and coffee, safes, daily newspaper and wired
internet (no wifi in rooms although it is available
for free in public areas) for £15 for 24 hours.
Guestrooms start from 16 sqm, with Deluxe at
18 sqm and Family rooms at 25 sqm.
On the ground floor is an open-plan 220-seat
lobby bar, restaurant and Costa Coffee outlet,
as well as a newly revamped 24-hour gym with
Precor and Living Well machines. There is no
pool. For event planners there is the option of
seven spaces, all of which will be refurbished
within the next two years. A business centre is
open 7am-7pm and a free airport shuttle bus
operates around the clock.
■ Outwood Lane Ringway; tel +44 (0)161 4353
000; hilton.co.uk/manchesterairport
tatton parK
This neoclassical mansion occupies 405 hectares
of parkland and is a National Trust property.
Located about 20km from the airport, it is for
events only and there are two main spaces. The
smaller of the two is Lord Egerton’s Apartment,
named after the former owner. Lined with a stone
balcony and overlooking gardens, it seats 40
delegates banquet-style.
The larger room, Tenants’ Hall, hosts 500 for
a reception. It has its own entrance, kitchen and
bar, and a grand stage with a pipe organ. The
dramatic venue was once Lord Egerton’s private
museum and, besides displaying his extensive
car collection, animal heads line the walls. (The
explorer and philanthropist had an estate in
Kenya so the collection of trophies is extensive.)
Archery and falconry can also be arranged.
■ Tatton Park; tel +44 (0)162 5374 400;
tattonpark.org.uk
Hilton
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etrop grange
Less than 2km from the airport, this quaint
four-star hotel has 64 rooms over three floors in
a converted country house that dates back to
1780. Bedrooms are traditional (some have four-
poster beds) and all come with free wifi and wired
internet, combined baths and showers, flatscreen
TVs and 24-hour room service. The property
has some good options for events, with a new
extension recently added to increase the size of
the ground-floor ballroom, plus five boardrooms,
one meeting space for up to 40 people, a library
for ten delegates, and a conservatory for up to
20. The Wine Glass restaurant, which can also
be hired, offers an à la carte menu and more than
40 wines and champagnes by the glass. A free
shuttle operates on-request.
■ Thorely Lane; tel +44 (0)161 4990 500;
etrophotel.co.uk
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the stanneylanDs
The four-star hotel is located in Wilmslow, just a
few minutes’ drive from the airport. The oldest
part of the building dates back to the 1700s and
there is a modern extension leading to the Calico
Café – a contemporary conservatory serving an
all-day menu. There are 56 rooms with standard
ones traditionally decorated, executive rooms
finished in bright reds and greens, and suites
featuring modern art. In 2006 new bedrooms
were added, bathrooms were modernised and
the executive rooms upgraded to include plasma
screen TVs and sound systems. All rooms have
free wifi (available throughout the hotel), tea and
coffee-making facilities and iron/ironing boards.
There are three meeting rooms and the largest,
the Stanley, seats 120 theatre-style and has its
own bar.
■ Stanneylands Road; tel +44 (0)162 5525 225;
primahotels.co.uk
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De vere cheaDle house
The 52-room property is located in the Royal
Cheadle Business Park and is a ten-minute drive
from the airport. Originally a Victorian training
centre for nurses, the historical façade is now
all that remains of the building’s past – inside,
the entire hotel has been renovated and two
modern wings were added nine years ago. Ten
meeting rooms branch off from the lobby and all
have natural light, free wifi and projectors. The
largest space seats 80 theatre-style, and there
are also seven smaller syndicate rooms, more
akin to offices. Guest rooms are little clinical, but
all have free wifi, iron/ironing boards and tea and
coffee. There is one restaurant, a lounge, a bar
with a pool table and access to a courtyard.
Cheadle Royal Business Park; tel +44 (0)844
9802 303; devere.co.uk
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De vere mottram hall
This impressive 18th-century Georgian house is
situated in 110 hectares of parkland and has an
18-hole golf course and FA-accredited football
pitch. The 131 rooms are traditionally decorated
and all have free wifi. There are eight meeting
spaces, with the largest accommodating 180
delegates theatre-style. Those using the Garden
room can choose to have food and drinks
served outside on the adjoining terrace, while
the Thomas Suite, seating 50 theatre-style, is
located in the Golf Club and has its own kitchen
and bar. Team-building activities range from clay
pigeon shooting and golf to quad biking and
fishing at the Bollin River. There are three bars
and three restaurants ranging from the fine-dining
Nathaniel’s to the laid-back Terrace café.
■ Wilmslow Road; tel +44 (0)162 5828 135;
devere.co.uk
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cottons
The 109-room hotel is located on the busy
Manchester Road. A fairly modern property, there
has been extensive investment in the meetings
facilities, namely the £1 million Verandah suite.
The 250 sqm space can seat 200 people
theatre-style and has wall-mounted LCD TVs, air
conditioning, built-in speakers, a balcony and a
state-of-the-art lighting system. There are nine
other meeting rooms hosting up to 50 delegates
cabaret-style in the largest. Guestrooms all
De Vere Cheadle House
De Vere Mottram Hall
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have neutral interiors, flatscreen TVs, fridges,
iron/ironing boards and tea and coffee-making
facilities, while executive rooms have a separate
lounge and work area. The hotel’s two suites
each have Nespresso machines, sofas and free
wine and beer.
Wifi is complimentary throughout the hotel and
there is a gym, dance studio, treatment rooms,
pool, two tennis courts, sauna and outdoor
hot tub. For dining, there is a bar and lounge,
both offering an all-day menu, and Magnolia
restaurant, which dishes up seasonal cuisine.
■ Manchester Road; tel +44 (0)156 5650 333;
cottonshotel.com
18 KILOMETRES
Barcelo shrigley hall
The former monastery and school has stunning
views of the countryside. Built in 1825, the
monastery has now been converted into a spa,
with pool and treatment rooms, and houses the
largest of the hotel’s 12 meeting venues on the
top floor. The unusual space seats 252 banquet-
style and features original stained-glass windows,
a bar on the mezzanine level and direct access to
the hotel reception and car park.
The main part of the hotel has a domed glass
ceiling and a sweeping stairwell leading to the
148 guestrooms, all of which have traditional
but sleek décor, flatscreen TVs and wifi (£15
for 24 hours). The primary restaurant and bar
has access to a courtyard, but a second is
located in the golf club. Clay pigeon shooting
and archery can be arranged for team-building
sessions, and there is a PGA-accredited golf
course.
■ Shrigley Park; tel +44 (0)162 5560 586;
barcelo-hotels.co.uk
24 KILOMETRES
parK royal Q hotel
This four-star hotel is in a rural location about
25 minutes’ drive from the airport. There are 143
bedrooms with splashes of lime green and crimson
adding colour to interiors, and around half of them
overlook fields at the back. Each has a flatscreen
TV, tea and coffee-making facilities, 24-hour room
service, an iron/ironing board, and a combined bath
and shower (except for the suites, which also have
walk-in showers). Wifi access is £7 for 24 hours.
On the ground floor is a 160-seat restaurant,
an extensive health club (open 6.30am-10pm)
with saunas, steam rooms and spa baths, a
gym, a 22-metre pool, eight treatment rooms,
and a beauty salon. There is on-site car parking
for 400 vehicles. Taxis cost about £35. For
corporates, there is a small business centre
with one PC, and a dedicated building for
events, including two ballrooms (the largest
seats 380 people) and four syndicate rooms.
■ Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington;
tel +44 (0)20 1925 730 706; qhotels.co.uk
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