HEATHROW PARKING NOW AVAILABLE FROM MF AIRPORT PARKING

We have taken the plunge and now offer our customers the opportunity to book airport parking at none other than Heathrow Airport.

Our ethos is to provide the best Manchester Airport Parking on the net. We believe that we are now doing this so have decided to carry this business model accross all other airport begining with Heathrow Airport.

As we are Manchester based our main focus will still be on Manchester Airport but we simply want to provide our excellent service to other customers who dont or cant use Manchester Airport.

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DROP IN PASSENGERS AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Manchester Airport suffered a severe decrease in passenger numbers of 2.82 percent in June compared to last year.

A total of 2.12m travellers passed through the terminals in June compared with 2.8m in June 2007. Domestic services saw a 6.67 percent fall, largely due to stiffer rail competition to and from London. Charter traffic fell 5.2 percent as tour operators reduced their capacity following mergers..

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NOXIOUS SMELLS IN CABINS AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Really bad smelling fumes have found their way into cabins and flight decks - igniting alerts on eight Manchester Airport Flights, as reported by the Manchester Evening news. One pilot let down th eoxygen masks whilst another flight reported that they felt light headed after takeoff.
Passengers and three cabin attendants reported feeling so unwell from 'noxious fumes' with a 'gas-type' smell on a third plane that a full security alert was triggered. Paramedics were only allowed on board the jet following an emergency landing after the Army was alerted and it was held for 90 minutes by armed police.

The Department for Transport said 116 'contaminated air events' had been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority in 2007. It has been revealled that 8 of these happened on flights to or from Manchester, as reported in CAA documents.

News of this incidents comes days after the government said it was probing claims that contaminated cabin air was making passengers and pilots ill.

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LUCKY ESCAPE FOR PILOT AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

A pilot had a lucky escape when his light aircraft crashed on landing at the City Airport, Manchester, the Manchester Evening News reports. Eye witnesses said that they saw the plane being tossed about by the wind before skirting over the clubhouse, slicing the top off a tree, and landing in a hedge.

Anaesthetist Ahmed Eskander, from Rochdale, lost control of his Denney Kitfox two-seater as he came in to land at the airport. An eyewitness told the newspaper: ‘He screwed up his landing and you could see he'd decided to put on full power and go back round for another attempt. But he went into a stall and was having to fight the wind. The plane almost flipped over, it was like something out of a James Bond film.'

‘The plane came whizzing past the roof of the clubhouse and everybody in there screamed. Then there was a loud bang, and everybody came running out. He'd crashed into trees and then flipped round into a hedge. He narrowly missed crashing into the cars in the car park and only the hedge stopped him from crashing onto Liverpool Road.'

‘It was totally surreal. Somehow he managed to pull himself out of the wreckage before collapsing on the ground. His legs looked like they were cut to the bone and it's no wonder when you saw the crushed cockpit.’

Mr Eskander, who has 600 hours' flying experience, was given stitches to his leg injuries and discharged from hospital.

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PAKISTAN AIRLINE COMPLETES ONE YEAR OF FLIGHTS TO MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Airblue, Pakistan's fastest growing private airline, has completed one year of its flights between Manchester Airport and Islamabad, contributing to a market growth of 49.3 percent on the route.

Airblue carried a 84,383 passengers during this period June 2007 to May 2008, which was a 38 percent market share. To celebrate the completion of one year of successful operations, the airline enjoyed cake cutting ceremony followed by awarding a free return Airblue ticket to a lucky passenger through a computer ballot.

THINGS TO DO IN MANCHESTER

For all our customers who regularly visit our site or subscribe to our blog I would like to let you all know that we have now included some useful information on our site about Manchester.

More and more people these days extend their holidays or business trips and sometimes book into a hotel a day or so before their travel dates. If you are new to Manchester this can make your experience rather hard work.

What we at MF Airport Parking have done and are continuing to do is create some useful links on things to do in and around Manchester separate from Manchester Airport itself. On these new pages you will find details on the most popular attractions that we feel Manchester has to offer. Feel free to check them out by following the link below:

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PALMA AIRPORT

Having recently experienced the nightmare that is Palma Airport I can fully applaud Manchester Airports services.

Travelling with Jet2 out of Manchester was absolutely wonderful at least five check in personal made it seamless and we sailed through. Its a pitty I cant say the same about Palma. For such a large airline with so many flights they could have at least opened up more than one check in desk for our returned.

Keep up the excellenet Service Manchester.

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NEW SERVICE CONTRACT WON AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

A private jet business based at Manchester Airport has won a service contract with Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier. This will see Ocean Sky's Manchester's maintenance operation become an authorised Bombardier service facility.

The Manchester site was previously known as Northern Executive Aviation (NEA) until Ocean Sky bought the business last summer. It employs 65 people and is the only high-end private aviation maintenance facility at Manchester Airport. Its two hangars cover more than 3000 sq metres and are able to accommodate four long-range jets.

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NEW LUXURY AIRLINE HOPING TO FLY FROM MANCHESTER

A new luxury-class airline is pressing ahead with plans to start flying from Manchester Airport despite the problems engulfing the sector - with all three all business class airlines operating from the UK failing in the last six months - the Manchester Evening News reports.
Premjet is preparing to start operations next spring using 80-seater Boeing 737 jets. It plans to fly to Malaga and Alicante in Spain, Faro in Portugal and Palma, Majorca with a total of 14 services a week.

The new luxury airline will target well-heeled leisure travellers, including people with holiday homes, across the north. Director Andy Mitchell told the newspaper: ‘We continue to seek investment and our timetable remains unaffected. We believe the demand exists for our service and we believe it will be successful.’

He said passengers would be able to check in online and would have access to airport lounges, adding that fares would be `competitive'. Premjet is headed by chief executive Chris Belcher and its board includes former Manchester Airport director Paul Connellan, who is a non-executive and is acting as a consultant. It is based in Croydon.

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MANCHESTER AIRPORT GROUP INTERESTED IN BELFAST

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) bosses are considering a move for Belfast City Airport after its Spanish owner put it on the open market yesterday, the Manchester Evening News reports. It says that the UK's second biggest airports operator has requested further details about Belfast City, which has a price tag of more than £100m.

A source at MAG confirmed the company's interest in acquiring Belfast City, telling the newspaper: 'We will certainly be having a close look at it but a formal offer is some way off. The group is interested in acquiring assets that add value for shareholders, and has an excellent track record of running airports.'

At the same time, MAG have been holding informal talks with private equity groups about the possibility of a joint bid for Gatwick, and have appointed advisers to find a buyer for Humberside Airport.

COUNCIL CHIEF BACK THE MANCHESTER AIRPORT DECISION TO BUY GATWICK: MF AIRPORT PARKING

Bolton Council leader Cliff Morris has welcomed the possibility that the Manchester Airports Group could buy Gatwick Airport .

MAG, which is privately owned by the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities including Bolton, and operates Manchester, East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside Airports, is the second-largest UK-based airport operator. According to a report by the BBC yesterday, it could be interested in buying Gatwick Airport, should BAA be forced to sell the hub.

Gatwick Airport is owned by BAA, but the Competition Commission has said it is concerned that the Spanish-owned company also owns London's other two biggest airports, Heathrow and Stansted, and in August may decide to force them to sell one of them. Gatwick is seen as the most likely airport to be offloaded, with a possible price tag of £2 - £3 billion.

MAG's chief executive Geoff Muirhead told the BBC that he would consider buying if BAA did put the airport on the market. He said: ‘We would be interested in any assets that come up, on the premise that we feel we could improve the performance of the group on the back of it, at a price that was sensible.'

Councillor Morris, who is Bolton's representative on the MAG shareholders' committee, said owning Gatwick and improving the area's links with the South could be good news for the region. He said: ‘We have to look at all the options and if Gatwick becomes part of the group it could be very good for Manchester.'

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MANCHESTER AIRPORT PARKING AND HOW IT ALL BEGAN WITH MALES GARAGE

Males Garage was the first Manchester Airport Parking Company at Manchester Airport but what follows is the story of how Manchester Airport Parking was born and how it has evolved over the years. From the cinder area of yester year to the huge industry it is today.

1953 and 1954 were massive years for Manchester Airport as they started to operate cutting edge aircraft such as the Convair liners and flying out to more European destinations. Long haul aircraft such as the DC-6 started to turn up in ever increasing numbers as air traffic increased at Manchester Airport.

Manchester Airports terminals by 1954 were expanding at a phenomenal rate as passenger figures reached approximately two hundred and fifty thousand. Three months after officially changing its name to Manchester Airport they reached their one-millionth passenger who incidentally travelled to the glamorous destination of the Isle of Man.

All this growth at Manchester Airport saw an increase in motor traffic and an opening for the first Manchester Airport car park. One young person was about to fill this gap. Jack Males the owner of Males Garage, an ex serviceman who had recently returned home to Wythenshawe opened up a small tractor repair company a short distance away from Manchester Airport not knowing the opportunity that was about to come his way.

As well as the rapid growth of Manchester Airport Males Tractor Services also expanded and branched out into plant hire and construction work. During this expansion of both businesses people would travel from Manchester Airport and at the time the car parking at Manchester Airport consisted of nothing more than a small cinder area close to the terminal with the capacity for only fifty cars. Upon their return travellers would have problems starting their vehicles so naturally went looking for help at the nearest place possible. Luckily for Jack Males and Males Garage they were the closest, so benefited from this extra trade by starting vehicles and providing small repairs.

This simple act of help would revolutionise the Manchester Airport Parking industry, as we know it today. Males Garage car storage was born, offering a secure alternative to the standard cinder path that was previously used, as well as still offering the convenience of being close to the airport. Over the years Males Garage went from strength to strength and for fifty-three years have been at the top of the parking food chain offering excellent customer service resulting in many customers returning year after year.

It was inevitable that during those fifty three years Males Garage could not possibly continue to be the only off airport Manchester Airport Parking provider and other companies started to spring up to keep up with the growth of Manchester Airport and its ever increasing passenger list. Despite this ever increasing growth in off airport parking companies Males Garage continued to operate and saw so many smaller companies come and go.

In 2007 a minimum of twenty two million people passed through Manchester Airport with still more to come. Manchester Airport decided they wanted the land where Males Garage stood and after fifty-three years of trading made Jack Males of Males garage an offer he could not refuse. I am sure all of the other Manchester Airport Parking companies in the area who have grown businesses as a result of Jacks insight all them years ago would like to say a huge thank you to Jack for the birth of Manchester Airport Parking as we know it today.

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BAA TO LET AIRPORT GO TO THE MANCHESTER AIRPORT GROUP?? : MFA IRPORT PARKING

It looks like BAA are going to be offloading the likes of Gatwick and Stansted airport after all and MAG (Manchester Airport Group) are sitting pretty ready to pounce and take over and make a bid.

This can only be good news for Manchester Airport in my opinion due to the expansion of the whole group and better resources or is it? Will it take valuable funds away from Manchester Airport if all goes through and hinder the development of the site?

As far as off site airport parking goes I think this will help all of the off site car parks as if money if floating aroung from the group at other airports surely their focus on their on site parking at Manchester Airport should drop off allowing the offsiters to get more traffic.

Lets wait and see what the outcome is but in my opinion all will go ahead and the Manchester Airport Group will get what they want in the end. They usually do.

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MANCHESTER AIRPORT NO GROWTH IN 2008 : MF AIRPORT PARKING

Manchester Airports Group chief executive Geoff Muirhead has said that slower growth in the airline industry and increased taxes on passengers is set to take its toll on the business over the next 12 months.

Speaking at a regional economic discussion organised by the CBI last week, he said he was ‘not anticipating any growth at all’ this year at Manchester Airport, but MAG's smaller regional airports including Humberside, Bournemouth and East Midlands should fare slightly better due to the fact that they served more of the low cost airlines.

He said: ‘Last year was the first year I can remember in the aviation industry where growth has been down to 3 percent, except when there has been a major economic shock,’ adding that average growth rates for aviation over the past 30 years have been closer to 7 percent.
Mr Muirhead said the Government's doubling of Air Passenger Duty rates last year as a factor in slowing growth. He said: ‘It is a £2.5bn tax on the aviation industry and I think it's getting to a tipping point where it's really quite challenging in respect of the UK's competitiveness. We cannot compete as a trading nation if we don't facilitate people getting around to actually do the trading. Nothing is without its cost, as we saw a few years ago when pension funds were targeted.’

He also argued that demand would be weakened by increasing pressures on consumer spending, saying: ‘The things you have no choice about — food, energy, transport — those are going up at horrendous rates.’

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SPEEDIER CHECK IN AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT: MF AIRPORT PARKING

EuroManx has moved its operations at Manchester Airport, promising passengers a speedier journey through check-in. The airline moved from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 on Sunday, a change that the Isle of Man airline believes will benefit its customers.

Donna Sloane, EuroManx head of sales and marketing, said: ‘Passengers should find the process from check-in through to boarding quicker, smoother and better staffed. The vast majority of flights to and from the Isle of Man will park directly adjacent the Terminal and require no bus transfer, saving more time and guaranteeing a quicker journey from the airport for those passengers arriving at Manchester.’

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EASYJET FLY FROM MANCHESTER: MF AIRPORT PARKING

EasyJet begins flights from its new base at Manchester Airport today and is offering the chance to win flights and holidays. Its new flights from the airport - launched as a result of the takeover of GB Airways - include to holiday hotspots such as Tenerife, Paphos, Malaga, Malta and Heraklion.

As part of the launch the budget airline plans to paint the city orange, with an orange easyJet fun bus is touring Manchester calling at main sites including Piccadilly Gardens, Corporation Street, Deansgate, Oxford Street and Church Street. Mancunians will have the opportunity to win easyJet prizes such as flights and holidays to summer sun destinations from Manchester.

Manchester Airport MD, Andrew Cornish, said: ‘We are delighted to be welcoming easyJet to Manchester. It is a vibrant and ambitious airline that will offer Manchester passengers a popular range of routes at excellent prices.'

The airline expects to carry over half a million passengers from Manchester in the next year and says it is committed to further growth in the region in the near future.

The new six routes are: Heraklion twice weekly (Tuesday and Friday) from £32.99, Malta and Malaga daily from £29.99, Paphos seven weekly (Monday, Wednesday (x2), Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (x2) from £32.99, Tenerife five weekly (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) from £32.99 and Innsbruck Weekly (Sunday) until April 20 from £27.99.

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How To Find Safe Airport Car Transfers With Children At Manchester Airport

Since the new regulations were brought into force regarding travelling in your car with children, getting to and from Manchester Airport or any airport for that matter has become a huge problem for families. To find a reputable taxi company with suitable car seats for each of your children can be harder than finding your holiday in the first place. So how can you get your children to and from Manchester Airport safely and legally, without breaking the bank?

Regulations state that from September 2006 children who are passengers in cars, vans or goods vehicles need to use some form of child restraint. A child under the age of three must use a suitable restraint. From your childrens third birthday up until they reach a height of 135cm or reach their 12th birthday must also use the correct restraint. Reading the above you can pretty much see that from birth up until the age of twelve some form of child restraint needs to be used when travelling with a child.

Anybody who has tried, knows that getting to and from Manchester Airport with your children in suitable and safe transport can be a nightmare, not to mention expensive. Peoples first thoughts will turn to local taxi companies for a solution. I suppose this is one way to tackle the issue, but from personal experience is not the most reliable. Imagine booking a taxi and asking for child restraints for a five year old and a one year old. By law depending on the size of your children these restraints will be two different types of car seat. If you are lucky enough to find a taxi company that holds more than one type of car seat you are still leaving it to chance that when the driver is despatched he or she brings the correct seats with them.

Its up to you if you wish to gamble with your childrens safety or not but I am guessing that most of you would not want leave this to chance and would rather a better solution. Before offering the solution lets consider the other downside of travelling with children. If you are flying out of Manchester Airport and have to be there to check in at 04:00 the last thing you want is to be waiting round for taxis and having to keep your tired and grouchy children awake so you can squeeze them into an unfamiliar child seat. Sound familiar? Well fear not.

Meet and greet airport parking is a much safer and a more family friendly solution for travelling with your children to and from Manchester Airport. With meet and greet parking the worry of, is this correct car restraint is eliminated. You as the customer travel to the airport in your own vehicle at a time to suit you and your family. No waiting round for taxi companies to turn up, or worrying whether or not they will have the correct restraints with them. By booking meet and greet parking you have your child or children, in their own approved car restraints that they are used to, and hopefully comfortable in. To any parent reading this article will know that this in itself can be a godsend, as will cause less disruption for the child thus resulting in a smoother transfer and hopefully pain free check in once inside the airport.

You may be saying to yourself that this must be expensive? Depending on your location to Manchester Airport, meet and greet airport parking can be very reasonable and with prices coming down everyday can, in most cases work out cheaper than a taxi journey.

You cannot put a price on your childrens safety so even if it is does work out slightly more expensive than a taxi ride I am sure you will agree its worth the extra few pennies.

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MANCHESTER AIRPORT CALLS FOR BAA BREAK UP

Manchester Airport bosses have rival Gatwick 'firmly in their sights' as MPs and leading airlines call for the break-up of BAA, the Manchester Evening News reports. The UK's biggest airports operator is currently the subject of a review by the Competition Commission, which could rule that it should sell one of its London airports.

A powerful committee of MPs has called for BAA's monopoly of the capital's major gateways - it also owns Heathrow and Stansted - to be ended over the weekend. Yesterday, senior executives from easyJet, Ryanair, Virgin and bmi met transport secretary Ruth Kelly to also make this call.

Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the country's second largest airports operator behind BAA, already owns East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside Airports, 'but would dearly love to add a London gateway to its portfolio,' the newspaper reports.

It says that, although Gatwick or Stansted would cost billions, MAG chiefs are willing to form a partnership with private equity or other outfits, such as American investors or the Australian infrastructure and banking giant Macquarie, to achieve their goal.

Geoff Muirhead, chief executive of Manchester Airports Group, told the MEN: ‘We have a strong track record when it comes to running airports - we have a lot of skilled people who have developed very good relationships with airlines and other partners. The group is interested in acquiring assets that will add value for our shareholders.’

The newspaper speculates that 'BAA, which is owned by Ferrovial, could decide to press ahead with a break-up of its own accord before being ordered to do so by competition regulators, which would prevent a 'fire sale' of its assets. That could mean an announcement by the end of the year.'

With the Competition Commission not expected to report before the end of the year (and a final outcome perhaps two years away after appeals), BAA planning to use the London airports to back bonds refinancing its debt, and the growing credit crisis driving down the value of assets, we think this is unlikely.

In addition, MAG is owned by the 10 local authorities of Greater Manchester. We can see a value in the council's owning the airport, which has low debt levels and produces a good income stream for them. It might be difficult politically for the councils to back a highly leveraged - and therefore risky - airport purchase, even with a big partner in tow.

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AWARD FOR MANCHESTER AIRPORT: MF AIRPORT PARKING

Manchester Airport has been awarded the 2008 Air Cargo Award of Excellence by readers of Air Cargo World magazine.

The airport beat Athens and Barcelona to win the prestigious award in the 'Best European airport handling less than 500,000 tonnes of cargo per year' category. Manchester achieved top scores for performance, value, facilities and regulatory operations.

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NEW PREMIER INN OPENS AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT: MF AIRPORT PARKING

The new £10million Manchester Airport Premier Inn has enjoyed an official opening. Over 150 guests from within the local community attended the opening, which included an exclusive tour of the new airport hotel followed and a delicious buffet lunch.

The Premier Inn Manchester Airport Hotel boasts 195 rooms, a licensed bar and 122-seater restaurant furnished in cutting-edge, contemporary style. It also benefits from four meeting rooms, two of which can accommodate up to 40 delegates. A second phase of 165 bedrooms is due to start being built on 31st March.

Nigel Webb, General Manager said before the event: ‘We are positive that the hotel will prove a success in the local area – especially as we are located at such a prominent central site. We are very excited about the opening and both myself and the team are looking forward to welcoming our first guests.’ He said that the hotel has proved an immediate hit with guests - it was fully booked on the first Tuesday after its opening.

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PILOT REMOVED FROM FLYING DUTIES: MF AIRPORT PARKING

A pilot and co-pilot with Hong Kong airline Dragonair have been removed from flying duties after a Boeing 747-400 freighter plane damaged three of its four engines landing at Manchester Airport in high winds, the airline said today. The plane burst a tyre and its engines were badly damaged as it touched down at 01:27 last Saturday on what was understood to have been a second attempt following one fly-around because of the severe gusts.

Neither the captain nor the first officer on board the Dragonair jet was injured in the incident. The cowlings, or covers, of three of the Boeing's four engines were damaged. An investigation has been launched into the accident, which took place on a day of severe windstorms across Europe.
The accident involved a flight from Dubai to Manchester operating on a Cathay Pacific freighter route wet-leased to Dragonair - meaning Cathay Pacific hired the plane and cockpit crew from Dragonair. Only the captain and co-pilot were on board the flight. The runway at Manchester Airport was closed for almost an hour as debris from the accident was cleared away. The damage to the Boeing is expected to take weeks to repair.

A Dragonair spokeswoman stressed that the two pilots, understood to include a female captain, had not been formally suspended. She said it was ‘normal practice’ for crew to be removed from duty after an accident to assist the investigation. She added: ‘Also, sometimes crew involved might experience stress from the incident and are in need of professional counselling prior to returning to flying duties.'

The Dragonair spokeswoman said the airline was cooperating with British civil aviation officials as they investigated the accident. She added that Dragonair expected the aircraft, which is undergoing repairs in Manchester, to be back in service by the third week of March.

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MAVP VALET PARKING

MAVP have now come on board to offer Manchester Airport Parking to our customers. MAVP "formaly known as" Males Garage are offering MF Airport Parking customers a new service which is a twist on meet and greet parking. With MAVP the customer drives to MAVP and is transported to Manchester Airport in their own vehicle.

Males Garage was the first Manchester Airport Parking company at Manchester Airport so we are proud to welcome MAVP on board with us.

To the left of this post is a letter from the owner of Males garage confirming the cross over of the business to MAVP.

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CITY AIRPORT MANCHESTER

Peel Holdings' airports division hopes to create Manchester's second commercial airport, at Barton Aerodrome. It recently renamed the Aerodrome as City Airport Manchester, and is hoping to turn it into a hub for business aviation.

Managing director Andrew Simpson said there was 'no question' of the new facility rivaling Manchester Airport, but would complement services at the city's main hub. He said ‘We are in discussions about making City Airport Manchester a business and general aviation airport.'
'There has been a massive rise in business travel, with executives using small corporate jets as they are quicker. Manchester Airport is very busy with larger jets and international airlines, and it is not an effective use of its facilities to have small aircraft going through there.’

Peel owns the land with Manchester city council and the plans hinge on how the development would be funded. Mr Simpson said: ‘We're at an early stage, assessing how to make it happen. It would need new facilities and a new runway.'

'We believe the development of City Airport Manchester is important from a regional point of view. If Manchester is going to be a world class business city it needs to have easily accessible facilities for scheduled airlines and also for smaller jets’

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NOISE PROTEST AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Campaigners from Manchester No Borders held a 'noise protest' yesterday to highlight the construction company that will carry out the planned expansion of the immigration detention centre at Manchester Airport. Carillion plc have been awarded contracts to carry out the work, and protesters staged a short but noisy protest outside the Manchester offices of the company, drawing attention to the planned expansion of the detention facility and of Carillion’s involvement.

Banners were attached to the compound’s fencing before security guards called the police. When a police van arrived 10 minutes later, the small group of protesters were quickly dispersed. A spokesman for the group said that few were stopped by the police, who wrote down their descriptions.

The detention centre at Manchester Airport is a short-term holding facility, contracted to Group 4 Securicor. It is intended to hold passengers detained by airport immigration staff for further questioning or those who have been refused permission to enter the country and are awaiting removal on another flight.

However, the group claim that its main function is currently as a staging post for detainees being transferred from one place of detention to another, and from detention centres in the North to airports in the South.

The construction work is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks, and will see the centre’s holding capacity increase from 16 to 32. This is in line with the government’s plans to increase detention capacity from 2,500 to 4,000.

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H & P SECURE PARKING BY MF AIRPORT PARKING LTD

As a long established business situated less than five minutes away from Manchester Airport, H&P pride thereselves on on delivering a first class service to help ensure our customers holiday begins and ends hassle free.

Peace of mind can be assured as they will transfer you to and from the airport 24hrs a day by their up to date fleet of courtesy shuttle vehicles. H & P keep it simple right from the moment you arrive to the moment you collect your vehicle.

H & P Secure Parking come highly recommended and are one of the leading Manchester Airport Parking providers in Manchester. Their service has developed an excellent reputation as they receive many recommendations from satisfied customers.

H & P Secure Parking pride themselves on their friendly service and commitment, as their customers return year after year telling their family, friends and work colleagues to park with them also.

H & P Secure Parking are competitively priced and with their considerable experience they are specialists in 24hr parking.

They know how important it is that their service is reliable and secure. They pride themselves on being friendly and proffessional.

The free transfer to and from the airport takes only five minutes. As soon as you have landed, They will be there immedietly rain or shine, 24hrs a day to take you back to your vehicle.

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MANCHESTER AIRPORT TRIES TO SAVE NEWTS

Manchester Airport has spent a staggering £1m to save newts, the Manchester Evening News reports. The council owned airport has spent the money over the last five years to protect newts living around Runway 2.

According to the newspaper, even before the £172m runway opened in February 2001, more than £3m was spent re-homing 4,500 great crested newts and more than 30,000 other amphibians. Another £½m has been spent since 2005 protecting newts, bats and other rare species. The money has been spent to comply with European laws.

A Manchester Airport spokesman said: ‘We have a 15 year plan to maintain and protect all ecological species - especially protected great crested newts, bats and badgers.

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NEW CATERER AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Gate Aviation, a member of the gategroup (formerly know as Gate Gourmet), has acquired The Caterers UK Ltd, an airline provisioning and catering company based at Manchester Airport. Gate Aviation, formerly known as IAS/Fernley, already has a presence at Manchester through the cleaning services it provides to airlines.

Guy Dubois, President and CFO of gategroup, said: ‘The decision to grow at this important airport clearly demonstrates gategroup's strategy to deliver value, offer more choices and increase service to our customers through our member companies.'

‘Our newly expanded presence in Manchester will harness the capabilities of several gategroup companies to offer customers end-to-end solutions for their in-flight hospitality needs. These include cabin cleaning and last-mile provisioning by Gate Aviation; central food production capabilities by Supplair; premium culinary offerings by Gate Gourmet; and fourth-party logistics by Pourshins.'

The Caterers UK, a family-owned company, has operated at Manchester Airport since 1998. Its principal activity is provisioning and transporting packed meals for airlines, including crew meals and meal boxes. Its customers include Virgin Atlantic, First Choice, bmibaby and easyJet. Gate Aviation's existing customers at Manchester also include Virgin Atlantic and First Choice as well as Air Canada. The transaction closed on February 27. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT FROM MF AIRPORT PARKING

Eastern Airways is to introduce additional flights on its Stansted to Manchester Airport route. The regional airline, which reintroduced services to Manchester after Air Berlin withdrew from the route last October, will increase flights from three to four each week day from April 7.

A spokesman for the airline said that the additional daily flight will offer greater convenience and choice for business commuters. The new schedule will see weekday departures leaving Stansted at 08:45, 12:30, 16:00 and 19:20, landing in Manchester at 09:50, 13:40, 17:05 and 20:25. From Manchester flights depart at 07:15, 11:05, 14:20 and 17:50, arriving in Stansted at 08:10, 12:00, 15:15 and 18:45.

To coincide with the additional frequency, the airlines has also introduced lower great value one way fares to the route starting from £49 including taxes, fees and charges.

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RE OPENING OF ROAD AFTER BRIDGE WORK

Outwood Lane, which leads to and from Terminals 1 and 3 at Manchester Airport , reopened last night instead of on Monday (March 3) as planned, after bridge work was completed earlier than scheduled. Network Rail contractors Carillion rolled a new road-over-rail bridge into place 5 days ahead of schedule.

The £15m project to build the concrete bridge alongside the existing station at the airport is a crucial step in the programme to build a third platform. A spokesman for network rail said that it will relieve congestion and improve operational flexibility, leading to better punctuality and reliability of trains.

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CELEBRATION OF SUCCESSFUL CARGO CENTRE FROM MF AIRPORT PARKING

Manchester Airport is celebrating a strong year for its cargo business, with volumes increasing 10.3% to 166,500 tonnes. In an interview with International Freighting Weekly, the airport's cargo manager, Michael O'Connor, described the achievement as ‘incredible’ given that the UK market as a whole has seen little growth over the last 12 months.

He said: ‘While growth early in the year was modest, it was the momentum gained from the five new freighter services that we attracted from spring onwards that gave a significant boost to our volumes as the year progressed.’

Carriers starting new freighter services to Manchester last year included Chinese cargo airline Great Wall Airlines, Singapore-based cargo airline Jett8, FedEx Express, Air China Cargo and Aeroflot Cargo.

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BMI BABY LAUNCH OF EXTRA FILGHTS FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Bmibaby has announced that it will launch flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona, Lisbon and Madrid.

The budget airline is also raising frequency on its Manchester to Knock route
Four times weekly flights to Madrid will take off on June 16, twice weekly flights to Lisbon - on Tuesday and Sunday - will take off on June 17 and four times weekly flights to Barcelona will take off on September 8. Fares on all three new routes are from £24.99 one way including taxes and charges.

In addition, bmibaby's daily service to Knock in Ireland will be expanded with an additional Sunday flight.

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JOB LOSSES AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

327 baggage handlers are to be made redundant at Manchester Airport after bosses decided to close their in house ground services firm.

Talks had been underway to try to save some of the jobs at airport owned Ringway Handling Services after airport chiefs said the company was making a loss in a `fiercely competitive market'. But a 90-day consultation period has come to an end and the airport has decided the business will shut as earlier announced.

An airport spokesman said: ‘We have now completed the formal consultation process with the trade unions and employee representatives on the future of Ringway Handling Services and, regrettably, the decision has been taken to close the business. This will result in the loss of 327 posts.'

‘We are very hopeful our people will find employment elsewhere at the airport or will be able to be redeployed within the business. We are offering every support possible to ensure they are treated with compassion and dignity during this difficult time.’

Other baggage handling firms are advertising for staff and the airport says there is hope many of the workers will find new jobs on-site. But trade union leaders say they are disappointed at the decision.

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EMERGENCY LANDING AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

A Chicago-bound plane with 195 passengers and crew made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport yesterday afternoon. The plane then had to be towed from the runway, causing incoming flights to be diverted.

The American Airlines flight AA55 was flying from Manchester to Chicago O'Hare when a flight crew spotted a problem with hydraulics in the landing gear. The captain made the decision to turn back and an emergency landing was made at around 14:10.

Manchester Airport implemented full emergency landing procedures and lined the runway with fire engines. The 'high speed landing' tore two of the plane's tires and the aircraft had to be towed off the runway, but the plane landed safely and no-one was injured. Operations at the airport had to be suspended for over an hour, leading to the diversion 17 incoming flights

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CHARITY EVENT AT RADISSON SAS MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Musicians and soap stars turned out in force to help teenager Kirsty Ashton realise her dream of sending 100 seriously ill children on the trip of a lifetime, the Manchester Evening news reports. X Factor band Eton Road and Happy Mondays singer Rowetta were among the 200 guests at the glitzy fund-raising ball at the Radisson SAS Hotel at Manchester Airport.

Kirsty, 17, from Wythenshawe, suffers from the rare nerve condition neurofibromatosis. She has metal rods fitted in her back to help support her spine and needs regular treatment. But she has dedicated her time to raising £65,000 to send terminally ill youngsters to Lapland to meet Father Christmas, through the charity, When You Wish Upon A Star.

She organised Saturday's ball, supported by sponsors Copyshop of Cheadle, which featured entertainment from Eton Road, the Mersey Beatles and Stockport comedian Vince Miller. Kirsty went on a life-changing holiday with the charity when she was nine and has raised £43,000 over the past 3 years.

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Manchester Airport News 22/02/08

A school is being built near Manchester Airport using technology to ensure it is both environmentally friendly and a quiet place to study.

Stockport Academy is replacing 60-year-old Avondale High School in Cheadle Heath. The £28m building is just four miles from the airport. In order to make it a better place to learn, it features the latest sound-proofing technology and insulation to filter out the noise of hundreds of flights passing overhead each day.

Even so, designers were concerned that sound could still enter in the summer when windows were opened. So they created a ventilation system that allows fresh air to enter the school while keeping sounds to a minimum.

Engineering company Buro Happold installed massive loops of pipes buried deep in the earth, a system popular in Scandinavian countries. During summer, the earth's temperature is still relatively cool. The pipes carry water which is cooled below ground before being pumped back into the school.

The same system can also help heat the school in winter, when the soil underneath is far warmer than the temperature outsid