MANCHESTER Airport has revealed the next stages of their multi-billion renovation.
First announced in 2015, the airport’s Terminal 2 is undergoing the huge revamp.
The modern terminal is getting an upgrade with new security scanners using “state of the art technology“.
The airport is also getting 20 new shops and bars, including it’s first Wetherspoons pub, along with a LEGO store and Fever Tree bar.
Called The Avenue, the “shopping street” will also have chops like Chanel and the Great Northern Market.
The huge renovation is set to cost £1.3billion.
It is part of a wider 10-year redevelopment, which saw Terminal 2 double in size back in 2021.
Major airlines including Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian moved to the terminal last October, followed by Jet2 and Egyptair.
Manchester Airport Managing Director Chris Woodroofe said: “Our transformation programme has been 10 years and £1.3bn in the making but now we’re in the final stages of finishing everything off to open it to the public later this year.
“There’s a huge amount of work going on all over the airport but this video shows that it will all be worth it.”
He also said that other parts of the airport were being redeveloped – including Terminal 3.
He continued: “That work isn’t just limited to Terminal 2 either. We’re modernising our airfield, building a new road to improve access to the new terminal – and we’ll soon be able to say more about some work we’re doing in Terminal 3 too.”
Manchester Airport first opened in 1938, and has since expanded to welcome nearly 30million passengers a year.
Terminal One opened in 1962, with Terminal 2 added in 1993 – both launched by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Terminal Three – previously named Terminal A – was opened by Princess Diana in 1989.
It is also the only other UK airport to have two runways, along with London Heathrow, and is the third biggest (after Heathrow and Gatwick).
Long-haul routes operating from Manchester Airport include Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as Barbados, Beijing and Florida.
Last year, new flights were launched to Moldova which has been dubbed Europe’s “last hidden gem”.
And aviation nerds can even head to the airport to the see the Concord, where you can go on tours of the plane.
The Sun’s North West District Editor Richard Moriarty recently tried out Manchester Airport’s new private terminal which even economy passengers can try for £90.
He explained: “It I were travelling with my wife for a weekend away, it would be a great way to make the airport experience more enjoyable and a £30 budget airline flight to somewhere more bearable.
“And Aether is also likely to be popular with travellers who have mobility issues as has no stairs and every aspect of it – food, drink, toilets, security – is just a few yards walk.”
Other UK airport expansions
London Stansted Airport
Last year, the airport confirmed its plans for the £1.1 billion renovation.
The Ryanair hub will be extending its main terminal and £500million will be put into improving the current terminal and the rest of the airport.
Bristol Airport
Bristol Airport’s terminal size will increase as part of the huge revamp plans.
The £400 million revamp follows a record number of people travelling through the airport, welcoming 10 million passengers in a 12-month period for the first time ever.
Leeds Bradford Airport
The airport’s huge upgrade will feature an extension of its terminal, with a bigger baggage reclaim area and enhanced security facilities.
The airport has also expressed plans to start long-haul flights.
London Luton Airport
London Luton has expressed plans for a £2.4billion expansion of the airport.
This would include a new terminal, to double the current capacity.
And here is a little-known airport pass that you can use to skip the queues at passport control.
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