Favourite long-haul routes revealed by Manchester Airport

Most popular long-haul routes from Greater Manchester out of Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport has revealed the most popular long-haul routes chosen by passengers from Greater Manchester who flew via the airport last year.

People of Greater Manchester are most likely to be jetting off to Dubai, Orlando or New York. As well as providing holiday destinations, a lot of the routes link Greater Manchester with key economic hubs and trade opportunities across the globe.

The top ten most popular long-haul routes in Greater Manchester are:

• Dubai operated by Emirates
• Orlando operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines
• New York operated by Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, and Jet2
• Islamabad operated by PIA
• Abu Dhabi operated by Etihad Airways
• Lahore operated by PIA
• Cancun operated by Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• Hong Kong operated by Cathay Pacific
• Tel Aviv operated by easyJet
• Las Vegas operated by Virgin Atlantic and Thomas Cook Airlines

Julian Carr, Aviation Director for Manchester Airport, said: “It is interesting to see the mix of destinations and how they differ from county to county across our vast catchment area.

“It is clear Manchester Airport is providing vital access to people across the North and beyond to key sites of economic opportunity, holidays and the chance to visit loved ones abroad.

“Whether people want to fly from Bolton to Beijing, Manchester to Montego Bay or Salford to Singapore, we will continue to strive to offer and secure all our 27.8m passengers a broad range of destinations.”

As well as adding numerous destinations in recent years, 2018 will be the airport’s busiest ever year and will see the launch of direct flights to Seattle, with Thomas Cook Airlines, again making Manchester the only non-London airport in the UK with this route.  It will also see the biggest ever investment in the airport as the £1bn transformation continues at pace.